Alma was 5'11" tall and weighed 185 lbs. Alma helped his Dad on his farm prior to age 19. He filled a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in the North West. Two months after he returned he met Myrtle Ivy Stephens and they were married the following year in the Salt Lake Temple. They were very happy. Alma became very ill for about eight weeks when his wife was pregnant with her second daughter. He was told that he had liquid on the brain and was given one year to live. He recovered and took a job as a machinist on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Three years later after the birth of his third daughter, he became ill again and was sent to the Southern Pacific Hospital in San Francisco. He partially recovered and came home to Utah. After his fifth and last child, depression set in due to a drop in pay to $6.48 a day. He did not know how he would make ends meet. He was also told that his benefits of health and life would end on July 1st of that year. His depression worsened. He left again for San Francisco to see if his health could be improved before he lost his benefits. Alma had to have a spinal test. A few days later he got a serious case of pneumonia and died 20 years after his marriage. Myrtle was with him at the time. He died the eve of his benefit loss. His wife was able to pay the bills and received the life insurance, which carried her and the family over till they could establish a home building business. Alma was well liked and always honored of men. He had a very kind nature and was remembered by many.
Children: Alma, Wayne, Ina, Arleen, Barbara
Children: Alma, Wayne, Ina, Arleen, Barbara
Alma was 5'11" tall and weighed 185 lbs. Alma helped his Dad on his farm prior to age 19. He filled a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in the North West. Two months after he returned he met Myrtle Ivy Stephens and they were married the following year in the Salt Lake Temple. They were very happy. Alma became very ill for about eight weeks when his wife was pregnant with her second daughter. He was told that he had liquid on the brain and was given one year to live. He recovered and took a job as a machinist on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Three years later after the birth of his third daughter, he became ill again and was sent to the Southern Pacific Hospital in San Francisco. He partially recovered and came home to Utah. After his fifth and last child, depression set in due to a drop in pay to $6.48 a day. He did not know how he would make ends meet. He was also told that his benefits of health and life would end on July 1st of that year. His depression worsened. He left again for San Francisco to see if his health could be improved before he lost his benefits. Alma had to have a spinal test. A few days later he got a serious case of pneumonia and died 20 years after his marriage. Myrtle was with him at the time. He died the eve of his benefit loss. His wife was able to pay the bills and received the life insurance, which carried her and the family over till they could establish a home building business. Alma was well liked and always honored of men. He had a very kind nature and was remembered by many.
Children: Alma, Wayne, Ina, Arleen, Barbara
Children: Alma, Wayne, Ina, Arleen, Barbara
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