Thomas Harold Westover is the 2nd oldest son of William Ernest Westover and Eulalia Elzada Humble Westover. When he was born, he was a sickly baby, and used to be carried around in a pillowcase.

Later in life, because he missed quite a bit of school, because of illnesses,

he took the G.E.D. test to graduate High School and passed it with flying colors.

He met his future wife Tessa Arvilla Hansen, while working at her brother's farm

in about 1934, and they courted and were married 8 January 1936 in the Logan

L.D.S. Temple.

He worked at Charter Seed Company, which was located on the corner of

Rich Lane and old Highway 91 in Blackfoot, Idaho until 1959. He then went

to work as a nurse at State Hospital South, from 1959 until his illness caused

him to stop working.

He passed away from the effects of Lung Cancer 4 days short of his 55th

birthday, and was laid to rest on that birthday.

He is the father of 6 kids and at the time of his passing in 1966, he was

grandfather to 16, and since then many grandkids and great grandkids,

as well as many great great grandkids have been born.

bio done by his grandson David Metcalf

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Note from his grandson David Metcalf:

One day when I was a baby, as I was sitting by his side, on his bed, and

he had his right arm wrapped around my mid-section, I started to slide off

the bed, and since his arm was around me, his arm was pulled down as I

slid, during this time his bones were brittle from the cancer, that was

attacking his body, and this motion caused a break in his elbow, which

sadly, was not able to be fixed because of the progression of the cancer.

My grandmother and mother were close by in the kitchen, which was

the room next to my grandfather's room. they both entered the room

when they heard a commotion and saw the aftereffects of what happened.

They were told what had happened, and grandpa did not say a word about

the injury for about 2 weeks. With this act of kindness and love, He saved

me from sliding to the floor.

End of note from his grandson David Metcalf

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Obituary

Thomas Westover

Blackfoot, Idaho - Thomas Harold Westover, 54, Blackfoot, died

Tuesday (2/22/1966) in a local hospital after a long illness.

Born Feb 26, 1911, Rexburg, a son of Ernest and Eulalia Humble

Westover. Married Tessa Hansen Jan 8, 1936, Logan Temple.

Attendant at State Hospital.

Survivors: widow; sons, daughters, Rodney Von, Mrs. Chris (Regina) Martin,

Gary Lee, all Blackfoot; Delmar Gene, Chubbuck; Mrs. Bart (Loa) Metcalf

Germany; parents, Blackfoot; 11 grandchildren; brothers, sisters,

Cecil, Mrs. Roy (Olive) Smith, both Blackfoot; Mrs. George (Leora) Johnson, Shelley.

Claude, Los Angeles; Reese, Sandy, Utah; William, Clearfield, Utah.

Mrs. LaMar (Elda) Umphrey, St. Ignatius, Montana; Mrs. Frank (Elnora) Smith,

Lewisville.

Funeral Saturday (2/26/1966) 2 p.m. Blackfoot Eighth Ward Chapel

(southwest corner of Ash Street and Idaho). Friends call at Sandberg-Hill

Funeral Home Friday (2/25/1966) 7-9 p.m. Burial Grove City Cemetery.

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added by grandson David Metcalf 10/20/2018