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Personal data Alma Guy CHESNUT 

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Household of Alma Guy CHESNUT

He is married to Flora CHAPPELL.

They got married on May 29, 1943 at Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America, he was 20 years old.Sources 2, 3


Notes about Alma Guy CHESNUT

Alma "Guy" Chesnut

After a valiant battle with cancer, Guy passed away July 31, 2008 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 8, 1923 in Teasdale, Utah to Almira Wilson and Alma Francis Chesnut. Due to the untimely death of his mother, Guy was raised by Valentine and Vera Oyler in what is now Capitol Reef National Park.

He married his sweetheart, Flora Chappell on May 29, 1943. They were sealed in the Manti Temple on February 28, 1946. They are the parents of five daughters.

Guy served in the Navy during WWII as a medic in the South Pacific. He was a well respected painting contractor for over 30 years. Guy and Flora spent many winters traveling to Arizona where they made many friends. They enjoyed traveling, golfing, hunting and especially fishing.

He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church, serving as a much loved Bishop, twice. He served in many other positions and found true joy in serving the Lord and others.

He is survived by his wife, Flora and daughters: Vicki (Ted) Murray, Sue Creer, Sheila (Jack) Daybell, Evelyn (Duane) Jensen, and Teresa (Chris) Miller. Also 18 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters and a son-in-law Kent Creer.

Dad loved every day of his life. There was no such thing as a bad day. Even though his life was filled with much adversity, he never complained. He left us on a beautiful summer day and we will miss him always. We love you, Dad.

Much gratitude is extended to Nancy and Bob and associates at Vista Care.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 4, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Springville 2nd Ward LDS Chapel at 1785 East 400 South in Springville. There will be a viewing held Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville and Monday at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alma Guy CHESNUT

Alma FRANCIS
1880-1947

Alma Guy CHESNUT
1923-2008

1943

Flora CHAPPELL
1925-2013


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Sources

  1. "Herald Extra Obituaries," database, Herald Extra, ).
  2. "Ancestry.com records," database, Ancestry BMDs, ).
  3. "FindAGrave," database, FindAGrave

Historical events

Birthday January 8, 1923

  • The temperature on January 8, 1923 was between 3.8 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
    • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
    • June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
    • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
    • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
    • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.

Day of marriage May 29, 1943

  • The temperature on May 29, 1943 was between 5.7 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
    • March 4 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena.
    • April 7 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
    • April 13 » World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
    • August 2 » The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.
    • November 26 » World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.

Day of death July 31, 2008

  • The temperature on July 31, 2008 was between 17.1 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 24.1 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • February 29 » The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak leads to his deployment being reported by foreign media.
    • March 24 » Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
    • May 25 » NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
    • September 7 » The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
    • December 11 » Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
    • December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.


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