Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Odell C. Christiansen 1930-2004






Odell C. Christiansen
was born 22 Sep 1930
in the bedroom of the family
house on their small fifty acre
farm just south of Monroe Utah
 (Monkeytown)






Parents




Christiansen Farm House



The Farm




When Odell was growing up he attended


Monroe Elementary School

South Sevier Middle School
Monroe Middle School

Old South Sevier High School Building
South Sevier High School




Odell Graduated in
1948 from South Sevier High School



He Graduated from the Branch Agriculture College in Cedar City



Odell also graduated from Utah State Agricultural College

Class of 1954
with a
Bachelor of Science Degee in Agriculture


 

After he Graduated from 
college he started teaching at 

North Sanpete High School in 
Mt. Pleasant, Utah




This is when he meet and married




They were married
30 Mar 1962
in the Manti Temple




They bought their first home
in Mt. Pleasant Utah




235 West Main Street
Mt. Pleasant, Utah
84647

Phone # 462-2671


The carport

The side door and straight down the stairs lead to.... "Jeannie's
Salon of Beauty"




Odell and Jeannie's Children




Robert Odell
B: 24 Dec 1962
M: Joy H. Daley (Divorced)






Lana Jean
B: 19 May 1964
M: Stanley Glen Hardy








Dennis Kay
B: 8 Feb 1966
M: Patricia Lynn Mower







Lori Ann
B: 29 Apr 1968
M: Evin Weston Jensen (Divorced)
M: James Todd McBride








Lynette
B: 17 May 1973
M: Larry Trent Harmon







In 1978 the Christiansen family moved to:


306 West 100 North
Mt. Pleasant, Utah




Christiansen Family
1984


Christiansen Famliy
2000



Odell loved being a Grandpa

He has 24 Grandchildren

Robert's: Tiana, Kailee, Kyle, Kaden, Kole

Lana's: Justin, Lauren, Ashley, Heather

Dennis's: Kaylynn, Melissa, Allyson, Casey, Sheldon

Lori's: Whitney, Jacob, Jaxon, Brittyn

Lynette's: Chantel, Dalton, Sarah, Wyatt, William, Gracelynn



Odell loved hunting, fishing
and going four-wheeling,
he loved being in the mountains,
he loved the Gospel, 
and he loved going
to the Temple... 

but most of all

He loved his Family!!



Here are some random photos of
Odell with his grandchildren

We survived Shingle Mill Pass


Grandma and Grandpa
4th of July Picnic with the Grandkids



Grandpa and Justin



Grandpa having fun in the snow
with grandkids


Grandpa and Heather


Justin and Grandpa


Grandpa teaching Ashley how
to carve her name in the tree


Justin and Grandpa deer hunting


Dennis, Grandpa, Robert
and Kyle Fishing


Lana, Heather, Grandpa,
Lauren, Grandma, Ashley and Justin


Grandpa and Lauren


Grandpa pulling Justin in his
new little red wagon


Grandpa and Heather


Grandpa and Justin


Heather and Grandpa


Grandpa, Lauren and Justin
Playing in the snow up Mt. Pleasant Canyon


Grandpa and Justin
Deer Hunting


Grandpa and Heather
On her Blessing Day


Grandpa and Lauren


Grandpas hugs can make anything better


Justin, Lori, Ashley, Lauren, Grandma,
Kailee, Grandpa and Ashley


Justin, Heather, Grandpa, Ashley
Grandma and Lauren


Justin teasing Grandpa


Ashley and Grandpa
Chilling in the back yard in Mt. Pleasant


Grandpa letting the Grandkids throw
water balloons at him


Heather and Grandpa


Heather helping Grandpa


Heather, Ashley, Grandpa and Lauren


Ashley and Grandpa


Grandpa teasing Justin


Lauren and Grandpa


Ashley and Grandpa


Justin and Grandpa
at the Bingham Copper Mine


Grandpa and Grandma
Ashley, Lauren, Heather and Justin


We survived Shingle Mill Pass
Four Wheeling with Grandpa can be dangerous....


Heather and Grandpa


Kyle, Chantel and Grandpa
Justin on the other four wheeler


Grandpa and Whitney


Grandpa and Kole