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                   Membership Records:  Freedom Ward Star Valley Stake, Film #0034554
      Name:  Alvin A. Erickson
      Father's Name:  Carl
      Mother's Name:  Annie E. Bright
      Born:  25 May 1915
      Where:  Freedom, Lincoln Wyo.
      Baptism:  29 July 1923 by Denzil Jenkins
      Confirmation:  29 July 1923 by E. D. Jenkins

      Blessed:  8 Aug 1915 by Carl Erickson, No. 223, page 698.

      Ordained a Deacon on 20 May 1928 by Carl Robinson, No. 407, page 876.
                 Teacher 9 Aug 1931 by Carl Robinson, No. 472, page 596.
                 Priest 5 Feb 1933 by Carl Erickson, No. 102, page 594.
                 Elder 4 Feb 1945 by Carl Erickson, No. 5, page 1120.
      Married:  Kathleen Lewis, 22 June 1939, Civil, No. 102

Obituary, Star Valley Independent, April 9, 1998:  Alvin A. Erickson, 82, lifetime resident of Freedom, Wyoming, died Tuesday, March 31, 1998, at his home with his wife of 59 years at his side.
        Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 3 at the Freedom LDS Chapel.  Interment Freedom Cemetery.
        He was born May 25, 1915 at the family's Freedom homestead.  He was the 12th of 13 children born to Carl and Annie Bright Erickson.
       His mother died when he was two years old, and he was raised by his older sisters.  He attended school through eighth grade in a one room school in Glen.
       He married Kathleen Lewis June 22, 1939.  The marriage was solemnized in June 1945.  They were the parents of 10 children.
        A farmer, he taught his family the value of hard work on the family farm.  He ws a very hard worker.
       He was very friendly, always smiling, loved everyone and told them.  He was particular about cleanliness, always carried a comb and had his shoes shined.
       He is survived by his wife, Kathleen of Freedom; seven sons, Larry A., Salt Lake City, Craig, Las Vegas, Michael, Evanston, Randy, Tahoka, Texas, Chad, Osmond, Bart, Etna, Cleve, Woodruff; three daughters, Mrs. Dave (Peggy) Helm, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Karl (Susan) Weber, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Glen (Jennifer) Hansen, Las Vegas, two sisters, Mrs. Delvin (Veda) Passey, Thayne, and Mrs. Ivan (Bernice) Nelson, Bountiful, UT; 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren.