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Robert Allen Hackworth
1915 Dorothy Elizabeth South, my mother, was born on October 5th in Argyle (near Randolph), Utah.
1916 Dorothy’s father, Sam South, served as Justice of the Peace in Randolph, Utah.
1923 Dorothy was baptized in Ogden, Utah one month before she turned eight. After this, her family soon moved to Island Park, Idaho.
1927 Zelma (my aunt) quit high school when she was a freshman or sophomore and married LeRoy Hanni of Big Springs. She would have been 15 or 16 years old. Zelma went by the name of Julia Hanni. When Dorothy was with Zelma, Dorothy used the name Phyllis Hanni. The Hanni marriage did not last.
1931 In July Dorothy and Zelma vacationed in Yellow- stone National Park. Dorothy was 16 years old.
1934 Dorothy graduated from high school.
As a graduation gift, Zelma took Dorothy to stay with her in Boston where Zelma was now living and working. The girls left Island Park on August 1st and toured the U.S. for 20 days.
Before Christmas, Dorothy returned from Boston to Idaho.
1935 Alton Tidwell married Iris Nielsen on June 12 in the Logan LDS Temple.
Dorothy got a job as a stenographer and bookkeeper for W. L Shattuck.
1936 Dorothy became engaged to Alden Staker before he left for his mission in Arizona on February 6th. She still worked for Mr. Shattuck.
1938 In the springtime, Dorothy met Alton Tidwell at a dance in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Sometime this summer, Dorothy traveled to Arizona to met with Alden Staker. She wanted to see how she felts about Elder Staker because she was falling in love with Alton.
Alton and Dorothy married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 25th. In two months Dorothy would have been 23 years old.
1939 Shirlene was born on September 22.
1940 Allen was born December 27 in American Fork, Utah.
1941 Alton Tidwell and Dorothy South were divorced on November 19th.
After the divorce, Dorothy, Shirlene and Allen moved to Idaho Falls and lived in Grandpa South’s apartment house.
1942 Alton married Dorothy Newton on July 28th and later married Dorothy in the Salt Lake Temple
Dorothy worked for Mr. C. Bendixen at the Farm Home Administration. Dorothy and children still lived with Sam and Hannah South.
Dorothy typed blessings for patriarch Joseph A. Brunt.
Around this time, Dorothy and her children moved to Ogden, Utah where she worked for the Finance Department of the U.S. Army for two years. Shirlene and Allen were cared for by Grandmother and Grandfather Tidwell in Smithfield, Utah.
While working in Ogden, Dorothy moved in with her Aunt Kate (Katherine) and Kate’s daughter, Althea.
1944 In August the Finance Office closed, and Dorothy was transferred to Fort Douglas. Shortly after Dorothy moved back to Idaho Falls to live in one of Sam South’s apartments. Shirlene and Allen returned from the Tidwell’s to live in Idaho Falls also. Dorothy started working for Delbert V. Groberg.
Loni Gee was born on April 8th in Pocatello, Idaho to Merrill Kerr Gee and Dorothy Merrill.
1946 Allen started the first grade in Idaho Falls.
1947 In June at a dance in Island Park, Dorothy became re-acquainted with Hubert Hackworth.
On July 19th Dorothy married Hubert Hackworth.
The new Hackworth family moved to St. Anthony and lived on the south side of town. In the fall, Shirlene and Allen attended school.
1948 After obtaining a cancellation of her former marriage and sealing to Alton Tidwell, Dorothy Was sealed to Hubert Hackworth on January 14th.
1959 Allen graduated from Granite High School in Salt Lake City.
In the fall, attended Brigham Young University as a freshman.
1960 Around the first of June, Allen had complete two semester of study at BYU.
June, July, August, September and November, Allen worked for the Grant Packer Family in St. Anthony, Idaho hauling hay and doing other farm tasks.
Allen left for the Great Lakes Mission in December.
1961 Dorothy publishes The Master’s Touch, Vol I in December.
1962 In May, Loni graduated from Pocatello High School.
Loni started Ricks College in the fall.
Allen returned from his mission in December.
1963 In January Loni attended Ricks College (her second semester).
In January, Allen started Ricks College and met Loni Gee. During this semester, Allen and Loni started dating.
Allen was called to teach a Sunday school class in his campus ward. Loni attended his class.
In April Loni and Allen both ran a student body office.
In June, July, and August, Allen drove truck for the Kitchen Queen Potato Chip Company, and Loni work for Mr. Zundell and his TV repair business in Pocatello.
In September, Loni and Allen returned to Ricks College and served as student body officers.
1964 Allen and Loni become engaged at the end of the school year, just before graduation.
Allen and Loni both graduated from Ricks College.
Allen drove the potato chip truck again. Loni worked for Mr. Zundell.
Allen sold his sports car, a Triumph TR3, to get more money for marriage.
Allen and Loni were married on September 9th in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
In September, Loni and Allen attended Idaho State University.
Allen was called to be the elder’s quorum teacher.
1965 Allen ordained a high priest by Merrill Kerr Gee on May 15. Allen called to the bishopric of a married college ward.
Allen and Loni attended Idaho State University.
1966 In the spring, Allen and Loni graduated from Idaho State University.
Jennifer born August 1.
In the fall, Allen and Loni taught public school in St. Anthony, Idaho.
1967 During January, February, March, April, and May, Loni and Allen continued to teach school in St. Anthony. We lived in Jack Stone’s basement apartment.
In the summer, we bought a 12 x 60 mobile home. This happened before we were accepted into graduate school.
In the fall, Allen and Loni attended graduate school at Idaho State University.
1968 Justin born in Pocatello.
By the end of spring, Allen and Loni had both finished their course work for their master’s degrees. In the fall, we moved back to Rexburg and Allen started teaching at Ricks College.
Allen was called as a finance clerk in Bishop Watson’s ward.
We lived in our trailer home on 4th South. We also lived in this same trailer home while attending graduate school in Pocatello.
1988 Dorothy published volume II of The Master’s Touch.
1970 Jeremy born
1975 Kristi born
1976 Teton Dam flood.
1977 Moved to Steiner Avenue in July
Jordan born
1989 Aunt Zelma dies in February.
2000 Dorothy South Hackworth died November 7th in St. Anthony, Idaho. |