A Short History of Cleo Rae Stone
as told by her sister Raydell and updated by her daughter Kay
Cleo Rae Stone was born October 27, 1922 at 736 Canyon Road; the family lived at 12th street when she was small and moved to 908, 21st street when she was 3 or 4 years old. She lived in Gram's apartments at 728, 21st street while Clair (Clair Eugene Sidwell) was in the service.
Her father, Clyde Ray Stone, was born October 26, 1902 in Ogden, Weber county Utah (his father was Ray Webb Stone, his mother was Sarah Mae Hipwell). Her mother, Lois Elnora Michelson, was born in Huntsville, Utah, October 9, 1904 (whose father was John Hyrum Michelson, who was born March 11, 1877 at Copenhagen, Denmark. Lois' mother, Jesse Isabel Morgan was born June 28, 1881 at Huntsville, Weber county Utah.)
Cleo was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 7, 1942 when she was 19 years old. (She turned 20 the following October)
She attended the Lorin Farr Grade School where she took typing shorthand and bookkeeping and was also a member of the Ogden High Pep Club. She also attended Central Junior High School.Her singing in the Leider Kranz Chorus was a source of much enjoyment as they traveled to other wards in the area and out of state once a month, where they presented the entire Sacrament Services, including talks and music. They had the distinction of being invited to sing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle as a Ward Choir. The close friends she made were in the 20th Ward and was affectionately referred to as "Stonie" by the Choir Director Clarence Clark.
Cleo's mother passed away when she was almost 12, and along with her father being ill most of his life and her being the oldest, it was a trial and a challenge which she met in the best way she knew how. She worked outside the home at an early age tending children and helping with housework at Armstrong's and Belnap's. Once she had a job, she never hesitated to use her money to help her two younger sisters and brother. She purchased a blue fold-down couch so that John could come down from Huntsville and stay. The brother and sisters remember pairs of shoes and special gifts at Christmastime as she attempted to make things nice for them.
While working at C. C. Anderson's she met Clair Eugene Sidwell and they were married on September 12, 1942.
written by her sister Raydell Stone Cobia about 1971; copied by Kay L. Sidwell Stephens at a latter time and updated in April of 2000
as told by her sister Raydell and updated by her daughter Kay
Cleo Rae Stone was born October 27, 1922 at 736 Canyon Road; the family lived at 12th street when she was small and moved to 908, 21st street when she was 3 or 4 years old. She lived in Gram's apartments at 728, 21st street while Clair (Clair Eugene Sidwell) was in the service.
Her father, Clyde Ray Stone, was born October 26, 1902 in Ogden, Weber county Utah (his father was Ray Webb Stone, his mother was Sarah Mae Hipwell). Her mother, Lois Elnora Michelson, was born in Huntsville, Utah, October 9, 1904 (whose father was John Hyrum Michelson, who was born March 11, 1877 at Copenhagen, Denmark. Lois' mother, Jesse Isabel Morgan was born June 28, 1881 at Huntsville, Weber county Utah.)
Cleo was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 7, 1942 when she was 19 years old. (She turned 20 the following October)
She attended the Lorin Farr Grade School where she took typing shorthand and bookkeeping and was also a member of the Ogden High Pep Club. She also attended Central Junior High School.Her singing in the Leider Kranz Chorus was a source of much enjoyment as they traveled to other wards in the area and out of state once a month, where they presented the entire Sacrament Services, including talks and music. They had the distinction of being invited to sing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle as a Ward Choir. The close friends she made were in the 20th Ward and was affectionately referred to as "Stonie" by the Choir Director Clarence Clark.
Cleo's mother passed away when she was almost 12, and along with her father being ill most of his life and her being the oldest, it was a trial and a challenge which she met in the best way she knew how. She worked outside the home at an early age tending children and helping with housework at Armstrong's and Belnap's. Once she had a job, she never hesitated to use her money to help her two younger sisters and brother. She purchased a blue fold-down couch so that John could come down from Huntsville and stay. The brother and sisters remember pairs of shoes and special gifts at Christmastime as she attempted to make things nice for them.
While working at C. C. Anderson's she met Clair Eugene Sidwell and they were married on September 12, 1942.
written by her sister Raydell Stone Cobia about 1971; copied by Kay L. Sidwell Stephens at a latter time and updated in April of 2000
A Short History of Cleo Rae Stone
as told by her sister Raydell and updated by her daughter Kay
Cleo Rae Stone was born October 27, 1922 at 736 Canyon Road; the family lived at 12th street when she was small and moved to 908, 21st street when she was 3 or 4 years old. She lived in Gram's apartments at 728, 21st street while Clair (Clair Eugene Sidwell) was in the service.
Her father, Clyde Ray Stone, was born October 26, 1902 in Ogden, Weber county Utah (his father was Ray Webb Stone, his mother was Sarah Mae Hipwell). Her mother, Lois Elnora Michelson, was born in Huntsville, Utah, October 9, 1904 (whose father was John Hyrum Michelson, who was born March 11, 1877 at Copenhagen, Denmark. Lois' mother, Jesse Isabel Morgan was born June 28, 1881 at Huntsville, Weber county Utah.)
Cleo was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 7, 1942 when she was 19 years old. (She turned 20 the following October)
She attended the Lorin Farr Grade School where she took typing shorthand and bookkeeping and was also a member of the Ogden High Pep Club. She also attended Central Junior High School.Her singing in the Leider Kranz Chorus was a source of much enjoyment as they traveled to other wards in the area and out of state once a month, where they presented the entire Sacrament Services, including talks and music. They had the distinction of being invited to sing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle as a Ward Choir. The close friends she made were in the 20th Ward and was affectionately referred to as "Stonie" by the Choir Director Clarence Clark.
Cleo's mother passed away when she was almost 12, and along with her father being ill most of his life and her being the oldest, it was a trial and a challenge which she met in the best way she knew how. She worked outside the home at an early age tending children and helping with housework at Armstrong's and Belnap's. Once she had a job, she never hesitated to use her money to help her two younger sisters and brother. She purchased a blue fold-down couch so that John could come down from Huntsville and stay. The brother and sisters remember pairs of shoes and special gifts at Christmastime as she attempted to make things nice for them.
While working at C. C. Anderson's she met Clair Eugene Sidwell and they were married on September 12, 1942.
written by her sister Raydell Stone Cobia about 1971; copied by Kay L. Sidwell Stephens at a latter time and updated in April of 2000
as told by her sister Raydell and updated by her daughter Kay
Cleo Rae Stone was born October 27, 1922 at 736 Canyon Road; the family lived at 12th street when she was small and moved to 908, 21st street when she was 3 or 4 years old. She lived in Gram's apartments at 728, 21st street while Clair (Clair Eugene Sidwell) was in the service.
Her father, Clyde Ray Stone, was born October 26, 1902 in Ogden, Weber county Utah (his father was Ray Webb Stone, his mother was Sarah Mae Hipwell). Her mother, Lois Elnora Michelson, was born in Huntsville, Utah, October 9, 1904 (whose father was John Hyrum Michelson, who was born March 11, 1877 at Copenhagen, Denmark. Lois' mother, Jesse Isabel Morgan was born June 28, 1881 at Huntsville, Weber county Utah.)
Cleo was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 7, 1942 when she was 19 years old. (She turned 20 the following October)
She attended the Lorin Farr Grade School where she took typing shorthand and bookkeeping and was also a member of the Ogden High Pep Club. She also attended Central Junior High School.Her singing in the Leider Kranz Chorus was a source of much enjoyment as they traveled to other wards in the area and out of state once a month, where they presented the entire Sacrament Services, including talks and music. They had the distinction of being invited to sing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle as a Ward Choir. The close friends she made were in the 20th Ward and was affectionately referred to as "Stonie" by the Choir Director Clarence Clark.
Cleo's mother passed away when she was almost 12, and along with her father being ill most of his life and her being the oldest, it was a trial and a challenge which she met in the best way she knew how. She worked outside the home at an early age tending children and helping with housework at Armstrong's and Belnap's. Once she had a job, she never hesitated to use her money to help her two younger sisters and brother. She purchased a blue fold-down couch so that John could come down from Huntsville and stay. The brother and sisters remember pairs of shoes and special gifts at Christmastime as she attempted to make things nice for them.
While working at C. C. Anderson's she met Clair Eugene Sidwell and they were married on September 12, 1942.
written by her sister Raydell Stone Cobia about 1971; copied by Kay L. Sidwell Stephens at a latter time and updated in April of 2000
