| Show -- and was welcomed by his family and many friends He had passed his first range or front successfully He had beengood soldier When he was in the service in France his buddies would often go into some of the towns to drink and party Alma of course would be asked to join them He always refused He wrote in his Journal always hadmental picture of the girlwould like to be my own but as yethadnmet her pictured her as beinglittle shorter than dark complexioned and withkind and loving disposition wanted to be worthy of her few years after his return from the war he found her Mary Rust the girl of his dreams They were married September 26 1923 They became the parents of five sons The first one died in infancy the other four lived to have families of their own and they and their children arecredit to Alma and Mary By their fruits ye shall know them Now Alma was at the Home front He wasloving husband devoted father and an adoring grandpa He provided well for his family and there was love and peace in his home Alma wasgreat blessing in his and Maryextended families He was alwayspillar of strength to his two widowed sisters and their children His wifesister lived with them much of the time while she attended high school He treated her as he would have had she been his own daughter When Maryparents were no longer able to care for themselves he graciously opened his home to them and they lived there until they passed away Alma did real well on the Scout range He wasscoutmaster of the Manti South Ward troop when they were first chartered During the years that followed Alma received his Wood Badge Beads The ScouterAward the ScoutmasterKey the Silver Beaver award and the fifty-year Diamond service pin He served for fifty-one consecutive years in scouting On the community front he was always active He served as city recorder clerk of the South Sanpete School District and as53 |
