Relia Best
United States Census, 1910
Name:
Relia Best
Event Type:
Census
Event Year:
1910
Event Place:
Salt Lake city Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
3
Marital Status:
Single
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated):
1907
Birthplace:
Utah
Father's Birthplace:
Utah
Mother's Birthplace:
Utah
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar B Best Head M 42 Utah
Ettie I Best Wife F 31 Utah
Richard S Best Son M 9 Utah
Evelyn Best Daughter F 6 Utah
Helen Best Daughter F 5 Utah
Relia Best Daughter F 3 Utah
Mary Best Daughter F 2 Utah
Lewis Best Son M 0 Utah
District: 78 , Sheet Number and Letter: 1B , Household ID: 23 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375617 , Digital Folder Number: 004454874 , Image Number: 00847

United States Census, 1910

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5X8-HM4 : accessed 17 May 2015), Relia Best in household of Edgar B Best, Salt Lake city Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,617.

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Relia Best
United States Census, 1920
Name:
Relia Best
Event Type:
Census
Event Year:
1920
Event Place:
Springville Ward 5, Utah, Utah, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
13
Marital Status:
Single
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Can Read:
Yes
Can Write:
Yes
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated):
1907
Birthplace:
Utah
Father's Birthplace:
Utah
Mother's Birthplace:
Utah
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar O Best Head M 52 Utah
Ettie I Best Wife F 41 Utah
Richard S Best Son M 18 Utah
Evelyn Best Daughter F 16 Utah
Helen Best Daughter F 15 Utah
Relia Best Daughter F 13 Utah
Mary Best Daughter F 11 Utah
Edgar Best Son M 8 Utah
Joseph Best Son M 6 Utah
Margarett L Best Daughter F 3 Utah
Nephi P Best Son M 2 Utah
Lucile Best Daughter F 0 Utah
District: 225 , Sheet Number and Letter: 8A , Household ID: 143 , Line Number: 6 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T625 , GS Film number: 1821868 , Digital Folder Number: 004390822 , Image Number: 01099

United States Census, 1920

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PG-Z9C : accessed 17 May 2015), Relia Best in household of Edgar O Best, Springville Ward 5, Utah, Utah, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,868.

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Relia Best
mentioned in the record of Henry H. Henstron and Relia Best
Name: Henry H. Henstron
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Aug 1927
Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Age: 26
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Father's Name: Richard J.
Mother's Name: Annie E. Porter
Spouse's Name: Relia Best
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Spouse's Father's Name: Edgar
Spouse's Mother's Name: E. L. Strongs
Reference ID: 52799 , GS Film number: 429127 , Digital Folder Number: 004706003 , Image Number: 00864
Citing this Record
"Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSPS-BQS : accessed 17 May 2015), Henry H. Henstron and Relia Best, 29 Aug 1927; citing Salt Lake, Utah, United States, book 52799, county courthouses, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,127.

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Relia Best
mentioned in the record of Henry H. Henstron and Relia Best
Name:
Henry H. Henstron
Birth Date:
03 Feb 1901
Birthplace:
Logan, Ut.
Age:
26
Spouse's Name:
Relia Best
Spouse's Birth Date:
16 Apr 1906
Spouse's Birthplace:
Salt Lake
Spouse's Age:
21
Event Date:
29 Aug 1927
Event Place:
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Father's Name:
Richard J.
Mother's Name:
Annie E. Porter
Spouse's Father's Name:
Edgar
Spouse's Mother's Name:
E.L. Strongs
Race:
White
Marital Status:
Single
Spouse's Race:
White
Spouse's Marital Status:
Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M74611-2 , System Origin: Utah-EASy , GS Film number: 429127 , Reference ID: LN52799
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Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966

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"Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PQ-S7Z : accessed 17 May 2015), Henry H. Henstron and Relia Best, 29 Aug 1927; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,127.

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Relia Henstrom
United States Census, 1930
Name:
Relia Henstrom
Event Type:
Census
Event Year:
1930
Event Place:
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
23
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Daughter-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated):
1907
Birthplace:
Utah
Father's Birthplace:
Utah
Mother's Birthplace:
Utah
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Anne E Henstrom Head F 54 Wyoming
Rose E Henstrom Daughter F 34 Utah
Grant L Henstrom Son M 25 Utah
Goldie Henstrom Son M 23 Utah
Laurine M Henstrom Daughter F 18 Utah
Beth E Henstrom Daughter F 17 Utah
Wallace E Henstrom Son M 15 Utah
Letha P Henstrom Daughter F 13 Utah
Henry Henstrom Son M 28 Utah
Relia Henstrom Daughter-in-law F 23 Utah
Richard H Henstrom Grandson M 1 Utah
Ruth Henstrom Granddaughter F 0 Utah
District: 0052 , Sheet Number and Letter: 3B , Household ID: 61 , Line Number: 92 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 2421 , GS Film number: 2342155 , Digital Folder Number: 004547819 , Image Number: 00082

United States Census, 1930

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6J-695 : accessed 17 May 2015), Relia Henstrom in household of Anne E Henstrom, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0052, sheet 3B, family 61, line 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2421; FHL microfilm 2,342,155.

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Relia Henstrom
United States Census, 1940
Name:
Relia Henstrom
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
Event Place:
Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
33
Marital Status:
Married
Race (Original):
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birthplace:
Utah
Birth Year (Estimated):
1907
Last Place of Residence:
Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Relia Henstrom Head F 33 Utah
Richard H Henstrom Son M 11 Utah
Ruth Henstrom Daughter F 10 Utah
Jean Henstrom Daughter F 7 Utah
District: 30-8 , Family Number: 77 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4A , Line Number: 19 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 4223 , Digital Folder Number: 005459996 , Image Number: 00208

United States Census, 1940

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4X-CYM : accessed 17 May 2015), Relia Henstrom, Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-8, sheet 4A, family 77, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4223.

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Obituary for Relia Best Henstrom Wyss, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Relia BEST Henstrom Wynn -- 16 April 1906 – 27 November 1980;

Burial: 30 November 1980;
Courtesy:
Contact Name: richard henstrom
E-mail Address: [email protected]

Relia BEST Henstrom Wynn

SALT LAKE CITY -- Services for Relia BEST Henstrom Wyss, 74, who died Thursday, 27 November 1980, at the Salt Lake City Hospital, will be Monday, at 1:00 p.m., at the Edgehill Ward, 1750 South 1500 East, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Of America.

A son, Richard Henstrom, lives in Provo. Four Brothers and Sisters also reside in Utah County.

She was born 16 April 1906, in Salt Lake City to Edgar Oakley Best and Ettie [not Effie] Irene Strong Best. She married Henry Hamuel Henstrom, 29 August 1927, in Salt Lake City. He later died. She married Frank Wyss, 30 July 1948, in the Logan Latter-day Saint Temple.

She worked for 35 years, for the Dinwoodie Furniture Company. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church, serving as a Relief Society worker.

Other survivors include her Husband, two Daughters, and a Step-Daughter, Mrs. Ruth McMillan, Mrs. Don (Jean) McMillan, Mrs. Ruth Blank, all of Salt Lake City' 15 Grand-Children; eight Great-Grandchildren; four Brothers and four Sisters, Richard Best, Farr West, Weber County; Mrs. Evelyn Walker, Mrs. Walter (Mary Strong) Peterson, Mrs. Margaret Easton, all of Salt Lake City; Edgar Best, Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Books, both of Springhill, Utah County; Joseph Best, Orem, and Paul Best, Mapleton.

Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, in Salt Lake City, tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. And at the chapel, on Monday, one hour prior to services.

Burial will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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Obituary for Relia Best Henstrom Wyss, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Relia BEST Henstrom Wynn -- 16 April 1906 – 27 November 1980;

Burial: 30 November 1980;
Courtesy:
Contact Name: richard henstrom
E-mail Address: [email protected]

Relia BEST Henstrom Wynn

SALT LAKE CITY -- Relia BEST Henstrom Wynn, 74, Salt Lake

City, died Thursday, 27 November 1980, at a local Salt Lake City

Hospital.

Born 16 April 1906, Salt Lake City, to Edgar Oakley and
Ettie Irene STRONG Best. Married Henry Hamuel Henstrom, 29 August 1927, in Salt Lake City. He later died. Married Frank Wyss, Senior or I, 30 July 1948, Logan Latter-day Saint Temple.

Retired employee of Dinwoodey Furniture 1948, C., where she worked, for 35 years. Active member, L.D.S. Church and Relief Society worker.

Survivors: Husband; Son, Richard Henstrom, Provo; Daughters, Mrs. Ruth McMillan, Mrs. Don (Jean) McMillan; Step-Daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blank, all Salt Lake City; 15 Grandchildren; Eight Great-Grandchildren; Brothers, Sisters, Richard Best, Farr West, Utah; Mrs. Evelyn Walker, Mrs. Walter (Mary Strong) Peterson, Mrs. Margaret Easton, all Salt Lake City; Edgar Best, Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Books, both Springhill; Joseph Best, Orem; Paul Best, Mapleton, Utah.

Funeral Services, Monday, 12 noon, Edgehill Ward, 1750 South 1500 East. Friends my call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., and at the ward chapel, on Monday, one hour prior to services. Burial, Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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STORY OF MY LIFE - written by Relia Strong Best
Contributed By lorabeaumont1 · 12 May 2014 · 0 Comments
Relia Strong Best—Henstrom, Wyss
STORY OF MY LIFE:
I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 16th of April 1906. My hair was curly, and mother would brush the curls around her finger in ringlets. I remember how my father would take me to Sunday School by carrying me on his shoulders.
When I was old enough to go to school, I attended the Hawthorne School in Salt Lake City. At that time it seemed as though we were out of school a lot with childhood diseases. One time when the family was in quarantine for some sickness, I went to stay with aunt Julia, who was mother’s sister. While visiting with her, I attended the Emerson School for a short time.
When I was eleven years old my parents moved to Springville, Utah. It was only a few days before my birthday and I didn’t want to move. I was unhappy with this move so my family let me spend some of the summers in Salt Lake with Aunt Julia. Her daughter, Ruth, was only six months older than I. We got along nicely together and I enjoyed spending the summers with her, but I was more unhappy each time I returned home.
I went to three different schools in Springville, the Grant, Washington and Springville High School. In the ninth grade, I was elected in a popularity contest to represent my grade. The contest was started in order to raise money to buy pictures for the Springville Art Gallery. Each year they would add a picture to the collection. They would select one person from each grade and charge a penny a vote. The person that received the most votes, of course, won the contest, and they had to give a talk in assembly and unveil the picture. This was the way the Art Gallery added to their collection. I was chosen to run in the contest and some of the teachers thought I might win. It was all very frightening for me and I didn’t know what I would do if I won and had to give a talk at the assembly and unveil the picture. I was relieved when during the last few days a younger girl in a lower grade won.
At another time, I remember how my sister “sluffed” school and the principal come to me to find out where she was. I didn’t know then but she had gone to Spanish Fork with a girl friend to visit one of the schools there.
On one occasion I came to Salt Lake City on a temple excursion with some young people to be baptized for the dead. I was so frightened that when my name was called I couldn’t move, so they called someone in my place. Then I had to wait until my name was called again.
At times I would go fishing with father and sit on the banks of the river waiting for the fish to bite. Father would put the worms on my hook since I didn’t like to pick them up.
One December, my father, my sister, Mary, and myself went to get a pine tree for Christmas. It was quite some walk and climb. We thought we heard a mountain lion, but it just turned out to be two tree branches rubbing together.
Mother assigned each of the older girls certain things to do in the house, and she saw to it that we did our tasks correctly and got things clean. Many times I would come home from a dance and mix bread before going to bed. We made ten loaves at a time. There were times when I would have to stay home from school in order to help mother with the work. There was so much to be done and she couldn’t get through with all of it. I didn’t like to miss school, but this was one of the things we girls took turns in doing.
I also went out and tended children and did housework. Sometimes I picked cherries, thinned beets, picked beans, and worked in the Springville Cannery with beans, peas and tomatoes.
Then the time came when I had to quit school to go to work to help the family. It made me very unhappy to think that I wouldn’t be able to finish high school. When I was seventeen and in the tenth grade, I came to Salt Lake City to find work. My first job was house work for Dr. Sears. I worked for this family for about a year before I went to work at the Troy Laundry with my sister, Evelyn, who was already working there. I worked in the laundry for about three years. I lived with Aunt Ida Strong during this time.
I was married at the age of 21 years on the 31st of August 1927 to Henry Hamuel Henstrom. We had three children, a boy and two girls. During most of our married life we lived with his mother in Salt Lake City. She had been left a widow with ten children, eight of which were still at home. This wasn’t an easy task for them, but they were very n ice to us and we got along.
A few years after our marriage, my husband went to Portland, Oregon, to find work. After a few months he came back to Salt Lake City to get me and our two children—Dick and Ruth. We lived in Portland for about two years. Then I came to Salt Lake City to give birth to our third child, a girl whom we named Jean. This was in 1932.
Mother Henstrom’s older children were working to support her and the younger children, so our being there did not make things any easier for them. We lived with my mother-in-law again. From this point on I didn’t see much of my husband. He finally went away and I didn’t hear from him at all. We continued to live with Mother Henstrom. I went to work for Dr. C.N. Ray in his home where his daughter and husband lived. They had twins, a boy and a girl, and I helped with the babies and the housework. Mother Henstrom and the younger girls took care of my children. After leaving Dr. Ray’s employment, I went to work for Mrs. E. S. Holt in her home. Sometime later I left this work to accept employment with the Dinwoody Furniture Company. I worked for them for about three years before going to ZCMI for a short one and one-half years. It was now war time (World War II) so I went to work at the Remington Arms Plant. I worked there for about a year and a half, alternating on three different shifts. I was on the assembly line making bullets. After they closed the plant at the end of the war, I went back to Dinwoody Furniture Company. This was on February 7, 1944, where I continued to be employed until retirement. I became the head lady of their drapery shop.
When my youngest girl was six years old we moved to a home to live alone as a family. I then had the full responsibility of making a living and keep8ing up the home. My parents helped with what they could. At one time, Mother came and stayed with the children when Jean had scarlet fever. The family was quarantined so I had to stay with my sisters so I could keep on working. Mother bottled fruit for us and helped out in so many ways. I appreciate what my parents did for us.
After fourteen years of separation from my husband, I obtained a divorce. I married a fine man, Frank Wyss, on 30th of July 1948 in the Logan Temple. We had my son, Richard, and daughter, Jean, sealed to us. Richard left in 1948 for a mission to Sweden. Ruth was unable to go to the temple at that time because she was then past the age for admission without having her own endowments.
During the years, I was able to support and maintain the family and to see to it that the children received an education—all of them having graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City. Richard also went on the University of Utah for degrees in higher education.
As I mentioned, my son was called on a mission to Sweden in 1949 and my husband and I supported him in this work for two and one-half years. We were happy we were able to keep him on this mission, and the Lord blessed us for our efforts.
In May of 1949, we moved into the same house where Mother Henstrom lived. This was a few months before Richard left for his mission. Mother Henstrom needed someone to stay with her and look after her. This helped us out too because it was back in the ward where my husband was custodian—the 31st Ward of the Park Stake.
My daughter, Ruth, was married in 1951 and she lived with us for a short time. We helped my daughter, Jean, to take a beautician course. I was happy for her to get this training. She finished her school training and worked for a few years as a beautician.
My Uncle Henry came to live with us in 1949. We continued to live with Mother Henstrom until she passed away in 1955. Then we purchased a home at 1468 East 1700 South in Salt Lake City where we still live. Uncle Henry lived with us until he passed away the 20th of June 1958. Jean married in 1956. Richard married last year on the 17th of June 1960. I live alone with my husband. We do have student living with us at the present time. We have eight grandchildren. My husband also has a daughter, Ruth who is married and has a family.
MY ACTIVITIES:
I served on a Stake Mission for two years in the 31st Ward where I also belonged to the choir for about twelve years. I taught Junior Sunday School for two years. Presently, I am with the genealogical committee in the Edgehill Ward, having worked with this group for over three years. I am a member and secretary of the Jacob Strong Genealogical Society. I am a member of the Genealogical Society of Indiana Country, Pennsylvania. (This is where the Strong family originated.) I sing with the singing mothers in the Edgehill Ward and I do temple work. I belong to a study group, “The Nalta Club.” It meets once a month and we have our annual dinner in February. I have belonged to this group for fourteen years. I attend a ward study group which meets on Sunday nights after sacrament meeting. I am a member of the Relief society.

WRITTEN BY RELIA STRONG BEST HENSTROM WYSS

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Biographical information for Relia Best
Contributed By richard henstrom · 17 June 2014 · 0 Comments
Remember Ancestor–Relia Strong Best

RELIA STRONG BEST–OF SALT LAKE CITY

Relia Strong Best was born on April 16, 1906, Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Edgar Oakley Best and Ettie Irene Strong. She lived in Salt Lake City during her younger years, attending the Hawthorne and Emerson grade schools. She indicated that there were a lot of childhood diseases that quarantined them out of school during this time. Her hair was curly and her mother would brush her hair and curl it around her finger in ringlets. Relia was part of a family of eleven children. She was the fourth child. There were five boys and six girls; however, one son, Louis, died when he was 1 ½ years old. Just a few days before her eleventh birthday she moved with her family to Springville, Utah, and she didn’t want to move at this time so she was allowed to stay in Salt Lake for awhile with Aunt Julia, her mother’s sister. She attended three different schools in Springville–Grant, Washington, and Springville High Schools. With such a large family she had many responsibilities and would often miss school to help her mother. She remembers coming home from a dance and having to mix bread–ten loaves–before going to bed. Relia had to leave school in the tenth grade and move to Salt Lake to get a job to help the family financially. This time she stayed with her aunt Ida.

Her first job in Salt Lake City was doing house work for a Dr. Sears. A few years later when she was 21 years of age she me Henry “Hank” Henstrom and married him on August 29, 1927. They had three children, Richard, Ruth and Jean. When Hank lost his automotive business during the depression they moved to Portland, Oregon, where they lived for two years. Relia returned to Salt Lake to give birth to Jean and a short time later Hank disappeared and Relia and the children spent the next few years living with her mother-in-law and Hank’s siblings and working to support the children with the Henstrom support. When Jean was six years old (1938) the family moved out to their own, independent duplex house and struggled, but they were never without food and the children were able to get their education because of her sacrifices..

During this period in Salt Lake City she worked as a housemaid, for ZCMI, for Dinwoody Furniture Company and also for the Remington Arms plant during World War II. After 14 years of separation from Hank she got a divorce and then married Frank Wyss. They were married and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1948. In 1949 when Richard left on his mission to Sweden, Relia, Frank, Ruth and Jean moved in with her former mother-in-law, Annie Elizabeth Henstrom, who need some care since she was now living alone. They lived with her until she passed away in 1955. They then purchased a home on 1468 East 1700 South which became their abode for the rest of their lives. During this period Relia’s uncle Henry came to live with them until he died. They hosted other individuals, including a nephew, for periods of time. Richard lived with them after getting out of the Army, from 1956 until he went to BYU to work in 1957. Relia died on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1980, due to a stroke. She was a pleasant and respected lady.
[More biographical information is available in separate binders possessed by Richard Henstrom]

Richard H. Henstrom, January 2006

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Relia Wyss
BillionGraves Index
Name:
Relia Wyss
Event Type:
Burial
Event Place:
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Cemetery:
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Birth Date:
16 Apr 1906
Death Date:
27 Nov 1980
Affiliate Image Identifier:
6241998
Latitude:
40.777124
Longitude:
-111.8598
Affiliate Create Date:
2013-12-25 02:45:43

Citing this Record
"BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VW5-7LM : accessed 17 May 2015), Relia Wyss, 27 Nov 1980; citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012).