Individual Record 3113

Name}   Larsen, Rex A.		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Fam 28 Feb 1916	Place} Fairview, Sanpete, Utah
Marr.1: Date} Exa 22 Sep 1937	Place} LDS Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah     (Link)
Marr.2: Date} Fam 30 Jul 1941	Place} LDS Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah     (Link)
Death:  Date} Exa  30 Jan 1984	Place} Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, CA
Burial:  Date} Exa  3 Feb 1984	Place} Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1} 1916=Genealogy Source 2} 1936=1920 USA cen Source 3} 1937=1930 USA cen Source 4} 1725=Marriage rec Source 5} 1939=1940 USA cen Source 6} 1940=1940 USA cen Source 7} 1941=Newspaper Source 8} 1942=City directory Source 9} 1004=Index Source 10} 1735=S.S. record Source 11} 1916=Obituary Source 12} 1528=Cemetery Source 13} 1894=Cemetery
Parents: } Lawrence Henry Larsen & Mary Hortense Allred      Household No.} 803
1st Household No.} 803 = Fairview, Sanpete, Utah
Occupation 1} Teacher/principal        Occupation 2} Building contractor
Religion/Church} Latter-day Saints
Spouses:   Prime} Anderson, Elma                               Felix, Leola  Total Number of} 2
Notes:  Rex A. Larsen was born 28 Feb 1916 in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah.  He was the first child of Lawrence Henry Larsen and Mary Hortense Allred.  His father was a farmer.  His sister Virginia was born 21 Apr 1917, and died the same day.  She was buried in the Fairview City (Upper) Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah. In the 1920 U.S. census, Rex A., 3, was living with his parents in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah.  They owned their farm with a mortgage.  His father Laurence was a farmer, farming on his own account.  His sister Loy W. was born in 1921, followed later by his sister Janice A. In the 1930 U.S. census, Rex A. was living with his family on North Side Street, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah.  They owned their house with a value of $1,000.  His father Lawrence was a farmer.  The children were Rex A., 14, and Loy W., 8, both attending school; and Janice A., 4. According to family members, Rex attended Fairview Elementary and Junior High School, and North Sanpete High School.  He attended Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, receiving a degree in geology and a monor in education.  He received his teaching credential from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. His father Lawrence H. Larsen died 20 May 1935 in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah.  Cause of death was lobar pneumonia, with pleurisy as a contributing factor.  He had been a coal miner as well as a farmer.  He was buried in the Fairview City (Upper) Cemetery. Rex A. Larsen, 21, married Elma Anderson, 21, on 22 Sep 1937 in the Manti L.D.S. Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah.  The couple lived in Provo and Logan, Utah during their short marriage.  Elma died 24 Jun 1939 in a Salt Lake City hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Cause of death was septicemia following the birth of their daughter, Cheryl.  She was buried in the Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. In the 1940 U.S. census, Rex A. Larson, 24, was a boarder in the residence of William A. and Mary Thomas, in Goshen, Utah, Utah.  He was a school teacher in the public schools.  His daughter Cheryl was living with her maternal grandparents, Archibald and Eleanor Anderson. Rex married Leola Felix on 30 Jul 1941 in the LDS Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah.  They spent their honeymoon in Yellowstone National Park.  Their first residence was at 30 South Fourth East street, Springville, Utah.  Rex was a teacher in the Springville area schools.  Leola was a nurse.  They sold their first residence in early 1943 for $5,000.  They spent their remaining life together in the Salt Lake City area.  The City Directories report their address from 1948 on as 3677 South 2455 East, Salt Lake City. Rex and Leola had four children:  Larry R., John Stephen, Jerry William, and Kathryn Ann.  Their family also included Cheryl Elma from Rex's first marriage. Rex held many jobs during his lifetime.  He was a teacher and principal in Mapleton and Springville, Utah; a department foreman, clerk and service manager for General Electric; a salesman for Schubach Jewelry Co. and Zale's; a building contractor; a salesman for Tucker Realty; an engineer for the State Division of Water for 18 years, and a building contractor. Rex was a member of the LDS Church, serving as a high priest in the Holladay 23rd Ward, and was a member of the Quorums of the Seventy.  He was a scoutmaster, teacher, and choir member. Rex died of a sudden cardiac arrest on 30 Jan 1984 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Utah.  He was buried 3 Feb 1984 in the Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah.
Time of Birth} 5:10 p.m.	Time of Death} Bef 6:00 a.m.	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date} Fam 11 May 1924	Place} LDS South Ward chapel, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah
Confirm. Date}	Photos} Rex A. Larsen in 1941
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade} College, 4 yrs or Top 2 Degrees} Teaching credential
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}
Health Condition} Rheumatic fever   Cause of Death} Cardiac arrest	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 13 Dec 2016 Date Created}  31 Aug 2016
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