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Elizabeth “Bessie” Allen Stanton

Birth
Colorado, USA
Death
18 May 1974 (aged 77)
Daggett County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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R_111_6
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Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 25, 1974

MANILA (Special)—Graveside services for Elizabeth “Bessie” Allen Stanton, 87, Manila, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the family plot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rev. John Langlitz of the Episcopal Church officiated.

Mrs. Stanton, a pioneer resident of the Manila area died Saturday, May 18, at her home after an illness of two weeks.

Born in Brown’s Park, Colo., May 2, 1897, the daughter of J.C. (Judge) and Elizabeth Law Allen, who were pioneer settlers of the area.

She and her brother, Jack, homesteaded a ranch on the east side of the Green River and during this time she worked as a secretary for the Rock Springs Coal Company in Rock Springs. After moving to Linwood in 1921 she operated a hotel there.

She was married to Alonzo Stanton in Green River Sept. 20, 1924. He preceded her in death in September, 1935.

In February, 1937, Mrs. Stanton became a secretary at the Utah State capitol where she worked until retiring in 19??. After retiring she became a notary public, serving in that capacity until her death.
Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 25, 1974

MANILA (Special)—Graveside services for Elizabeth “Bessie” Allen Stanton, 87, Manila, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the family plot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rev. John Langlitz of the Episcopal Church officiated.

Mrs. Stanton, a pioneer resident of the Manila area died Saturday, May 18, at her home after an illness of two weeks.

Born in Brown’s Park, Colo., May 2, 1897, the daughter of J.C. (Judge) and Elizabeth Law Allen, who were pioneer settlers of the area.

She and her brother, Jack, homesteaded a ranch on the east side of the Green River and during this time she worked as a secretary for the Rock Springs Coal Company in Rock Springs. After moving to Linwood in 1921 she operated a hotel there.

She was married to Alonzo Stanton in Green River Sept. 20, 1924. He preceded her in death in September, 1935.

In February, 1937, Mrs. Stanton became a secretary at the Utah State capitol where she worked until retiring in 19??. After retiring she became a notary public, serving in that capacity until her death.


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