She was one of the first white children born in Iron County. She was a Temple Worker in the Saint George LDS Temple for several years.
Nancy married Jerome Asay on June 1st 1875 in Harrisburg, Utah. They were later sealed for Time and all Eternity in the Saint George LDS Temple on August 1st 1877. Jerome died on October 6th 1940.
Nancy passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Naomi, of chronic myocardias and causes incident to age. She was ninety years old and the oldest resident of Emery County.
Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, July 26, 1950 at 10:30 a.m. in the Castle Dale LDS Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop P. Eugene Johansen.
Graveside Services followed in the Castle Dale City Cemetery, where she was buried beside her beloved husband, Jerome, in the Asay family plot.
REST IN PEACE.
Here is a link to a letter about Nancy Meeks written by her youngest daughter, Eleanor. It contains some information of how they met Butch Cassidy and helped out his pal that had been shot. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20776701/person/988400345/story/c2fb28ab-a21c-4180-a3ae-895ecd178187?src=search
She was one of the first white children born in Iron County. She was a Temple Worker in the Saint George LDS Temple for several years.
Nancy married Jerome Asay on June 1st 1875 in Harrisburg, Utah. They were later sealed for Time and all Eternity in the Saint George LDS Temple on August 1st 1877. Jerome died on October 6th 1940.
Nancy passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Naomi, of chronic myocardias and causes incident to age. She was ninety years old and the oldest resident of Emery County.
Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, July 26, 1950 at 10:30 a.m. in the Castle Dale LDS Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop P. Eugene Johansen.
Graveside Services followed in the Castle Dale City Cemetery, where she was buried beside her beloved husband, Jerome, in the Asay family plot.
REST IN PEACE.
Here is a link to a letter about Nancy Meeks written by her youngest daughter, Eleanor. It contains some information of how they met Butch Cassidy and helped out his pal that had been shot. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20776701/person/988400345/story/c2fb28ab-a21c-4180-a3ae-895ecd178187?src=search
Family Members
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Elizabeth Meeks Dalton
1823–1892
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Joseph Meeks
1857–1913
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Hyrum Smith Meeks
1861–1939
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John Priddy Meeks
1863–1863
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Sarah Deseret Meeks Morris
1864–1954
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Mary Ellen Meeks Hoyt
1867–1947
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Heber Jesse Meeks
1869–1934
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Charles Mason Meeks
1872–1873
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Elizabeth Dalton "Libby" Meeks Fackrell
1874–1954
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Alfred Randall Meeks
1877–1961
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Rosy Asay
1876–1886
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Charles Asay
1879–1945
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Heber J. Asay
1881–1881
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Amos "Nick" Asay
1883–1944
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Jerome "Lome" Asay Jr
1888–1964
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Cornelius "Neal" Asay
1889–1979
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Grover "Grove" Asay
1892–1976
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Eva Asay
1896–1897
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Norman Asay
1896–1944
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Naomi "None" Asay Anderson
1898–1987
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Eleanor Jane Asay Gibbons
1900–1995
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