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Show FAYE ELIZA Elected Faye Williams West and was born on Joseph Williams June WILLIAMS 1947 19, to 1903 1949 in Morgan, utah to Amelia Jr. Faye attended Morgan County elementary school through the eighth grade; and then her parents enrolled her in Sacred Heart Academy in her graduation, she entered the University of remained there only one year because the new college of st. Mary of the Wasatch opened the following year and she happily transfered as a sophomore. Faye received the first B.A. degree awarded by the college. Ogden. Utah Following but Following Railroad Canyon. she went to work for the Union Pacific in the Southern Utah Parks, Zion and Grand Sun Valley, Idaho opened, she was transferred there, for five years, when she was called home because of graduation, as hostess a When and stayed illness. She. was appointed Deputy County Clerk of Morgan County, a position she thoroughly enjoyed. When World War II engaged the country, and the Womens Navy Corps was authorized, she accepted a comission as Ensign and entered Smith College at Mt. Holyoak, Massachusetts, for officer training. She served at the at Naval Pensacola, Florida, and was then transferred to duty at Air Technical Center Training Millington, at the end of two years, she was transferred to San to take the Francisco charge of Ships Service in the newly In November, commissioned Balboa Wave Station. following VJ day, she returned home. Soon thereafter, she became manager of the dry goods department in their family business. She and her only brother Joseph W. Williams went on to run and own this business that had been established in 1865 by their great grandfather. Tennessee. Faye was elected Representative of Morgan County to the Utah State the first and only woman from Morgan County, to date that distinction. Legislature, to She have worked hard to make Weber State institution, and because of her interest procure a piece of land in Ogden to build a four year College in the Navy, she helped Reserve Training a Naval Center. She served on the Appropriation Committee and Military Committee. She was one of the few women ever elected to Commander of the Morgan County American Legion Post 67. .. Affairs serve as In 1947, the County Commissioners asked her to wri te an historical The Utah. of the State of Centennial pageant cel ebrating the I twas producti on, "0, Ye Moun tains High", was very success ful filmed and recorded for the Church annals. She later wrote a second . 123 |
