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Myrtle Walker Rushton
27 May 1890 – 20 Oct 1974
| Birth | 27 May 1890 |
| Death | 20 Oct 1974 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Pleasant Grove , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | SRBentz on 19 Oct 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37876 |
Bio
Daughter of William Henson Walker and Sarah Ellen Christensen Wife of Albert Ver Rushton, married on 30 September 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Myrtle Walker Rushton was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, on May 27, 1890, to William Henson and Sarah Ellen Christensen Walker. She was the first child of ten and was born in a home in the south part of Pleasant Grove. She was christened Aug 8, 1890, by John Brown, and was baptized July 22, 1899. In 1899, the family moved to the home at 560 North First East which became their permanent home. Myrtle remembers her grandmother, Mary Green Walker, but cannot remember her grandfather, Henson Walker, Jr. She attended school in the old Central School which is now the Daughters of Pioneers Memorial Building. Some of the teachers she remembers are Millie Robinson Paulson, Hermese Peterson, Etta Lanstaff, and her fifth-grade teacher, Jennie Walker Johnson. The two principals she remembers at the school were John Coombs and William Stewart. She remembers both of them as being very strict. She completed the eighth grade. Myrtle attended Sunday School and Mutual in the Pleasant Grove Second Ward. Since Myrtle was the oldest child, she helped her mother with the care of younger brothers & sisters. She also helped her father tromp hay and thin beets until her brothers were old enough to take over those jobs. She enjoyed playing ball and running races. She and Vera enjoyed playing and working together. After finishing school, Myrtle hired out doing housework in Pleasant Grove. She also picked berries and worked at the packing house sorting and packing apples. On the 25th of April 1914, Myrtle was saddened by the death of her sister, Vera. In American Fork at a dance one night, Myrtle met Albert Ver Rushton. Ver, as he was always called, enjoyed having a good horse and buggy. They "kept company" for about two years, then were married in the Court House at Salt Lake City on September 30, 1914. Myrtle's father and mother accompanied them to Salt Lake for their marriage. The Rushton's first home was in the house where her brother William lived, just south of her parent's home. They lived in this first home for two years, then built the house south of which they made their permanent home. The present address of this home is 492 North First East. In 1954, Myrtle's husband Ver, became very ill. He died June 7, 1954, at their home. he had been very ill two or three times during their marriage. Myrtle and Ver enjoyed their home and spent much of their time there. They enjoyed two trips to Yellowstone National Park and several trips to the canyons. Myrtle loved to spend much of her time with her daughters and grandchildren. In 1956 she enjoyed a three-week trip to San Francisco, California. She was often seen walking to town to do her shopping, usually with one of her grandchildren. She died on 20 Oct, 1974 in Payson, Utah, Utah, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah by her husband, Ver Rushton.
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- Vera Ellen Walker Brems 1892–1914
- William James Walker 1894–1974
- Lynn Henson Walker 1896–1966
- Lewis Emery Walker 1898–1958
- Aaron Burton Walker 1900–1987
- Mary Mellissa Walker 1902–1904
- Frank K. Walker 1907–1978
- Reed Owen Walker 1910–1984
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