Cross Country Connections

  Jodi Slade Wheatley -- South Carolina 
Grant Gibbons and his family are friends with me and my family
out here in Aiken, SC. I never met him before coming here, but
we both came from Blanding. 

Rosalie Payne -- Centerville:   

Jodi Slade just reminded me of a couple more. Grant Gibbons was in stake YM. presidency with my financial adviser.  
--The teacher across the hall from me at the middle school was a brother-in-law of Eric Spotted Elk. Their wives are sisters.
--Teaching in Price I had several students who were children of my former students. That meant that they instantly became my "grandchildren." I am sure I will forget some but here goes.
--2 daughters of Eric Mantz
--Daughter of Stewart and Stacy Black. He was also in my high council
--Son of Grant Hickman and grandson of Jessica Lee and Ken Hickman. His name is Kenneth Hickman so that was an easy one to catch
--Son and daughter of Kerry Van Dyke
-- Two sons and daughter of Alissa Morley
--Son of Eldon Nez
--Daughter of Rochelle Romero Badback (son was in school as well)
--Also Judy Mainord who used to teach at SJH is an assistant supt in Carbon District

 Lynn-Yvonne Wright -- Logan

 I drive Aggie Shuttle on campus at USU. One day I was talking to a person on the bus and during our discussion learned that her Grandmother was Merle Black, one of my classmates from San Juan High.

 Aminnie Laws -- Wyoming I went to a Wright family gathering to see the pioneer sights in Wyoming in 2003 (or 04) One of the couple missionaries asked where we were from, when we responded Blanding, UT, the Elder asked if we knew Ray Brown. He served a portion of his mission as a companion in the Chicago area. He was surprised when I told him that was my grandpa. It was so neat to hear some of his memories of their time together.

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