50th Wedding Anniversary

December 2005


Here are some pictures from Grandma and Grandpa's 50th wedding celebration last year.

Brown family get together

Labor Day 2006

Grandma & Grandpa Newsletter

September 3, 2006
This weekend we enjoyed a gathering of the Wilburn James Brown siblings and spouses to celebrate the return of Bob and Donna from their mission to Spain. On Saturday we got together for a picnic at a really nice park in Highland, near Bob and Donnas home. We had Roger and Earlenes entire posterity, several from Bobs family, Leisel and her children, Aunt Bessie, Harold and Nora and all but Marion, of the living children of Earl and Maggie Brown and their spouses. Following the picnic the siblings and wives met at Bob and Donnas for a lovely dinner and than visited until about midnight.

Sunday everyone went to an early Sacrament meeting and then met at Bill and Jeannettes for a casual lunch and a kind of family business meeting that ended with a very casual snack around 7:00 PM.

It was really good to get up to date on all of the family members and strengthen our family bonds once again.

Bob and Donna are just returned from their Full Time Mission to Spain and are living in their home in Cedar Hills. Just getting settled back into "civilian life."

Bill and Jeannette are still getting used to retirement and enjoying their condominium living in American Fork, They are working in the Mount Timpanogos Temple one day a week and serving in the Ward.

Barry and Linda are still living in the same home in Orem and have Starr and her children living with them at the present time. Barry continues his construction business with his son Ladd and Linda works part time at the MTC.

Marion is still in Madison, Wisconsin as far as we know. No one has been in communication with him since just after mothers passing. We are all very concerned about his welfare but find it very difficult to communicate with him.

Murr and Cheryl are living in Apache Junction, Arizona where Murr is employed in the Financial Planning industry and Cheryl is teaching school in Mesa. They have purchased property and are having a home built in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Mike and Maurine are still living in Gilbert, Arizona but have purchased a lot in Queen Creek, Arizona and are in the process of putting their home up for sale and building on the Queen Creek lot.

Roger and Earlene have been back in Chubbuck, Idaho for about one year following a three year experience with the Church Education Department in the San Francisco area. They are retired and still in the process of remodeling their home in Chubbuck and raising bees.

Life Is Good
Wilburn J. Brown

Grandma & Grandpa #1

The Big 5 get together in Utah

Grandma & Grandpa #2

Briana visiting for EFY

Grandma & Grandpa Newsletter

I am so very pleased that those with greater forethought than I have had, have started a family newsletter as a means of communication between family members and recording something of our lives for posterity.

As this opportunity presents itself Grandma and I find ourselves nestled away in a very comfortable condominium in American Fork, Utah. We have three empty bedrooms and like it when family members can come and visit us.We are feeling the ravages of old age but know that we are blessed beyond the blessings of most of those around us. Just for the record Grandma is now 70 and I am 73. We have lived here for about 1 year and are happy here. We live quite near to Bob and Donna, Leisel and Leon, my brother Barry and his family, Uncle Merlyn and Uncle Harold and Aunt Bessie to name a few. We are also close to some of Bobs children and some of Roger and Earlenes. Grandma also has several extended family members living in nearby communities.

We fill our time with trying to decide what to eat 3 times a day and taking care of our condominium and our postage stamp size yard. We do have callings in the Church. I am a Home Teacher, an Assistant to the Ward High Priest Group Leader and have been set apart to work one day a week in the Baptistry of the Mount Timpanogos Temple. Every third month I am assigned to conduct Sacrament Services at the Bell Aire assisted living facility. Grandma is called as a Visiting Teacher and is also set apart to work one day a week in the Baptistry.

We have good relationships with those who have moved into our senior housing project known as Crystal Cove. We live in the Amarican Fork 11th Ward which is a very good Ward which was divided about 6 months ago and is still growing very rapidly. The Membership Clerk reads in 3 to 5 families each week many of whom are Elderly couples and Widows. We have about 50 High Priests but not enough Aaronic Priesthood to administer and pass the Sacrament. We find it interesting that two General Authorities in the recent past have stated that what is happening here is a "Gathering". We get along really well with the other people in our housing project and members of the Ward.

The weather here has been quite agreeable. We did have several days over 100 degrees this past summer but the evenings have been cool and enjoyable. The mountains are green and beautiful and there have been several occasions to drive up the canyons and enjoy the lakes and the scenery. We even looked at some cabin sites but have not seen anything we think is worth the investment. We have decided that now is the time to develop the Heber properties in Arizona and are in the process of working with Garth to build spec. houses rather than selling the land as is.

Being between Provo and Salt Lake, we have the opportunity to attend any number of special programs. Some at BYU and some at the Conference Center. We also choose to stay at home a lot and read, relax and watch T.V.

Thanks Jacie for getting us started.
Love to all,
Grandpa

Grandma & Grandpa #3

Grandma and Grandpa at Great Grandma Brown's Funeral

Grandma & Grandpa #4

Grandma and Corey at Great Grandma Brown's Viewing