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| Logan Temple, 27 October 1937. |
LIFE HISTORY OF WILLIAM DEAN EVANS AND BERNICE HURREN
My father, William Dean Evans, was born 13 August 1917 in Logan, Cache, Utah, to William Evans Jr and Mabel Wealthy Wilcox Evans.
My mother, Bernice Hurren, was born 9 May 1920 at Trenton, Cache, Utah, to James William Hurren and Ingra Toolson. They did not write about their lives and times. I think they were too busy living their lives to write anything down for posterity. That is a shame for us because they led good lives and were examples of honesty and integrity that would be helpful for their posterity to know.
However, the following is information I know that mother gave about our family to be written by someone else in a ward publication I think about the year 1973.
MEET THE EVANS FAMILY
The word Amity means friendly and harmonious. Have you ever noticed how very friendly the LDS families are that live south of Meridian on Amity Road? Maybe the road makes them amiable, or vice versa. I do know though, that Dean and Bernice Evans (yes, they live on Amity) are one of the friendliest families I know. Also one of the busiest. They moved to this area over 25 years ago. They have been farmers all the while. They came from Layton, Utah, where Brother Evans worked at Hill Air Force Base after having served in the Army during World War II.
Dean was born in Logan, Cache, Utah on 13 August 1917 while Bernice came into the world on 9 May 1920 (a Mother's Day) at Trenton, Cache, Utah. Both were born into active LDS homes. Dean received his education at Logan, including 2 years at Utah State Agricultural College. Bernice attended grade school and Jr. High at Smithfield, Cache, Utah and high school at North Cache High School at Richmond, Cache, Utah.
Since Logan and Smithfield were only seven miles apart it was no miracle that Dean and Bernice should meet and eventually form a "mutual admiration society", which blossomed into love. They were married in the Logan Temple, 27 October 1937.
The Evans' welcomed four bundles from heaven over the years, William Bruce, the oldest, with his family live in Overland Park, Kansas, where he is a dentist; Sharon, their only daughter, lives with her husband, Lynn Belnap and family at Brigham City. Brent is married also and is serving his country in the Navy, stationed in San Diego. Robert, their youngest, is presently living in Boise. Both Bruce and Brent fulfilled missions--Bruce in the Eastern States Mission and Brent in the West Spanish American Mission. Dean and Bernice are proud of their 11 grandchildren.
For the past six years Dean has worked for the Idaho Highway Department in addition to his farming. After the children were grown Bernice decided to get a job. She has been a sales lady for several years and is presently employed by Brookovers in Nampa.
They have always been active in church and both held man positions. Dean has been Elders Quorum president, both Sunday School counselors, assistant stake clerk and is now assistant ward clerk. Bernice has served as Relief Society President, counselor and teacher; Primary president, counselor and teacher and YMMIA stake as a counselor, ward counselor, attendance secretary and teacher. She was also on the Stake Sunday School board and is presently a teacher in the Jr. Sunday School. In addition they are faithful members of the choir. They love to sing and seldom miss an opportunity to participate.
To sum up, the Evans Family, they believe as King Benjamin, "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."
The above is certainly not the entire life history of my parents, Dean and Bernice Evans. I have subsequently found out that my mother, Bernice, gave more information to my daughter, Lisa, and Lisa used that information at mother's funeral.
That information will be intertwined in the history to come. I will try to research and remember other more detailed happenings in their lives. This way we can get a glimpse into what made them so strong in their convictions and loyal to their God, family, and church. I am going to begin with the early life of my mother and then the early life of my father and join the writing at marriage and write about the entire family from that point on.
Although Bernice is my mother, I will refer to her as Bernice in this history for clarity
