Grace Marrom

Grace was born March 20, 1898 in Blackfoot, Idaho. From the little bit I was acquainted with Grace, I thought she was a lot of fun. However, when I met her, she had survived a rather nasty automobile crash which seriously injured one of her legs and resulted in ongoing pain for the remainder of her life.

Back to the stats: I found two marriages for Grace. The first marriage was to William M. Colman on December 26, 1926 in Dayton, Idaho. This marriage was either annulled or ended in divorce.

On July 9, 1929, Grace married Ernest M. Gibson in Caldwell, Idaho. I was fortunate to know Uncle Ernie as well. Grace and Ernie truly loved each other and looked after after each other through thick and thin. Ernie worked for a movie distribution company. While they were living in Sacramento, Grace would drive to Reno to visit her mother and play the slot machines. It was on one of these trips that Grad had the car accident.

When my husband and I were living at Lake Tahoe, Uncle Ernie and Aunt Grace came to visit us. Aunt Grace was in heaven at the Stateline casinos.

With no children of their own, Grace and Ernie spent much of their "family" time with her sister, Kay Kammerman and her family celebrating holidays and special occasions.

Grace died on August 1, 1970 in Slat Lake City, Utah. Practically inseparable, Ernie died just a few months later on January 14, 1971.

Norma Marrom

Norma, the second child of Joseph and Annie, was born May 30, 1898 in Montpelier, Idaho. She attended Preston Central School for elementary education. She was among the first graduates of the Jefferson School following the school year 1914-1915.

She married James Henry Christensen who died in 1950 in Salt Lake City. Following his death Norma moved to Sacramento where she lived until her death in 1953.

Her obituary read:
"Mrs. Norma Marrom Christensen, 54, Sacramento, California, former Salt Lake resident, died Saturday at her residence of natural causes, according to word received by Salt Lake relatives.
Born May 30, 1899 in Montpelier, Idaho, she was a daughter of J.S. and Anna Selk Marrom.

She was married to Henry Christensen. He died in 1950. Mrs. Christensen then moved to Sacramento.

Surviving her are her mother, Mrs. Anna O'Keefe, Reno, Nevada, three brothers, W.L. and C.S. Marrom, both of Salt Lake City, Nate Marrom, serving with the U.S. Army; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Gibson, Sacramento; Mrs. Alice Keysor, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Kay Kammerman, Pocatello, Idaho.

Funeral services will be conducted in Salt Lake City."

If you have additional information about Norma, please feel free to comment.

Howard Marrom

Howard Marrom, the third child of Joseph and Annie, was born July 18, 1901 in Montpelier, Idaho. Montpelier, a small farming community in the Bear Lake Valley, is just none miles from Dingle where Lionel was born. This valley is located in southeastern Idaho near the Utah border.

Howard married Blanche Evans and was later divorced. They had one son, Paul Howard Marrom, who was born on November 19, 1935.

Howard died December 31, 1944 in Alameda County, California.

The attached slideshow shows Howard as a happy, confident young man.