Born to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. Married Henry Floyd Davis in 1925. Mother to 3 children. Died in a car accident that also took the life of her husband.
Anna Laura Skousen was born on July 22, 1904, in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. She was the 4th of 10 children born to her parents.
Her father was a Mormon Pioneer and who sailed to America from Denmark when he was 2 years old. Her mother was the daughter of Nathan Benjamin Robinson, a Mormon pioneer killed by Indians in Snowflake, AZ.
Her father made a living by working for the railroad, often using dynamite, in Texas and later for the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico. He tried his hand at farming but always went back to the railroad.
Anna had a happy childhood even though her family moved around a lot. She and her sisters and brothers were very close and watched out for each other.
When Anna was in school in Mesa, she and her brothers and sisters rode to school with their mule named Maggie and their buggy. As they neared the school, boys would run out and try to scare the mule by waving their arms in the air. The little mule would refuse to cross the railroad tracks in front of them. Anna would jump out of the buggy and chase the boys away so they could cross the tracks.
She played forward for four years on the Mesa high school’s girl’s basketball team and one year at Tempe Teachers College. She was named All State Forward for three years. She wrote: “I loved athletics and especially basketball, and when I played, I played to win.” She was so devoted to her team that she even got out of bed with the flu to play ball and collapsed after the game. Her sister, Melissa “May” Skousen, also played on the same high school team with Anna. On November 25, 1996, she was inducted into the Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame.
When Anna was a young mother she almost lost her life due to a ruptured appendix. Her husband Floyd was told that she would not live, but through a miraculous experience, she survived a serious surgery. The doctors experimented with a procedure that had never been done before, and this has since been used to save the lives of many patients.
In later life, Anna made many lovely ceramic pieces for others. It gave her a great deal of joy to share her artistic talents.
Her lovely home was always open to friends, and she entertained many dignitaries. She loved people, and she loved to cook for them. The family’s life was built around their church activities. The church always came first—it was their lives, because it was hers.
Anna is remembered for being generous, patient, kind, and serving others. She made her family feel loved and secure. She was a quiet woman, and a good listener. She never complained about her troubles and was never boastful. She is also remembered for her apple pie.
On Nov. 6, 1955, Anna and her husband Floyd were killed in a car accident on Route 66 in New Mexico (the very highway he had worked to build with Anna’s brothers) on their way to a Relief Society fireside that Anna was to speak at. She was 51 years old.
Anna Laura Skousen was born on July 22, 1904, in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. She was the 4th of 10 children born to her parents.
Her father was a Mormon Pioneer and who sailed to America from Denmark when he was 2 years old. Her mother was the daughter of Nathan Benjamin Robinson, a Mormon pioneer killed by Indians in Snowflake, AZ.
Her father made a living by working for the railroad, often using dynamite, in Texas and later for the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico. He tried his hand at farming but always went back to the railroad.
Anna had a happy childhood even though her family moved around a lot. She and her sisters and brothers were very close and watched out for each other.
When Anna was in school in Mesa, she and her brothers and sisters rode to school with their mule named Maggie and their buggy. As they neared the school, boys would run out and try to scare the mule by waving their arms in the air. The little mule would refuse to cross the railroad tracks in front of them. Anna would jump out of the buggy and chase the boys away so they could cross the tracks.
She played forward for four years on the Mesa high school’s girl’s basketball team and one year at Tempe Teachers College. She was named All State Forward for three years. She wrote: “I loved athletics and especially basketball, and when I played, I played to win.” She was so devoted to her team that she even got out of bed with the flu to play ball and collapsed after the game. Her sister, Melissa “May” Skousen, also played on the same high school team with Anna. On November 25, 1996, she was inducted into the Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame.
When Anna was a young mother she almost lost her life due to a ruptured appendix. Her husband Floyd was told that she would not live, but through a miraculous experience, she survived a serious surgery. The doctors experimented with a procedure that had never been done before, and this has since been used to save the lives of many patients.
In later life, Anna made many lovely ceramic pieces for others. It gave her a great deal of joy to share her artistic talents.
Her lovely home was always open to friends, and she entertained many dignitaries. She loved people, and she loved to cook for them. The family’s life was built around their church activities. The church always came first—it was their lives, because it was hers.
Anna is remembered for being generous, patient, kind, and serving others. She made her family feel loved and secure. She was a quiet woman, and a good listener. She never complained about her troubles and was never boastful. She is also remembered for her apple pie.
On Nov. 6, 1955, Anna and her husband Floyd were killed in a car accident on Route 66 in New Mexico (the very highway he had worked to build with Anna’s brothers) on their way to a Relief Society fireside that Anna was to speak at. She was 51 years old.
Born to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. Married Henry Floyd Davis in 1925. Mother to 3 children. Died in a car accident that also took the life of her husband.
Anna Laura Skousen was born on July 22, 1904, in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. She was the 4th of 10 children born to her parents.
Her father was a Mormon Pioneer and who sailed to America from Denmark when he was 2 years old. Her mother was the daughter of Nathan Benjamin Robinson, a Mormon pioneer killed by Indians in Snowflake, AZ.
Her father made a living by working for the railroad, often using dynamite, in Texas and later for the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico. He tried his hand at farming but always went back to the railroad.
Anna had a happy childhood even though her family moved around a lot. She and her sisters and brothers were very close and watched out for each other.
When Anna was in school in Mesa, she and her brothers and sisters rode to school with their mule named Maggie and their buggy. As they neared the school, boys would run out and try to scare the mule by waving their arms in the air. The little mule would refuse to cross the railroad tracks in front of them. Anna would jump out of the buggy and chase the boys away so they could cross the tracks.
She played forward for four years on the Mesa high school’s girl’s basketball team and one year at Tempe Teachers College. She was named All State Forward for three years. She wrote: “I loved athletics and especially basketball, and when I played, I played to win.” She was so devoted to her team that she even got out of bed with the flu to play ball and collapsed after the game. Her sister, Melissa “May” Skousen, also played on the same high school team with Anna. On November 25, 1996, she was inducted into the Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame.
When Anna was a young mother she almost lost her life due to a ruptured appendix. Her husband Floyd was told that she would not live, but through a miraculous experience, she survived a serious surgery. The doctors experimented with a procedure that had never been done before, and this has since been used to save the lives of many patients.
In later life, Anna made many lovely ceramic pieces for others. It gave her a great deal of joy to share her artistic talents.
Her lovely home was always open to friends, and she entertained many dignitaries. She loved people, and she loved to cook for them. The family’s life was built around their church activities. The church always came first—it was their lives, because it was hers.
Anna is remembered for being generous, patient, kind, and serving others. She made her family feel loved and secure. She was a quiet woman, and a good listener. She never complained about her troubles and was never boastful. She is also remembered for her apple pie.
On Nov. 6, 1955, Anna and her husband Floyd were killed in a car accident on Route 66 in New Mexico (the very highway he had worked to build with Anna’s brothers) on their way to a Relief Society fireside that Anna was to speak at. She was 51 years old.
Anna Laura Skousen was born on July 22, 1904, in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Willard Richard Skousen and Laura Annise Robinson. She was the 4th of 10 children born to her parents.
Her father was a Mormon Pioneer and who sailed to America from Denmark when he was 2 years old. Her mother was the daughter of Nathan Benjamin Robinson, a Mormon pioneer killed by Indians in Snowflake, AZ.
Her father made a living by working for the railroad, often using dynamite, in Texas and later for the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico. He tried his hand at farming but always went back to the railroad.
Anna had a happy childhood even though her family moved around a lot. She and her sisters and brothers were very close and watched out for each other.
When Anna was in school in Mesa, she and her brothers and sisters rode to school with their mule named Maggie and their buggy. As they neared the school, boys would run out and try to scare the mule by waving their arms in the air. The little mule would refuse to cross the railroad tracks in front of them. Anna would jump out of the buggy and chase the boys away so they could cross the tracks.
She played forward for four years on the Mesa high school’s girl’s basketball team and one year at Tempe Teachers College. She was named All State Forward for three years. She wrote: “I loved athletics and especially basketball, and when I played, I played to win.” She was so devoted to her team that she even got out of bed with the flu to play ball and collapsed after the game. Her sister, Melissa “May” Skousen, also played on the same high school team with Anna. On November 25, 1996, she was inducted into the Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame.
When Anna was a young mother she almost lost her life due to a ruptured appendix. Her husband Floyd was told that she would not live, but through a miraculous experience, she survived a serious surgery. The doctors experimented with a procedure that had never been done before, and this has since been used to save the lives of many patients.
In later life, Anna made many lovely ceramic pieces for others. It gave her a great deal of joy to share her artistic talents.
Her lovely home was always open to friends, and she entertained many dignitaries. She loved people, and she loved to cook for them. The family’s life was built around their church activities. The church always came first—it was their lives, because it was hers.
Anna is remembered for being generous, patient, kind, and serving others. She made her family feel loved and secure. She was a quiet woman, and a good listener. She never complained about her troubles and was never boastful. She is also remembered for her apple pie.
On Nov. 6, 1955, Anna and her husband Floyd were killed in a car accident on Route 66 in New Mexico (the very highway he had worked to build with Anna’s brothers) on their way to a Relief Society fireside that Anna was to speak at. She was 51 years old.
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