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Show DELILA Elected Dee West ABBOTT 1958 Abbott, as she is generally know, Jordan, Utah. to 1960 was born November 4, 1908 at Idaho to homestead under a 1914, her parents moved to Almo, large federal irrigation project which never materialized. Leaving the homestead, John and Clara 'Richards purchased a 360 acre ranch in the Cove with grazing rights on another 360 acres. In was privately tutored at six years of age, and then at age eight she attended school in the town of Almo. When she was eleven, the LDS Church transferred stake headquarters to Mal ta and the Richards family sold their productive ranch and moved. Dee to live with her great was no high school near so Delila went uncle and aunt, Reuben and Delila Gardner in West Jordan, Utah and attended Jordan High School. Following graduation, she enrolled at Business LDS Her first College. job was a stenographer with LeGrande Richards Reality Co. Later she went to Southeast Furniture There Co. Soon credi t head bookkeeper and assistant she joined Skid Evans, Inc. as office and accountant and became one of three women who were of the Salt Lake Credit Bureau. she manager. manager members was advanced to Leaving Southeast, On June 25, 1930, she married Floyd Abbott and moved to Walla Walla, Washington and later Spokane. There she was involved in the LDS church MIA organization. She was the second counseler and then president. During the great depression, the Abbotts returned to Utah. By 1936 the economy had. eased and Dee was hired by Huish Theatres as office manager and accountant for thirteen theatres in Utah and Nevada. December 3, 1940, one year before Pearl Harbor, her husband was called into the military. Five months after Floyd left, their son, Richard was born. When the baby was six months old, the family was reunited at Wichita Falls, Texas where they were residing at the time of Pearl Harbor. In February 1946, Floyd was released from the military but was a as executive offered officer with the Veterans position Administration. The family moved to Seattle, and then back to Utah. became active in Republican politics beginning as watcher at polls; member of the County Central Committee followed by vice chairman of her legislative district. Two years later she was elected vice chair of the Salt Lake County Republican Party. She Dee the 138 |
