My Aunt Wilma was the 7th of 9 children born to Robert Alma Nash and Mary Etta Bradley. She was born near Vernal, Utah but her family returned to Tooele, Utah when she was an infant. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to Butte, Montana.
She graduated from Butte High School. She married Fred John Meyers in Butte on March 31, 1951. "Dutch" and Wilma weren't blessed with children of their own. However, they reared his sister's children, Roberta and Rjonn Burns.
She worked as a telephone operator for a time and also sold Avon products. She was a favorite aunt to her numerous nieces and nephews. She had a bubbly personality and was very forgiving. She loved children.
She was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had a tremendous amount of faith. She served in many Church callings throughout her life.
She was a meticulous housekeeper and one of my nephews had a running joke with her. He'd call her and say, "Aunt Wilma, your house is messy. I can see it from here."
When I was a child, they had pleated valance drapes in the living room. She'd have me climb up onto the back of the sofa and dust them for her. My mother was also meticulous and no one was allowed to touch her drapes or curtains. Standing on my mother's couch was absolutely forbidden. I was always getting into trouble for climbing at home, but never at Aunt Wilma's. She never scolded me for anything. I remember it feeling surreal that she actually wanted me to climb, stand on the furniture, and touch the drapes.
They also had mushroom-shaped carpeted footstools of varying sizes. I measured my growth by being able to sit on the next one larger with my feet touching the floor.
Aunt Verla, the baby of the Nash family, told a funny story. When they were down to the three youngest at home, Grandma and Grandpa would leave to run errands. They'd give instructions to clean the house while they were gone. Aunt Murlene and Aunt Verla soon learned that they'd never be able to clean the house to Aunt Wilma's satisfaction. So, they'd purposefully do a sloppy job so that she'd take over and send them out to play. She never squealed on them, either.
She graduated from Butte High School. She married Fred John Meyers in Butte on March 31, 1951. "Dutch" and Wilma weren't blessed with children of their own. However, they reared his sister's children, Roberta and Rjonn Burns.
She worked as a telephone operator for a time and also sold Avon products. She was a favorite aunt to her numerous nieces and nephews. She had a bubbly personality and was very forgiving. She loved children.
She was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had a tremendous amount of faith. She served in many Church callings throughout her life.
She was a meticulous housekeeper and one of my nephews had a running joke with her. He'd call her and say, "Aunt Wilma, your house is messy. I can see it from here."
When I was a child, they had pleated valance drapes in the living room. She'd have me climb up onto the back of the sofa and dust them for her. My mother was also meticulous and no one was allowed to touch her drapes or curtains. Standing on my mother's couch was absolutely forbidden. I was always getting into trouble for climbing at home, but never at Aunt Wilma's. She never scolded me for anything. I remember it feeling surreal that she actually wanted me to climb, stand on the furniture, and touch the drapes.
They also had mushroom-shaped carpeted footstools of varying sizes. I measured my growth by being able to sit on the next one larger with my feet touching the floor.
Aunt Verla, the baby of the Nash family, told a funny story. When they were down to the three youngest at home, Grandma and Grandpa would leave to run errands. They'd give instructions to clean the house while they were gone. Aunt Murlene and Aunt Verla soon learned that they'd never be able to clean the house to Aunt Wilma's satisfaction. So, they'd purposefully do a sloppy job so that she'd take over and send them out to play. She never squealed on them, either.
My Aunt Wilma was the 7th of 9 children born to Robert Alma Nash and Mary Etta Bradley. She was born near Vernal, Utah but her family returned to Tooele, Utah when she was an infant. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to Butte, Montana.
She graduated from Butte High School. She married Fred John Meyers in Butte on March 31, 1951. "Dutch" and Wilma weren't blessed with children of their own. However, they reared his sister's children, Roberta and Rjonn Burns.
She worked as a telephone operator for a time and also sold Avon products. She was a favorite aunt to her numerous nieces and nephews. She had a bubbly personality and was very forgiving. She loved children.
She was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had a tremendous amount of faith. She served in many Church callings throughout her life.
She was a meticulous housekeeper and one of my nephews had a running joke with her. He'd call her and say, "Aunt Wilma, your house is messy. I can see it from here."
When I was a child, they had pleated valance drapes in the living room. She'd have me climb up onto the back of the sofa and dust them for her. My mother was also meticulous and no one was allowed to touch her drapes or curtains. Standing on my mother's couch was absolutely forbidden. I was always getting into trouble for climbing at home, but never at Aunt Wilma's. She never scolded me for anything. I remember it feeling surreal that she actually wanted me to climb, stand on the furniture, and touch the drapes.
They also had mushroom-shaped carpeted footstools of varying sizes. I measured my growth by being able to sit on the next one larger with my feet touching the floor.
Aunt Verla, the baby of the Nash family, told a funny story. When they were down to the three youngest at home, Grandma and Grandpa would leave to run errands. They'd give instructions to clean the house while they were gone. Aunt Murlene and Aunt Verla soon learned that they'd never be able to clean the house to Aunt Wilma's satisfaction. So, they'd purposefully do a sloppy job so that she'd take over and send them out to play. She never squealed on them, either.
She graduated from Butte High School. She married Fred John Meyers in Butte on March 31, 1951. "Dutch" and Wilma weren't blessed with children of their own. However, they reared his sister's children, Roberta and Rjonn Burns.
She worked as a telephone operator for a time and also sold Avon products. She was a favorite aunt to her numerous nieces and nephews. She had a bubbly personality and was very forgiving. She loved children.
She was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had a tremendous amount of faith. She served in many Church callings throughout her life.
She was a meticulous housekeeper and one of my nephews had a running joke with her. He'd call her and say, "Aunt Wilma, your house is messy. I can see it from here."
When I was a child, they had pleated valance drapes in the living room. She'd have me climb up onto the back of the sofa and dust them for her. My mother was also meticulous and no one was allowed to touch her drapes or curtains. Standing on my mother's couch was absolutely forbidden. I was always getting into trouble for climbing at home, but never at Aunt Wilma's. She never scolded me for anything. I remember it feeling surreal that she actually wanted me to climb, stand on the furniture, and touch the drapes.
They also had mushroom-shaped carpeted footstools of varying sizes. I measured my growth by being able to sit on the next one larger with my feet touching the floor.
Aunt Verla, the baby of the Nash family, told a funny story. When they were down to the three youngest at home, Grandma and Grandpa would leave to run errands. They'd give instructions to clean the house while they were gone. Aunt Murlene and Aunt Verla soon learned that they'd never be able to clean the house to Aunt Wilma's satisfaction. So, they'd purposefully do a sloppy job so that she'd take over and send them out to play. She never squealed on them, either.
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