Helen preferred to be referred to as "Mother" or "Grandmother". She was an artist and I remember seeing many of her paintings, mainly of flowers.
She died just after I moved to Utah with my three daughters, ages 4, 6 and 7. Gratefully, just the year before, I had stopped by with them to see grandmother at her home in Centerville, Utah and the girls were able to meet their GREAT GREAT grandmother! I bet there aren't many people who can say they have met their great great anything! I do have some pictures..I'll post them when I can.
My Great Grandmother, Helen McRae was married to Everett Alma Young on
27 May 1926.
She married James Edward Stock on 4 June 1946 and Marius Oman Evans on 27 JUL 1996.
Contributed By: DeniseCerdhe1 · 24 September 2014 (From FamilySearch.org)
My grandmother taught me how to sew when I was eight years old. Her home was down the street from my elementary school and so I would walk to her house after school and she taught me to sew on an ancient sewing machine made in 1900s that only sewed straight, no zigzag. Our family often went to her house on Sundays or when other family members came into town to visit. On those days, she would tell us the stories of her parents and grandparents, how they fought and lived their lives. It always was special to hear the stories and has helped in my current desire to do family history. She was a professional homemaker and worked for the Cooperative Extension Service and was particular on orderliness and cleanliness. "Everything in its' place and a place for everything.", a motto that has been ingrained into my memory of my Grandmother!
Helen McRae and Marius Oman Evans on their wedding day July 27, 1996
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