Age at death was 82. Her parents were Marcellus Bean and Johanna Edman. She married Homer Costley on the 4th of September 1920 at Idaho Falls. This information comes from the Parker cemetery books and the BYU Idaho Special Collections, the sources given are the Post Register on the 2nd? page C-12 and the mortuary information, also the Eagle Scout Project from the cemetery books which gives the last name as Castly.
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Biography written by John Marcellus Costley in August 2005:
Mother was born 3 February 1895 in Salem, Utah, which was close to Provo. She was third in a family of 10 children. The family lived in Provo, Utah, where Marcellus farmed an acreage near town.
Fern, as she was called by all but brothers John and Lloyd who continued to call her Devena, left high school after her second year and started working as a domestic in Provo. She always claimed that she had done this kind of work all her life.
The family moved from Provo to a farm on the east bank of the Teton River near Teton City, Idaho, in 1915. Grandpa Bean farmed here for the rest of his life.
Fern met Ward Homer Costley while they were both working at a seed company in St.Anthony, Idaho. They were married September 4, 1920 in a home on G Street by Bishop David Smith. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple on 8 Jan 1974. This event was one that Mother had longed for and prayed for all her married life.
Their marriaged was blessed with five children, Mary Louise, Robert Ward, James Homer, Kathryn Ann, and John Marcellus. Robert (Bobby) died at age 2 which was a grief to Mother and Dad that they never fully overcame.
After being married they lived a short time in St.Anthony then they moved to a home on Fremont Street in Ashton, Idaho, where they lived for about ten years. During those years Dad had a real zeal for fishing and hunting and Mother was usually along, doing the cooking and being the general camp host. Dad was employed in the seed pea business, which was his profession for all his life.
The family then moved to St.Anthony again for about three years then on to Idaho Falls. Their first home was on Longfellow Street on the north side of town, near the railroad. Due to the very hard times, our home was a frequent stopping place for hobos where they could always get a bowl of soup and slice of homebaked bread from Mother. I doubt anyone ever left her home without being offered a meal.
Dad was employed at Rogers Bros. Seed Co. and was transferred by them to become the manager of their plant in Rigby, Idaho. We moved in 1944 to a small farm located on the Ririe Highway just east of town. While Dad never farmed the property, we grew up as farm kids with all the chores and repsonsibilities that go with chickens, pigs and cows. Mother was the overseer of these jobs and as such, received the revenues from the milk and eggs which became her personal account, which she managed very frugally. I remember her baking angel food cakes for Mrs. Brady which went to help pay for Jim's piano lessons. She was able to stretch those hard earned dollars beyond belief.
Fern loved to cook for family and friends and was known as one of the best cooks in the area famous for her angel food cake, rhubarb pie, buttermilk biscuits and soft ginger cookies that had to be pulled apart to eat.
She loved to visit her family in Teton. I remember her struggling to save gasoline ration stamps to make the trip to Grandma's house. There we always found her sisters and brothers and all our cousins. We had such fun there but always had to promise Mother that we would not go near the river, a promise we broke within minutes of our arrival (since we came wearing our swimsuits), Mother was afraid of the water and never learned to swim. The Andersen, Pincock, Bean and Martineau kids were a 'bad' influence on the Costley kids from Rigby who were led by these cousins to all the forbidden places, like straight to the river!
Mother was a very kind, gracious hard working woman of the sturdy pioneer stock that those times produced. She was dear to all who knew her and in any situation she was always a lady. She died September 30, 1977 in Rigby at the age of 82. She is buried along with her husband Ward, and sons Bobby and Jim in the Costley family plot in Parker, Idaho.
Contributed By Billie Kay Bean Bollwinkel
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Biography written by John Marcellus Costley in August 2005:
Mother was born 3 February 1895 in Salem, Utah, which was close to Provo. She was third in a family of 10 children. The family lived in Provo, Utah, where Marcellus farmed an acreage near town.
Fern, as she was called by all but brothers John and Lloyd who continued to call her Devena, left high school after her second year and started working as a domestic in Provo. She always claimed that she had done this kind of work all her life.
The family moved from Provo to a farm on the east bank of the Teton River near Teton City, Idaho, in 1915. Grandpa Bean farmed here for the rest of his life.
Fern met Ward Homer Costley while they were both working at a seed company in St.Anthony, Idaho. They were married September 4, 1920 in a home on G Street by Bishop David Smith. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple on 8 Jan 1974. This event was one that Mother had longed for and prayed for all her married life.
Their marriaged was blessed with five children, Mary Louise, Robert Ward, James Homer, Kathryn Ann, and John Marcellus. Robert (Bobby) died at age 2 which was a grief to Mother and Dad that they never fully overcame.
After being married they lived a short time in St.Anthony then they moved to a home on Fremont Street in Ashton, Idaho, where they lived for about ten years. During those years Dad had a real zeal for fishing and hunting and Mother was usually along, doing the cooking and being the general camp host. Dad was employed in the seed pea business, which was his profession for all his life.
The family then moved to St.Anthony again for about three years then on to Idaho Falls. Their first home was on Longfellow Street on the north side of town, near the railroad. Due to the very hard times, our home was a frequent stopping place for hobos where they could always get a bowl of soup and slice of homebaked bread from Mother. I doubt anyone ever left her home without being offered a meal.
Dad was employed at Rogers Bros. Seed Co. and was transferred by them to become the manager of their plant in Rigby, Idaho. We moved in 1944 to a small farm located on the Ririe Highway just east of town. While Dad never farmed the property, we grew up as farm kids with all the chores and repsonsibilities that go with chickens, pigs and cows. Mother was the overseer of these jobs and as such, received the revenues from the milk and eggs which became her personal account, which she managed very frugally. I remember her baking angel food cakes for Mrs. Brady which went to help pay for Jim's piano lessons. She was able to stretch those hard earned dollars beyond belief.
Fern loved to cook for family and friends and was known as one of the best cooks in the area famous for her angel food cake, rhubarb pie, buttermilk biscuits and soft ginger cookies that had to be pulled apart to eat.
She loved to visit her family in Teton. I remember her struggling to save gasoline ration stamps to make the trip to Grandma's house. There we always found her sisters and brothers and all our cousins. We had such fun there but always had to promise Mother that we would not go near the river, a promise we broke within minutes of our arrival (since we came wearing our swimsuits), Mother was afraid of the water and never learned to swim. The Andersen, Pincock, Bean and Martineau kids were a 'bad' influence on the Costley kids from Rigby who were led by these cousins to all the forbidden places, like straight to the river!
Mother was a very kind, gracious hard working woman of the sturdy pioneer stock that those times produced. She was dear to all who knew her and in any situation she was always a lady. She died September 30, 1977 in Rigby at the age of 82. She is buried along with her husband Ward, and sons Bobby and Jim in the Costley family plot in Parker, Idaho.
Contributed By Billie Kay Bean Bollwinkel
Age at death was 82. Her parents were Marcellus Bean and Johanna Edman. She married Homer Costley on the 4th of September 1920 at Idaho Falls. This information comes from the Parker cemetery books and the BYU Idaho Special Collections, the sources given are the Post Register on the 2nd? page C-12 and the mortuary information, also the Eagle Scout Project from the cemetery books which gives the last name as Castly.
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Biography written by John Marcellus Costley in August 2005:
Mother was born 3 February 1895 in Salem, Utah, which was close to Provo. She was third in a family of 10 children. The family lived in Provo, Utah, where Marcellus farmed an acreage near town.
Fern, as she was called by all but brothers John and Lloyd who continued to call her Devena, left high school after her second year and started working as a domestic in Provo. She always claimed that she had done this kind of work all her life.
The family moved from Provo to a farm on the east bank of the Teton River near Teton City, Idaho, in 1915. Grandpa Bean farmed here for the rest of his life.
Fern met Ward Homer Costley while they were both working at a seed company in St.Anthony, Idaho. They were married September 4, 1920 in a home on G Street by Bishop David Smith. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple on 8 Jan 1974. This event was one that Mother had longed for and prayed for all her married life.
Their marriaged was blessed with five children, Mary Louise, Robert Ward, James Homer, Kathryn Ann, and John Marcellus. Robert (Bobby) died at age 2 which was a grief to Mother and Dad that they never fully overcame.
After being married they lived a short time in St.Anthony then they moved to a home on Fremont Street in Ashton, Idaho, where they lived for about ten years. During those years Dad had a real zeal for fishing and hunting and Mother was usually along, doing the cooking and being the general camp host. Dad was employed in the seed pea business, which was his profession for all his life.
The family then moved to St.Anthony again for about three years then on to Idaho Falls. Their first home was on Longfellow Street on the north side of town, near the railroad. Due to the very hard times, our home was a frequent stopping place for hobos where they could always get a bowl of soup and slice of homebaked bread from Mother. I doubt anyone ever left her home without being offered a meal.
Dad was employed at Rogers Bros. Seed Co. and was transferred by them to become the manager of their plant in Rigby, Idaho. We moved in 1944 to a small farm located on the Ririe Highway just east of town. While Dad never farmed the property, we grew up as farm kids with all the chores and repsonsibilities that go with chickens, pigs and cows. Mother was the overseer of these jobs and as such, received the revenues from the milk and eggs which became her personal account, which she managed very frugally. I remember her baking angel food cakes for Mrs. Brady which went to help pay for Jim's piano lessons. She was able to stretch those hard earned dollars beyond belief.
Fern loved to cook for family and friends and was known as one of the best cooks in the area famous for her angel food cake, rhubarb pie, buttermilk biscuits and soft ginger cookies that had to be pulled apart to eat.
She loved to visit her family in Teton. I remember her struggling to save gasoline ration stamps to make the trip to Grandma's house. There we always found her sisters and brothers and all our cousins. We had such fun there but always had to promise Mother that we would not go near the river, a promise we broke within minutes of our arrival (since we came wearing our swimsuits), Mother was afraid of the water and never learned to swim. The Andersen, Pincock, Bean and Martineau kids were a 'bad' influence on the Costley kids from Rigby who were led by these cousins to all the forbidden places, like straight to the river!
Mother was a very kind, gracious hard working woman of the sturdy pioneer stock that those times produced. She was dear to all who knew her and in any situation she was always a lady. She died September 30, 1977 in Rigby at the age of 82. She is buried along with her husband Ward, and sons Bobby and Jim in the Costley family plot in Parker, Idaho.
Contributed By Billie Kay Bean Bollwinkel
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Biography written by John Marcellus Costley in August 2005:
Mother was born 3 February 1895 in Salem, Utah, which was close to Provo. She was third in a family of 10 children. The family lived in Provo, Utah, where Marcellus farmed an acreage near town.
Fern, as she was called by all but brothers John and Lloyd who continued to call her Devena, left high school after her second year and started working as a domestic in Provo. She always claimed that she had done this kind of work all her life.
The family moved from Provo to a farm on the east bank of the Teton River near Teton City, Idaho, in 1915. Grandpa Bean farmed here for the rest of his life.
Fern met Ward Homer Costley while they were both working at a seed company in St.Anthony, Idaho. They were married September 4, 1920 in a home on G Street by Bishop David Smith. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple on 8 Jan 1974. This event was one that Mother had longed for and prayed for all her married life.
Their marriaged was blessed with five children, Mary Louise, Robert Ward, James Homer, Kathryn Ann, and John Marcellus. Robert (Bobby) died at age 2 which was a grief to Mother and Dad that they never fully overcame.
After being married they lived a short time in St.Anthony then they moved to a home on Fremont Street in Ashton, Idaho, where they lived for about ten years. During those years Dad had a real zeal for fishing and hunting and Mother was usually along, doing the cooking and being the general camp host. Dad was employed in the seed pea business, which was his profession for all his life.
The family then moved to St.Anthony again for about three years then on to Idaho Falls. Their first home was on Longfellow Street on the north side of town, near the railroad. Due to the very hard times, our home was a frequent stopping place for hobos where they could always get a bowl of soup and slice of homebaked bread from Mother. I doubt anyone ever left her home without being offered a meal.
Dad was employed at Rogers Bros. Seed Co. and was transferred by them to become the manager of their plant in Rigby, Idaho. We moved in 1944 to a small farm located on the Ririe Highway just east of town. While Dad never farmed the property, we grew up as farm kids with all the chores and repsonsibilities that go with chickens, pigs and cows. Mother was the overseer of these jobs and as such, received the revenues from the milk and eggs which became her personal account, which she managed very frugally. I remember her baking angel food cakes for Mrs. Brady which went to help pay for Jim's piano lessons. She was able to stretch those hard earned dollars beyond belief.
Fern loved to cook for family and friends and was known as one of the best cooks in the area famous for her angel food cake, rhubarb pie, buttermilk biscuits and soft ginger cookies that had to be pulled apart to eat.
She loved to visit her family in Teton. I remember her struggling to save gasoline ration stamps to make the trip to Grandma's house. There we always found her sisters and brothers and all our cousins. We had such fun there but always had to promise Mother that we would not go near the river, a promise we broke within minutes of our arrival (since we came wearing our swimsuits), Mother was afraid of the water and never learned to swim. The Andersen, Pincock, Bean and Martineau kids were a 'bad' influence on the Costley kids from Rigby who were led by these cousins to all the forbidden places, like straight to the river!
Mother was a very kind, gracious hard working woman of the sturdy pioneer stock that those times produced. She was dear to all who knew her and in any situation she was always a lady. She died September 30, 1977 in Rigby at the age of 82. She is buried along with her husband Ward, and sons Bobby and Jim in the Costley family plot in Parker, Idaho.
Contributed By Billie Kay Bean Bollwinkel
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