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Rulon Wells Ashby, 1907–1965 (aged 58 years)

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Rulon Wells Ashby

Name: Rulon Wells /Ashby/
Given names: Rulon Wells
Surname: Ashby

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father	Links Birth: 30 August 1884 — Spanish Fork, Utah, USA Marriage: 30 August 1906 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 5 July 1949 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ambrosine Zina Hacking Rulon Wells Ashby Harold Clive Ashby Thora Ashby Sara Ashby Ward Hacking Ashby Anna Ashby Stephen Wells Ashby 1884–1949 Birth: 30 August 1884 — Spanish Fork, Utah, USA Death: 5 July 1949 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
mother	Links Birth: 22 August 1884 27 26 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 30 August 1906 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 20 December 1963 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Stephen Wells Ashby Rulon Wells Ashby Harold Clive Ashby Thora Ashby Sara Ashby Ward Hacking Ashby Anna Ashby Ambrosine Zina Hacking 1884–1963 Birth: 22 August 1884 27 26 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 20 December 1963 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 30 August 1906 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
11 months himself	Links Birth: 14 July 1907 22 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 25 May 1929 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 25 November 1965 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elsie Henry Lila Ashby Gary H Ashby Dr Kenny Ashby Rulon Wells Ashby 1907–1965 Birth: 14 July 1907 22 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 25 November 1965 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
23 months younger brother	Links Birth: 23 May 1909 24 24 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 3 April 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Neva Burton Harold Clive Ashby 1909–1980 Birth: 23 May 1909 24 24 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 3 April 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
17 months younger sister	Links Birth: 9 October 1910 26 26 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 9 December 1994 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Philip Ray Hall Dee Ashby Hall Ivan Ashby Hall Donna Hall Thora Ashby 1910–1994 Birth: 9 October 1910 26 26 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 9 December 1994 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 2 February 1915 30 30 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 5 July 1930 — Provo, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sara Ashby 1915–1930 Birth: 2 February 1915 30 30 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 5 July 1930 — Provo, Utah, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 5 December 1917 33 33 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 16 December 1938 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Marriage: 25 June 1943 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 1 May 1998 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Norma Jorgensen Family with spouse Eva June Heaps Ward Hacking Ashby 1917–1998 Birth: 5 December 1917 33 33 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 1 May 1998 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: 3 October 1922 38 38 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 3 July 1943 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA Death: 28 February 1992 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Neal Oldham Leslie Carrel Oldham Stephen George Oldham James Allison Oldham Anna Ashby 1922–1992 Birth: 3 October 1922 38 38 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 28 February 1992 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA

Family with Elsie Henry
himself	Links Birth: 14 July 1907 22 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 25 May 1929 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 25 November 1965 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elsie Henry Lila Ashby Gary H Ashby Dr Kenny Ashby Rulon Wells Ashby 1907–1965 Birth: 14 July 1907 22 22 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 25 November 1965 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
wife	Links Birth: 15 January 1909 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 25 May 1929 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 31 March 2002 — Orem, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rulon Wells Ashby Lila Ashby Gary H Ashby Dr Kenny Ashby Elsie Henry 1909–2002 Birth: 15 January 1909 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 31 March 2002 — Orem, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 25 May 1929 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
20 months daughter	Links Birth: 1930 22 20 Marriage: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Doral Leslie Thacker Lila Ashby 1930–… Birth: 1930 22 20 Death:
4 years son	Links Birth: 26 July 1933 26 24 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 20 June 1958 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 4 July 2017 — South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mildred Anne Anderson Gary H Ashby 1933–2017 Birth: 26 July 1933 26 24 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 4 July 2017 — South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
7 years son	Links Birth: 1939 31 29 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: about 2009 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dr Kenny Ashby 1939–2009 Birth: 1939 31 29 — Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: about 2009

Events of close relatives
Birth	14 July 1907 22 22 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Harold Clive Ashby 23 May 1909 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Thora Ashby 9 October 1910 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Sara Ashby 2 February 1915 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Ward Hacking Ashby 5 December 1917 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Anna Ashby 3 October 1922 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandfather	James Hacking 25 March 1927 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Elsie Henry — View this family 25 May 1929 (aged 21 years) Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a sister	Sara Ashby 5 July 1930 Provo, Utah, USA
Birth of a daughter	Lila Ashby 1930
Birth of a son	Gary H Ashby 26 July 1933 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother	Annie Maria Glines 18 May 1935 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Birth of a son	Dr Kenny Ashby 1939 Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA
Death of a father	Stephen Wells Ashby 5 July 1949 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage of a son	Gary H Ashby — Mildred Anne Anderson — View this family 20 June 1958 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death of a mother	Ambrosine Zina Hacking 20 December 1963 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death	25 November 1965 (aged 58 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Last change	18 May 2022 – 13:27:13 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Rulon Wells Ashby is the first child born to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby and Stephen Wells Ashby. He was baptised July 31, 1915 and confirmed August 1, 1915 by Cyrus A. Thompson. Rulon attended schools in Vernal, Utah and while at Uintah High School was the sophomore class president. He was the prince in the play "The Hermit of Hawaii", and Ronald in "The Goose Hangs High." He dropped out of school his junior year and went to work. In later life he registered as a special student in the University of Utah Graduate School for a special program. He finished it with straight A's, a 4.0 grade point average. He was involved in various occupations: sheepherding, farming, timbering, gilsonite mining, gold mining, saddle tree making, insurance, real estate, store owner and post office manager. Rulon married Elsie Henry of Vernal on May 25, 1929. They were married by her uncle, Byron Goodrich. They had three children, Lila, Gary H. and Kenny Ashby. Elsie was born January 15, 1909 at Vernal, Utah. She was baptised August 4, 1917 and confirmed August 5, 1917 by Albert G. Goodrich. At Uintah High School she was a member of the Glee Club, Drama Club, Commercial Club etc. She was Sunday School Secretary and second counselor in the YWMIA in Naples Ward; first counselor in the Vernal First Ward Primary; speech director and activity director in Maeser Ward; organist in Maeser First Ward Relief Society; Homemaking leader in Ballard Ward. She was a member and officer in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp Utahn. Rulon had a special ability to work numbers in his head. He could add numbers seven figures at a time as fast as you could draw your finger down on them. He could count sheep, cattle and horses without an error. The animals would be running about six across through a gap, and he would count them. Rulon broke horses and saddle horses. They couldn't buck because he would jerk back and forth, keeping them struggling to stand. He would get very upset if his son Gary ever let a horse buck. If they never bucked they would not know that they could do it. When he was working in the timber a log fell on his leg and crushed it. He cut off the cast himself after four weeks and went back to work. Another time, when he was fishing in Yellowstone Park, he broke his leg and had to climb out of a gorge to get help. He was always reading and learning. He was a great reader of LDS Church history and western history. He was very knowledgeable about the hisotry and people in the early days of Vernal, Utah. Rulon had the conviction that you should be the best neighbor you could, always willing to help in any way possible. He had many friends because he was a good friend. He loved to be around people. When his daughter Lila was young he decided to break her of the habit of saying "ain't." They played the "Ain't Game." They tried to see who could go the longest without being caught saying the undesirable word. Lila was happy when she could catch her dad saying it, which he did to make the game more lively. Rulon enjoyed fishing and hunting. He and Elsie would shoot their deer every fall to have meat for the winter. He also enjoyed going rock hunting. He had a sizable collection of interesting and valuable rocks. He had a good collection of Indian arrowheads. Rulon did a great job with the youth of the Maeser Ward. He was the Drama director and directed a three-act play that was a hit. He raised money for the new chapel to be built in Maeser. When he had a heart attack he would not go to the hospital. Chest pains were bad, but he had to give a seminar the next day for which he was having a hard time preparing. He went to the doctor he had on retainer for his business. He checked Rulon and said, "You are having a heart attack." The doctor got very excited and wanted to rush him to the hospital. The doctor said he would die if he didn't. Rulon went home, got a fishing pole and headed for the mountains. He came home that night, finished preparing for the seminar and gave it the next day. Three years later he was killed as a result of an automobile accident. When they did an autopsy, the performing doctors asked Kenny and Gary about the scar tissue in his heart. He died November 25, 1965 in St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rulon is remembered by his family as an ambitious hard-working man who put his whole heart into what he did. He was honest and trust-worthy, and loved his family. Posted 14 Nov 2008 by Funeral honors Rulon Wells Ashby, accident victim. Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Maeser First Ward Chapel for Rulon Wells Ashby, 58, who died Thursday evening of the last week in a Salt Lake hospital following complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident November 1. Mr Ashby was born July 14, 1907 to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19374129 and Stephen Wells Ashby http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ashby&GSfn=Stephen&GSmn=W&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=19373749& and was the oldest child. He was peceded in death by his sister, father and mother. He was born in Maeser, lived in Lapoint in early childhood, and spent most of his life in Ashley Valley except for short periods in Colorado, Wyoming and Salt Lake City. He married Elsie Henry http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ashby+Morrill&GSfn=Elsie&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=18533409&, May 25, 1929 in Vernal. After attending local schools his work included the raising of livestock, sheepherding, mining, worked at Yellowstone Park, timber contractor, store owner, rancher and a life insurance and real estate salesman in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He was a member of the Life Insurance Underwriters Training Council. Mr. Ashby was an elder in the LDS Church and his service included scout work, deacon's advisor, MIA athletic director and coach, MIA drama director and he was currently serving on the ward finance committee. He was an outdoor man whose hobbies were fishing, hunting, rock collecting and he also collected coins. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Ted (Lila) Thacker of Vernal; two sons, Gary H. of Seattle, and Dr. Kenny of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Philip (Thora) Hall of Vernal and Mrs. George (Anna) Oldham also of Vernal; and two brothers, Harold of Vernal and Ward of Salt Lake City. Prayer at the mortuary was offered by Harvey McKee. At the funeral services Melba Eaton played the prelude and postlude music and President LaMond Tullis gave the invocation. A trio consisting of Danna Dee Smith, Eloise Adams and Mildred Mansfield sang "One Fleeting Hour" accompanied by Melba Eaton. A biographical sketch was given by Doyle Huber, a business partner. The first speaker was Fullmer Tebbs, an insurance company executive. Reginald Burchinal played an instrumental solo accompanied by Mrs. Neva Bingham. Bishop Douglas Lawson was the second speaker, and Dorothy Luck sang "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Eva Hatch. Ken Proctor, a business associate, offered the benediction. Ivan Hall, a nephew, dedicated the grave. The Relief Society helped with the flowers and lunch was served at the Harold Ashby home. Pallbearers were brothers and brothers-in-law; Harold Ashby, Ward Ashby, Philip Hall, George Oldham, LaMond Tullis and Loyd Henry. Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Needles, Owen Hacking, Owen Bodily, Ivan Hall, Clyde Ashby, Boyd Ashby, David Ashby, James Oldham, Doyle Huber, Matt Mathee, Ken Proctor, Maurice Henry, Garnt Holfeltz, Anthon Colton, Lawrence Colton, Jim Corbett, Frank Flowers, Ezra Merkley, Frank Colton, Reginald Burchinal, Enoch Stewart, Guy Stewart, Clifford Harmon, Grant Beebe, Dean Huber, Wilmer Murray and Fullmer Tebbs. Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Rulon Wells & Elsie Ashby gravestone 1930 United States Federal Census Hide Details History of Rulon Wells Ashby 1907 - 1965 History of Rulon Wells Ashby rhondaholton2 rhondaholton2 originally shared this on 14 Nov 2008 Linked To Rulon Wells Ashby Save to my tree Saved by (10 of 30) Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Maeser First Ward Chapel for Rulon Wells Ashby, 58, who died Thursday evening of the last week in a Salt Lake hospital following complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident November 1. Mr Ashby was born July 14, 1907 to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby and Stephen Wells Ashby and was the oldest child. He was preceded in death by his sister, father and mother. He was born in Maeser, lived in Lapoint in early childhood, and spent most of his life in Ashley Valley except for short periods in Colorado, Wyoming and Salt Lake City. He married Elsie Henry, May 25, 1929 in Vernal. After attending local schools his work included the raising of livestock, sheep herding, mining, worked at Yellowstone Park, timber contractor, store owner, rancher and a life insurance and real estate salesman in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He was a member of the Life Insurance Underwriters Training Council. Mr. Ashby was an elder in the LDS Church and his service included scout work, deacon's advisor, MIA athletic director and coach, MIA drama director and he was currently serving on the ward finance committee. He was an outdoor man whose hobbies were fishing, hunting, rock collecting and he also collected coins. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Ted (Lila) Thacker of Vernal; two sons, Gary H. of Seattle, and Dr. Kenny of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Philip (Thora) Hall of Vernal and Mrs. George (Anna) Oldham also of Vernal; and two brothers, Harold of Vernal and Ward of Salt Lake City. Prayer at the mortuary was offered by Harvey McKee. At the funeral services Melba Eaton played the prelude and postlude music and President LaMond Tullis gave the invocation. A trio consisting of Danna Dee Smith, Eloise Adams and Mildred Mansfield sang "One Fleeting Hour" accompanied by Melba Eaton. A biographical sketch was given by Doyle Huber, a business partner. The first speaker was Fullmer Tebbs, an insurance company executive. Reginald Burchinal played an instrumental solo accompanied by Mrs. Neva Bingham. Bishop Douglas Lawson was the second speaker, and Dorothy Luck sang "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Eva Hatch. Ken Proctor, a business associate, offered the benediction. Ivan Hall, a nephew, dedicated the grave. The Relief Society helped with the flowers and lunch was served at the Harold Ashby home. Pallbearers were brothers and brothers-in-law; Harold Ashby, Ward Ashby, Philip Hall, George Oldham, LaMond Tullis and Loyd Henry. Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Needles, Owen Hacking, Owen Bodily, Ivan Hall, Clyde Ashby, Boyd Ashby, David Ashby, James Oldham, Doyle Huber, Matt Mathee, Ken Proctor, Maurice Henry, Garnt Holfeltz, Anthon Colton, Lawrence Colton, Jim Corbett, Frank Flowers, Ezra Merkley, Frank Colton, Reginald Burchinal, Enoch Stewart, Guy Stewart, Clifford Harmon, Grant Beebe, Dean Huber, Wilmer Murray and Fullmer Tebbs. Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. -Vernal Express, December 2, 1965,

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Rulon Wells Ashby is the first child born to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby and Stephen Wells Ashby. He was baptised July 31, 1915 and confirmed August 1, 1915 by Cyrus A. Thompson.

Rulon attended schools in Vernal, Utah and while at Uintah High School was the sophomore class president. He was the prince in the play "The Hermit of Hawaii", and Ronald in "The Goose Hangs High." He dropped out of school his junior year and went to work. In later life he registered as a special student in the University of Utah Graduate School for a special program. He finished it with straight A's, a 4.0 grade point average.

He was involved in various occupations: sheepherding, farming, timbering, gilsonite mining, gold mining, saddle tree making, insurance, real estate, store owner and post office manager.

Rulon married Elsie Henry of Vernal on May 25, 1929. They were married by her uncle, Byron Goodrich. They had three children, Lila, Gary H. and Kenny Ashby.

Elsie was born January 15, 1909 at Vernal, Utah. She was baptised August 4, 1917 and confirmed August 5, 1917 by Albert G. Goodrich. At Uintah High School she was a member of the Glee Club, Drama Club, Commercial Club etc.

She was Sunday School Secretary and second counselor in the YWMIA in Naples Ward; first counselor in the Vernal First Ward Primary; speech director and activity director in Maeser Ward; organist in Maeser First Ward Relief Society; Homemaking leader in Ballard Ward. She was a member and officer in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp Utahn.

Rulon had a special ability to work numbers in his head. He could add numbers seven figures at a time as fast as you could draw your finger down on them. He could count sheep, cattle and horses without an error. The animals would be running about six across through a gap, and he would count them.

Rulon broke horses and saddle horses. They couldn't buck because he would jerk back and forth, keeping them struggling to stand. He would get very upset if his son Gary ever let a horse buck. If they never bucked they would not know that they could do it.

When he was working in the timber a log fell on his leg and crushed it. He cut off the cast himself after four weeks and went back to work. Another time, when he was fishing in Yellowstone Park, he broke his leg and had to climb out of a gorge to get help.

He was always reading and learning. He was a great reader of LDS Church history and western history. He was very knowledgeable about the hisotry and people in the early days of Vernal, Utah.

Rulon had the conviction that you should be the best neighbor you could, always willing to help in any way possible. He had many friends because he was a good friend. He loved to be around people.

When his daughter Lila was young he decided to break her of the habit of saying "ain't." They played the "Ain't Game." They tried to see who could go the longest without being caught saying the undesirable word. Lila was happy when she could catch her dad saying it, which he did to make the game more lively.

Rulon enjoyed fishing and hunting. He and Elsie would shoot their deer every fall to have meat for the winter. He also enjoyed going rock hunting. He had a sizable collection of interesting and valuable rocks. He had a good collection of Indian arrowheads.

Rulon did a great job with the youth of the Maeser Ward. He was the Drama director and directed a three-act play that was a hit. He raised money for the new chapel to be built in Maeser.

When he had a heart attack he would not go to the hospital. Chest pains were bad, but he had to give a seminar the next day for which he was having a hard time preparing. He went to the doctor he had on retainer for his business. He checked Rulon and said, "You are having a heart attack." The doctor got very excited and wanted to rush him to the hospital. The doctor said he would die if he didn't. Rulon went home, got a fishing pole and headed for the mountains. He came home that night, finished preparing for the seminar and gave it the next day.

Three years later he was killed as a result of an automobile accident. When they did an autopsy, the performing doctors asked Kenny and Gary about the scar tissue in his heart. He died November 25, 1965 in St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Rulon is remembered by his family as an ambitious hard-working man who put his whole heart into what he did. He was honest and trust-worthy, and loved his family.

Posted 14 Nov 2008 by
Funeral honors Rulon Wells Ashby, accident victim. Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Maeser First Ward Chapel for Rulon Wells Ashby, 58, who died Thursday evening of the last week in a Salt Lake hospital following complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident November 1.

Mr Ashby was born July 14, 1907 to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19374129 and Stephen Wells Ashby http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ashby&GSfn=Stephen&GSmn=W&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=19373749& and was the oldest child. He was peceded in death by his sister, father and mother. He was born in Maeser, lived in Lapoint in early childhood, and spent most of his life in Ashley Valley except for short periods in Colorado, Wyoming and Salt Lake City. He married Elsie Henry http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ashby+Morrill&GSfn=Elsie&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=18533409&, May 25, 1929 in Vernal.

After attending local schools his work included the raising of livestock, sheepherding, mining, worked at Yellowstone Park, timber contractor, store owner, rancher and a life insurance and real estate salesman in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He was a member of the Life Insurance Underwriters Training Council.

Mr. Ashby was an elder in the LDS Church and his service included scout work, deacon's advisor, MIA athletic director and coach, MIA drama director and he was currently serving on the ward finance committee.

He was an outdoor man whose hobbies were fishing, hunting, rock collecting and he also collected coins.

Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Ted (Lila) Thacker of Vernal; two sons, Gary H. of Seattle, and Dr. Kenny of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Philip (Thora) Hall of Vernal and Mrs. George (Anna) Oldham also of Vernal; and two brothers, Harold of Vernal and Ward of Salt Lake City.

Prayer at the mortuary was offered by Harvey McKee. At the funeral services Melba Eaton played the prelude and postlude music and President LaMond Tullis gave the invocation.

A trio consisting of Danna Dee Smith, Eloise Adams and Mildred Mansfield sang "One Fleeting Hour" accompanied by Melba Eaton.

A biographical sketch was given by Doyle Huber, a business partner. The first speaker was Fullmer Tebbs, an insurance company executive.

Reginald Burchinal played an instrumental solo accompanied by Mrs. Neva Bingham.

Bishop Douglas Lawson was the second speaker, and Dorothy Luck sang "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Eva Hatch.

Ken Proctor, a business associate, offered the benediction. Ivan Hall, a nephew, dedicated the grave.

The Relief Society helped with the flowers and lunch was served at the Harold Ashby home.

Pallbearers were brothers and brothers-in-law; Harold Ashby, Ward Ashby, Philip Hall, George Oldham, LaMond Tullis and Loyd Henry.

Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Needles, Owen Hacking, Owen Bodily, Ivan Hall, Clyde Ashby, Boyd Ashby, David Ashby, James Oldham, Doyle Huber, Matt Mathee, Ken Proctor, Maurice Henry, Garnt Holfeltz, Anthon Colton, Lawrence Colton, Jim Corbett, Frank Flowers, Ezra Merkley, Frank Colton, Reginald Burchinal, Enoch Stewart, Guy Stewart, Clifford Harmon, Grant Beebe, Dean Huber, Wilmer Murray and Fullmer Tebbs.

Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Maeser First Ward Chapel for Rulon Wells Ashby, 58, who died Thursday evening of the last week in a Salt Lake hospital following complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident November 1.

Mr Ashby was born July 14, 1907 to Ambrosine (Zina) Hacking Ashby and Stephen Wells Ashby and was the oldest child. He was preceded in death by his sister, father and mother. He was born in Maeser, lived in Lapoint in early childhood, and spent most of his life in Ashley Valley except for short periods in Colorado, Wyoming and Salt Lake City. He married Elsie Henry, May 25, 1929 in Vernal.

After attending local schools his work included the raising of livestock, sheep herding, mining, worked at Yellowstone Park, timber contractor, store owner, rancher and a life insurance and real estate salesman in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He was a member of the Life Insurance Underwriters Training Council.