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- 1909 BIRTH: OR,Union Co-LaGrande: Ebbie LB Richardson born 26 August 1909
BIR,MG: (068921) From personal knowledge of LV Richardson. Known as "LV" or "Butch".
1910 CENSUS:OR,Union Co-LaGrande: Anc.com Img 5 pg 15B,5-12, Dw 273/276, Co Rd: Ebbie LB Richardson age 7 months bn Oregon (ID,OR) grandson of James I and Carrie Hallmark, son of Edward and Sallie Richardson
1920 CENSUS: UT,Box Elder Co-Brigham City: Anc Imb 14 pg 7B,1-10, Dw 123,137-139 E 2nd West:
Ebbie Richardson age 10 bn Oregon (ID,TX), son of Ebb and Letha Richardson
1930 CENSUS: UT,Box Elder Co-Brigham: Anc Img 2 pg 1B,4-9,Dw 18-219 Borast St: Ebbie Richardson age 20 bn Oregon (ID,TX) single, Missionary LDS Church, son of Ebb and Letha Richardson
1931 TRAVEL: NY Passenger Lists 1820-1957: Ebbie L V Richardson age 21 bn Le Grande OR 26 Aug 1909, departed Cherbourg, France and arrive at New York, New York 30 Apr 1931 on ship Leviathan
1933 MARRIAGE: UT,Salt Lake Co-Salt Lake City: Ebbie L V Richardson md Irma Alice Bowring on 18 December 1933 in Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
1939 HISTORY: UT-Logan: US School Yearbooks: E L V Richardson bn abt 1919, age 20, attending Utah State Agricultural College, School Yearbook: Buzzer.
1940 CENSUS: UT,Tooele Co-Tooele: Anc Img 4 pg 2B, 4-3, Dw 36-18 East Vine St:
RICHARDSON, Irma B-wife 27/UT md high school 4 yrs-housewife;Ebbie L V-head
30/OR, md, college 4yrs, teacher-church school; Irma Dawn-dau
5/UT
2004 DEATH,BURIAL: UT,Utah-Lehi: Ebbie LB Richardson died 29 July 2004; buried 2 Aug Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder Co, Utah. Headstone: RICHARDSON, Irma Bowring May 4, 1912-no death date, Ebbie LV Aug 26, 1909-no death date, married Dec 18, 1933.
Obit in FindaGrave: Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Ebbie LV Richardson, age 94, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2004. LV was born August 26, 1909 in LeGrande, Oregon to Ebenezer and Sally Arleatha (Nanny) Hallmark Richardson. LV served a three-year LDS mission to Germany. He married Irma Bowring December 18, 1933 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple by David O. McKay.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Utah State University and received his Master of Arts degree from BYU. LV started working for the Church Education System by teaching Seminary in Logan, Tooele, and Nephi, where he also owned and operated a jewelry store. In 1948, he accepted the position of establishing the institute of religion at what is now ASU, where he served as director for 20 years. He was loving called "Brother R" and was a surrogate father as well as a marriage counselor to the students there.
In 1967, LV moved to Orem, where he accepted a new position as Director of Curriculum for the Institutes of the Church. He served in this position until 1974, when he retired. In 1975, he and Irma moved to Germany where they lived for one year while LV monitored the various Institute programs in Europe. As a faithful member of the LDS church throughout his life, LV served in many leadership and instructor positions and callings, including bishoprics, high councils, branch president, teacher, and home teacher. He also served a temple mission with his wife.
LV loved working with wood, fixing watches, and building things and could fix anything. He loved to walk and he loved reading. But most of all, he enjoyed being with family. LV and Irma had seven children, 25 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sally Ann; his parents, Ebenezer and Leatha; and two brothers, James Opal and LaVar. Funeral services held Monday, August 2nd in the Sharon 1st Ward Chapel, 641 South 400 East, Orem. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 8/1/2004.
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