Mary's Mother, Verda Mower (Grandma Shepard)

This is the Henry Mower family. Henry's first wife died leaving him many children. He remarried when Verda was very small. I think she is the little one to the left of the baby.



This is the Henry Mower home in Fairview Utah, where Verda was raised. We visited this home on a few occaisions when Uncle Heb and Aunt Ethel were living there. Best home cooking came out of this kitchen!

This was taken in Gridly, CA in the first branch of the church in the Sacramento Valley. Verda is 18 or so.

This is Mary with her new mother, Verda. She was born in San Francisco in 1924.

This is my alltime favorite photo of Mother and two of her three sisters. Mary U., Emmeline Utahna (named after Utah), and Barbara Jane.