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CATHERINE
CEDENA ALLRED CLOWARD (Written
by Elizabeth Elmira Allred Aiken) Catherine
Cedena Allred Cloward was the seventh of eight children born to James Tillman
Allred Jr. and Christena B. Anderson Allred.
She was born July 7, 1890 in Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah.
She was reared by good Moron parents.
She was a faithful and dutiful daughter. Cedena
was an A one student. She obtained
her scholastic training at the common school in Spring City.
Her teachers were John S. Blain and James W. Anderson.
After completing her schooling, she lived at the home of James W.
Anderson during his wife’s illness. Then
she was employed by Bishop Louritz O. Larsen as a clerk in his store for two
years. She then went to Price, Utah
as clerk in the Lowenstein’s Merc. Company
for seven years. She also worked in
Lyman, Wyoming as a clerk. She
took an active part in the different church auxiliary organizations while she
lived in Spring City. She was first
counselor in the stake Young Women Mutual Improvement Association with Lena
Bunnel. She loved to work with
young people and always looked for their good qualities. She felt like youth should be given opportunities and
responsibility and more occasion to participate in drama, literature, music,
sports, and social activities. Cedena
was favored with a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing and dancing.
She was always very industrious and sympatric.
Through all the years she was constantly urging her brother and sisters
to attain high achievements. She
was a great reader but never cluttered her mind with shoddy literature.
She chose to be the kind of person to reach out willing to help a
relative, friend, or neighbor in need. She
was humble, submissive, gentle and full of patience, long suffering in her
trials without complaining. She
maintained her health by being clean, neat and wearing appropriate clothing; she
also used wisdom in not over taxing her body. She was grateful for the gifts and talents she possessed.
She had the ability to do things which required effort, practice and
experience. She was fearless in
defending that which she felt was right. She
was kind, charitable, and unselfish. She
appeared as she really was, genuine and sincere. At
the age of 33 she married Marion Cloward on December 19, 1923 in Salt Lake city.
They made their home in Aurora, Utah.
Marion was previously married and had two children, Erma age 6 and Cleve
was 10 years old. She was a real
mother to them and made a comfortable home, and as all women are by nature,
sensitive and dainty admiring beautiful things; she enjoyed decorating their
home. She was a good cook and seamstress. Cedena
again became active in the church as a leader in the M.I.A., secretary in the
Relief Society and a ward choir member. She
applied as town postmistress and passed the examination.
She held that position for seventeen years and was considered one of the
best in that district. Due to illness she was released. Cedena
was dearly loved by her relatives, friends and neighbors, especially by her
nieces and nephews. She had no
children of her own. She
passed away Monday August 17, 1953. Funeral
services and burial were in Spring City August 22, 1953. Family history, “From Allred to Allred” put together by Venna
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