Chasty ALLRED

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Chasty ALLRED (010206041405)

Allred Progenitors: (Edward Warren, John Jones, William, William, Thomas)
Born: 09/10/1899 Springdale, UT
Died: 09/18/1988
Submitted by: Sharon Allred Jessop 11/30/2001

CHASTY ALLRED REASCH (2-5) 1899-1988
(Daughter of Edward Warren Allred and Rebecca Alvrean Lemmon Allred)

Chasty Allred was born on September 10, 1899, to Edward and Alvrean Lemmon Allred in Springdale, Utah. She was the middle child of nine children.

Chasty attended school in Lovell, Wyoming, graduating from the eighth grade. When it was time to go to high school, Grandma Allred thought that it was too far for Chasty to go to Cowley to school, so she went to the eighth grade for a second time. She always said, "You know what I did. I played the whole year!

Chasty attended the Big Horn Academy in Cowley for two years. She roomed there one year and went by horse and buggy the other year. She said, "I was foolish enough to think I knew it all and quit school." Her education did not end there, but she continued to read and learn. She especially enjoyed reading the scriptures.

After quitting school, she went to work at the Lovell Laundry. She loved having some money of her own and being able to share quarters with her youngest sister, Veda. This tradition carried over for a lifetime. She would send quarters to Veda in letters she wrote.

While she was working at the laundry, she met Frank Reasch, who was a hard-working young man. He came to America when he was three years old. He was born in Rastadt, Russia, to German parents. They were married in Basin, Wyoming, on November 23, 1921. They were married almost 36 years when they were sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple, June 11, 1957.

Frank and Chasty had five children, Jennie, Frank, Phil, Rex and Jerry. Because of the death of Jennie and later their son-in-law, they raised their granddaughter Sheraldean Salman. I think that it was because of our mutual loss that we needed each other so much.

Frank and Chasty taught their children through example to be honest and to do a day's work for a day's pay. "I remember Grandma telling me that Henry Keil, the owner of Keil's Grocery, said there were two men that he would trust with anything, their word was their bond. One of them was Ed Allred. When I heard this story I knew this was my legacy, and I, too, must be honest and keep my word."

The most important things in Chasty's life were her faith in God, her family and helping others. She especially loved her missionaries, her own grandsons and those serving in Lovell. She fed the missionaries many times, and hoped, in turn, that others were feeding her grandsons who were serving missions.

Chasty had a great talent for visiting others and seeing their needs and was always willing to help them. She was so very considerate of all who knew her.

Chasty had many many talents. She was a wonderful quilter and made quilts for her own family. Their homes were adorned with hand-sewn quilts of all patterns and sizes. Every new baby had a beautiful quilt or two to welcome them, and every grandchild that graduated from high school was given a quilt. She made lap quilts for the nursing home residents. She sent a "special" quilt to President Spencer W. Kimba1l, for which she received a lovely letter of thanks.

Gardening was one of Chasty's talents. She grew a big garden each year so she could share the produce with her neighbors and friends. She said it always tasted better if it was shared.
She was a great cook! Her chocolate cake, sugar cookies, and Dutch noodles were family favorites. Just a mention of them had family members scurrying to her home. She kept her grandchildren in neatly patched clothes. She was of tremendous help to Phil and his children after the death of Joyce.

Chasty was very good at using teaching moments. One day Rex lost his pigs. He was very upset because he had invested all his money in the pigs. Chasty asked him why he didn't pray about them. He did and it wasn't very long before the pigs came wandering back. She was a firm believer in prayer and passed this belief on to her children and grandchildren.

Chasty had a unique sense of humor. She was a good sport, whether it was picnics on the Big Horns, getting on the back of a motorcycle with a grandson, or playing April Fool's jokes with granddaughters. She lived life fully and never considered herself old. She loved going to visit people in the nursing home, some of whom were much younger than she.

She loved sports of all kinds, especially basketball, and always attended games to support her grandchildren. She loved to attend any activity which involved young people.

Life was not easy for Chasty, but through all life's trials, she was a stalwart and we all looked to her for strength. Frank was ill for sixteen years. Chasty took loving care of him and never complained.

Chasty passed away September 18, 1988, and is buried in the Lovell Cemetery. As a family, we feel she is still watching over us. We feel her great influence in our lives.
- written by Sheraldean Jones, her granddaughter.

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