Christmas Eve: Brad, Francis and Deniece

 Christmas Eve dinner.

 Grandma/Mom's beautiful Christmas tree with silouettes of her children down below.

 These figures represent the wisemen and the shepperds.  Mom/Grandma says that everything needs to be symbolic for her.

 Grandpa/Dad is a wonderful shepperd.

 Brad is a wiseman.

 Grandma/Mom always does a wonderful job reading the beautiful Christmas story.

All of us.  For many years, it's been a wonderful family tradition to spend Christmas eve together.  We have dinner at our house then go over to their house and act out the nativity, sing Christmas carols, and eat pie and ice cream.  We love spending time with them.

A couple of Mom Beck's favorite pictures, beautiful!

Ivan Davis reunion 1993, Tony: 1981

Suzette, Patience and girls

Very special necklace made for Grandma by Tylee

Suzette, Patience, Tylee and Raygan

Mom, Dad, Brad: April 2013

Brad at Colby and Kelsi's wedding

 Brad dancing at Colby and Kelsi's wedding reception. 

In front of the Timpanogos temple right after Colby and Kelsi's sealing.  Chelsea (Mortensen) watched over Brad during the sealing. 

Wonderful picture of Francis and Denice Beck

Deniece's childhood pictures

 This is a picture of Deniece Davis and Lynn Davis.

 Deniece Davis wearing a dress that was sewn by her mother.

 Deniece and Lynn with their Dad, Ivan Davis and their horses used on the farm.

 Lynn Davis and cousin Davis Holmgren (who drowned in a tragic accident).

Ivan (Grandpa) Davis' mother, Esther Murray Tyler, holding Lynn and Davis. Deniece Davis in front.

Elnora Pearl Davis (Grandma's) obituary: 1910-2007

In Loving Memory Elnora Pearl Davis 12/28/1910 - 7/5/2007 Elnora Pearl Hammon Davis, 96, of Shelley passed away July 5, 2007 at her home under Hospice care. She was born December 28, 1910 in Pocatello, Idaho to Delbert Chase Hammon and Pearl Allgood Hammon Shelton. Her father died when she was 18 months old. Her new father, James took the family to finish proving up on the homestead above Bone. She attended schools at Rock Creek, New Sweden & Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. She worked her way up in the Calif. Packing Co. to be a bookkeeper. She married Ivan Reese Davis November 4, 1935 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They lived in Milo, Menan, Ucon, Taylorsville and Shelley. She pioneered in many farm homes without running water; electricity etc. always making them beautiful with gardens, flowers and love. She has lived in her dream home in Shelley since leaving the farm 20 years ago. She was an active member of the LDS Church where she had served Relief Society Pres, Primary Pres., Sunday school teacher and was a faithful visiting teacher. She loved baking, hosting, sewing quilts, crocheting, gardening, camping, fishing and being with her family. She is survived by her children Deniece (Francis) Beck of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Lynne (Val) Christensen of Tucson, Arizona, Joyce (Jay) Mahlin of Idaho Falls; Bruce (Starr) Davis of Mesa, Arizona and Monte (Debbie) Davis of Idaho Falls; Brother-in-law Max Sargent of Idaho Falls. 30 Grandchildren; 92 Great Grandchildren and 18 Great Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son-in-law. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday July 9th at the Third & Fifth Ward Chapel (513 South Park Ave). The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7:00 till 8:30 P.M. at Nalder Funeral Home (110 West Oak) in Shelley and Monday morning 9:30 till 10:45 at the church. Burial will be in the Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery.

Deniece's dress; by Grandma Davis

Jeff's story, by Deniece Beck

Elta Hjort (Francis' mother)

Elta Hjort:  Born in Egin, Fremont, Idaho, USA on 1 Oct 1905 to Charles Alma Hjort and Nora Fulcher Mooso. Elta married Otto Frederick Beck and had 2 children, Otto Jr. and Ralph, when her husband Otto (Sr.)  was called to serve a mission in Germany. She had a miscarriage while he was gone on the 30th of Aug 1926, another would be son,  deceased on arrival. 

  Jean, the 1st dau was born Sep, 1929;  Florence, the 2nd dau, was born Jan, 1931; 

  Gerald, was born July 1933;  Francis, was born Sep. 1935;  they did everything imaginable together; including working together at UPRR

  Beverly, a baby girl born Mar 1939, and last of all:   Brother Lynn  born May 1945, also a railroader.  She passed away on 2 Jan 1985 in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA.

Dallas' visit to Jeff's and Grandparents' gravesite

Brad

Brad gave this one to me.   I was working around the kitchen and Brad was looking out the patio window.  He came over to the sink where I was and pointed to the western sky.  He wanted me to see the beautiful sky, which was blue as blue could be, but there was a circle of light with cloud ruffles around the circle separating it from the blue sky.  AND BRAD wanted to share the beautiful view with me.  Daughter like Father, and Son like Mother.  Thank you Brad.--from Deniece 

very special letters

Jeff

Beck family 1982

 Francis, Deniece, Suzette, Marshall, Shane, Jeff, Corey, Brad, Echo, Patience, Jewel, and J.D.

 Miriam, Suzette, Echo, Patience, and Jewel at Miriam and Tony's wedding 1982

Marshall, Shane, Jeff, and Suzette August 28, 1982

My first home: by Deniece

#1

The first home that I remember as a child, was in Taylor, Idaho.  It was a unique house.  The parents bedroom and ours (Lynne & I) was connected by a hallway that had closets on both ends.

The kitchen also was unique.  It had a built in picnic table and benches.  It was a wonderful play room.  One favorite game was to pretend we were airplanes with a jack in our mouth for the propeller. 

One time Lynne swallowed hers, and couldn't breathe.  Mother picked her up and headed outside yelling for Dad.  He ran to the house, grabbed a hold of her feet, pulled her out of mother's arms, hanging her upside down, and pounded her on the back.  The jack flew out and she started breathing again.  We were forbidden thereafter, to put them in our mouth.  Dad's wisdom has always been amazing to me.  Then, and now. 

 

#2

This home in Taylor was a beautiful home, but very primitive by todays standards.  We did have electricity for lights, and COLD running water.   The kitchen stove had a water reservoir on the side that provided hot water for washing dishes, washing dirty clothes, and taking baths.  The tub was about the same size as a wading pool they play in outside today.  The difference being that our tub was metal and much deeper.  Lynne and I got to be first as we were the youngest ones.  Everybody took their turn in the same water, including Mom and Dad.  Remember to count your blessings every morning when you jump in the  shower with warm, running water.

special ancestor pictures

far right is Ivan Davis, my father and my mom, Nora Davis.  In front of Mom is Deniece and Lynn.  In between Grandma and Grandma Shelton is Joyce. Back row left to right:  Jessie and Leslie Shelton, Elva, Dorothy , Harvey.  Other two children are Larry and Marilyn Bowman.  

 This is Esther Davis (mother of Ivan Davis) standing in front of her wonderful new home in Idaho Falls.

 This is Suzette and J.D. at the airport saying goodbye to Jeff leaving from the MTC to fly to the San Bernadino Mission in California.

 Francis and Val always got clean up duty when we were together.  It's the old house south of Shelly, but a new kitchen.

 3 sisters:  Deniece, Lynn and Joyce--in front of the new home south of Shelley.

 from left to right:  Craig (adopted son of Elva) Elva(Grandma Davis' sister), Grandma Shelton (Grandma Davis' mom), Nora (Grandma Davis), Joyce and Roy, Bruce and Starr, and Joyce's children:  Paige, Kelley, twins Heidi and Holli, and baby Brook.

                                                          Francis Beck family:  1971

 From left to right:  Shane, Skyler, Tony, Francis, Deniece, Nora (Grandma Davis) (3-4 generation picture)

 Then:  Brad was so good to help his Grandma Davis.  Now:  He is so good at taking care of his Mom.

 Love this picture of my grandma and grandpa Shelton.  Such a good-looking couple.

Ivan and Nora Davis:  Christmas 1990

Grandma Davis, sons: George, Roy, Vern and Ivan.  daughters:  Beth, Edna, and Luella