Myrtle Boice

Myrtle Boice

Myrtle Boice Birth: Mar. 19, 1893

Oxford, Franklin County Idaho, USA
Death: Sep. 26, 1965
Salmon Lemhi County Idaho, USA


Daughter of Martin Calvin Boice and Louisa Marshall
Married Achillis Brown, 30 Nov 1911, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Obituary - Myrtle Brown Dies in Idaho

Mrs. Myrtle Brown, 73, of Salmon, Ida., formerly of Lovell, died Sunday, Sept. 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Hicks, in Salmon.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Big Horn Stake Center, with Bishop Scott Welch officiating. Burial was in the Lovell cemetery with Haskell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Brown was born Apr. 19, 1893, at Oxford, Ida., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Voice, She came to the Big Horn Basin in 1910 with her parents, and later moved to Sheridan. She moved to Idaho. 1934.

Achillies Brown

Nov. 30, 1911, she married Archilles Brown. He died in 1940.


Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Silvan Orr of Rexburg, Ida., Mrs. Mary Hicks of Salmon, Mrs. Tram Tracy of Missoula, Mont. and Mrs. Alden Rice of Boise, Ida.; five sons, F. Scott and Dale of Salmon, Achilles and Ferra of Missoula and Larry of Sugar City, Ida.; two sisters, Mrs. Delilah Asay and Mrs. Betty Walker of Lovell; 29 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.


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Obituary - Myrtle Brown Dies in Idaho

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle B. Brown, 72, were held in the Lovell West Ward in Lovell Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Brown passed away Sept. 26 in Steele Memorial hospital, Salmon, Ida., after a short illness.

Prelude and postlude music was played by Karma Allred. The opening song, "Oh My Father, " was sung by the Singing Mothers, accompanied by Drew Shumway and directed by Sharon Roth, Ray Walker offered the opening prayer and Curtie Orr gave the obituary. Leland Harris gave a talk and Ruth Bischoff, Iris Stringham and Effie Mayes, accompanied by Karma Allred, sang "Whispering Hope." Edd Corbett spoke, followed by a duet, "Beyond the Sunset," by Scott and Arthur Welch. Trand Tracy offered the closing prayer and Elgin Brown, the dedicatoral prayer.

Pall bearers were Scott, Achillies, Larry and Dale and Fera Brown and Harry Hicks. Burial was in the Lovell cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home.

Myrtle Boice Brown was born in Oxford, Ida. Apr. 19, 1893, a daughter of Martin Calvin and Louisa Marshall Boice. When she was about five years old, the family moved to Lovell. Here she grew up, attended school and was married to Achillies Brown on Nov. 30, 1911.

They made their home in the Lovell area until 1929, when they moved to Sheridan and operated a ranch until 1934. In this year, the family moved to Salmon, and Mr. Brown died in 1940.

Mrs. Brown spent her remaining years with her children, making her home for the most part with Lola Tracy in Missoula, Mont. and Curtie Orr in Rexburg, Ida.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the LDS church.

She is survived by nine children, Curtie Orr of Rexburg, Scott Brown and Doris Hicks, both of Salmon, Chill of Missoula, Larry of Rigby, Ida., Dale of Salmon, Lola Tracy of Missoula, Clara Louise Rice of Boise, Ida. and Fera Chuck Brown of Beaverton, Ore.; 32 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren and two sisters, Betsey Walker and Delila Asay, both of Lovell.

Parents:
Martin Calvin Boice (1844 - 1907)
Louisa Marshall Boice (1844 - 1926)

Spouse:
Achillies Brown (1891 - 1940)
Burial:
Lovell Cemetery
Lovell, Big Horn County Wyoming, USA

Myrtle Boice and Achillies Brown Monument
Lovell Cemetery Lovell, Wyoming

Record added: Oct 28, 2007

Find A Grave Memorial# 22503232

Dauean Louisa Marshall Boyce/Boice




Louisa Marshall Boyce

Collection of Histories:
Louisa Marshall Boice was born March 12, 1850 in Herefordshire, England to Sarah Goode Marshall and Thomas Marshall. Her father died when she was about three years old. Because Louisa's mother was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she brought her family to Utah in 1856. They suffered many hardships along the way, but according to Louisa, 'Through the faith and prayers of my dear mother we were able to stand it all.'

When they arrived in Salt Lake City, Louisa spun and knit to help her mother support the family. Louisa spent her girlhood in Franklin, Idaho. She first met her husband, Martin Calvin Boice, in Smithfield, Utah in the fall of 1864. Martin later moved with his parents to Oxford, Idaho with the help of Louisa's brother-in-law B. H. Hunt. When B. H. Hunt and Louisa's sister moved to Oxford, Louisa came with them and met Martin again. They were married on May 7, 1865 in Oxford and settled there. They became the parents of 12 children: five boys and seven girls. In 1869, Louisa and Martin made a trip to Salt Lake City to receive their endowments. One summer they stayed in Market Lake, Idaho to help Louisa's older sister and her husband. Their little boy had been killed when a wagon ran over his head. Louisa took her sister's place as cook at the home station stage line that they were running.

When the Oxford Relief Society was organized, Louisa served as a teacher. In 1879, Louisa and Martin sold their home in Oxford and moved to Dayton, Idaho. Louisa was Relief Society President there for 11 years. Then, they moved to Cottonwood Valley, Idaho where they ran a dairy for eight years. Finally, in 1901, they moved to Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming where a group of Saints had been sent to colonize. Martin died there on October 5, 1907, and Louisa passed away on May 5, 1926.

Louisa Marshall Boyce / Boice

This collection contains items relating to Louisa and to her mother, Sarah Goode Marshall. There is some discrepancy between the authors of the collection as to Louisa’s first name. In the autobiography she is identified as Louise, in the ‘Faith Promoting Incident’ one of her children refers to her as Louesa, and in Sarah Goode’s biography a grandchild refers to her as Louisa. Two items in the collection are about her specifically. The first item is a one-page typewritten autobiographical sketch of Louisa’s life written March 12, 1923 when she was 73 years old. In the sketch she recounts the moves that she and her husband made, and focuses on the eternal nature of the family. She notes that all of her children, except two sons who died in infancy, were worthy to go through the temple. She closes the account of her life with this statement: ‘I am looking forward to the time of when we will all be reunited again and have during my life tried to live worthy of the blessings of God on myself and family.’

The second item is entitled ‘A Faith Promoting Incident,’ and was written by one of Louisa’s children. Louisa was living in Dayton, Idaho in 1886 when the incident occurred. The saints were in the midst of persecution because of polygamy, and further, an influenza epidemic was going through the community. Louisa and her mother were both ill. One night, Louisa’s husband went out to check on her mother. While he was gone, Louisa heard someone at the door scraping his shoes. When she opened her eyes she saw a stranger standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by a bright light. She often said later, ‘I have never in my life seen anything to equal the brightness of that light. I could not move or speak a word.’ The Man said, ‘I have come to tell you how things are going with the Saints.’

At this moment she was instantly healed, and she began to pray fervently. Then she started to sing ‘Up Awake Ye Defenders of Zion.’ She was joined by hundreds of voices who she then led in singing ‘Lo the Lion’s Left the Thicket.’ In a vision, ‘the future was opened to me as far as my eyes could see in every direction.’ She saw people walking the highway in a destitute state, and she saw the White House and soldiers marching towards it in defense of the nation. The visitor informed her that ‘in a short time the Saints would be granted their franchise and in time they would hold the reins of government.’ Louisa was filled with happiness and asked the man to come again. He agreed and left the room.


Publisher's Note: Lovinia Marshall Adams lived at Market Lake, son John William Ezekiel Adams [male] 14 Mar 1867 Market Lake, Jefferson, Idaho died 17 Jun 1869 Fort Hall, Bingham, Idaho and Buried: 19 Jun 1869 in Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho.

Betsey Walker - An Inspiring Experience

Betsey S. Boice Walker

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An Inspiring Experience, Written by Betsey S. Boice Walker, Transcribed as written.

On September 16th 1946 two of four sons, Ariel and Merl, and their sons, one of each left their camp ground at Flag Ranch, near the South Entrance of the Yellowstone Park, on a hunting trip.  There were two others in the party, making six in all.  They made two group three in each, and separated in two different directions.  In about an hour Merls group found an elk.  Merl fired a shot (as pre-arranged).  One of the party came, Theon Bassett, but Ariel never showed up.  They did not get alarmed, thinking he had gone on ahead.  They dressed out the elk, but Ariel still had not shown up so Merl started out on the route Ariel had taken.  He went a distance of several miles calling for Ariel but never heard any reply to his calls.  He and the others searched the rest of the day, and Tuesday morning, when they notified the Sheriff at Jackson who came with a posse of men and the search continued.  About noon Wednesday they called for more help from Lovell, many came, and the search continued on for many days or until the snow came and drove the hunters and searchers out with no word or evidence of Ariels whereabouts.

Ariels wife Helen went to our Stake Patriarch, James Harston, for a Special blessing.  He told her Ariel had been called to the other side, and was worthy and fully prepared to meet the call that was made of him.  This satisfied us to some extent, but I could not accept it wholeheartedly, as I felt my companion and others of the family who were there could in some way let us know something of the body.  But time went on and I was losing interest in research and Temple work, of which there was much to be done.

In March or about six months later, I went to my bed as usual with a heavy heart and quickly found myself gazing on a large group of people all very interested in a work of which I was soon under the impression was research work or something similar.  I saw many people I recognized as my kinspeople-  I was so overjoyed I wanted to speak but for some reason I did not, I decided they did not know I was there.  After this scene I looked to my left and saw a door.  I walked to it, opened it and stepped inside - there sat my mother, she too was very busy, I did not notice what she was doing, being so overjoyed.  We greeted each other and was soon in conversation, each asking questions.  Upto this time I had not thought of Ariel, In a short time the door opened, and Ariel stepped inside, Well our joy was beyond describing, we embraced very affectionately and then I began to question him, why he left us, not leaving any evidence.  He said "Mother, I was called and had to go- I did not have time to say or leave any trace.  I told him I was satisfied but the folks and friends do not know what I know, and they should be told, now what is your way of communication?"  He just smiled but did not answer, but my mother then spoke saying, calling me by name, "Betty why worry about Ariel, he was called here on important work and is doing it, and as for the folks they will not take any hurt from these worries, and remember this is the Lords plan and is not mans, you have to be tested, tried and exercise faith, which brings about our salvation, that is the Lords plan and it will not be too long before they will all be here and then they will understand the purposes of the Lord, so stop your worrying about Ariel, he is all right," of which I could see.

I never was so happy in my life.  I had no more troubles, From this experience I had I learned this that when we go there we are not concerned over this world or the troubles of it.  We take up our labors, understanding them better than here.  I did not see beyond the group I mentioned, or Mother and Ariel.  I realized I was not in line of the facts of the purpose of the Lord in taking him away in such a mysterious way, but I want to say they are just as much alive there as here and we will find and join them in the work.

This experience has strenthened me in Temple and research work and probably if we would do more of it here it would relieve some of their work there, as it must be done.

Betsey S. Boice Walker.

Note from Publisher:  While traveling with my brothers and sisters for a family Temple Night at the South Jordan Temple, I related this story as I had just read it and it had made a great impression on me.  My brother Philip Wasden was sitting in the back seat with me and our sister Marlene.  He told us that he remembered when this happened.  He remembered the men going on searches to try to find Ariel.  He told us what he remembered hearing about the fate of Ariel in two different scenarios.  One story was that his remains were found with a bullet jammed in his rifle and the remains of a bear nearby setting the stage for a bear attack, possibly shooting the bear, then the gun jammed.  Ariel being killed by the bear, and the bear dying from his wounds.  Another report made by Robert Walker states "While on Hunting trip, some personal effects were found 2 years later (his hunting rifle, scraps of clothing) and that was all.  In another history, Aunt Betty stated this was the first time she had ever heard of working on the "other side".

Ariel F Walker Memorial Lovell Cemetery Lovell, Wyoming
I wonder if anything is actually buried here.