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Elva <I>Carpenter</I> Bracken

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Elva Carpenter Bracken

Birth
Bloomington, Washington County, Utah, USA
Death
8 Feb 2008 (aged 95)
Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA
Burial
Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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She is the third of nine children born to Alfred A. Carpenter and Elsie Victoria (Larson) Carpenter. She married Claude Bracken on June 18, 1935 in the St. George LDS Temple.

She was raised in Bloomington, Utah and went to school in nearby St. George. In order to get to school, she got there by carriage or by horseback with 2 or 3 other children. As a young woman, she fondly recalled being asked to ride in the first batrnstorming bi-plane that came to St. George. She worked in the Washington County Library for many years. She and her husband loved Pine Valley and considered it their home. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and had a strong testimony and believed in the power of prayer.

She is survived by her only son , Keith and Bonnie Bracken and one daughter Lori and Jeff Jennings , all of St. George.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Bracken and the very untimely death of her daughter Bonnie and son-in-law Roger Thiriot and their three infant sons.
She is the third of nine children born to Alfred A. Carpenter and Elsie Victoria (Larson) Carpenter. She married Claude Bracken on June 18, 1935 in the St. George LDS Temple.

She was raised in Bloomington, Utah and went to school in nearby St. George. In order to get to school, she got there by carriage or by horseback with 2 or 3 other children. As a young woman, she fondly recalled being asked to ride in the first batrnstorming bi-plane that came to St. George. She worked in the Washington County Library for many years. She and her husband loved Pine Valley and considered it their home. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and had a strong testimony and believed in the power of prayer.

She is survived by her only son , Keith and Bonnie Bracken and one daughter Lori and Jeff Jennings , all of St. George.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Bracken and the very untimely death of her daughter Bonnie and son-in-law Roger Thiriot and their three infant sons.


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  • Created by: Max Turpin
  • Added: May 2, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26558907/elva-bracken: accessed ), memorial page for Elva Carpenter Bracken (25 Dec 1912–8 Feb 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26558907, citing Pine Valley Cemetery, Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Max Turpin (contributor 46863402).