Luvanah (Lou) Townley Sant (Ione's Mother)

Luvanah (Lou) Townley was born 6 sep 1890

in Townley, Alabama. Her Parents are

Sarah Luvinia Roberts Townley and William Butler Townley.

She Died on 30 April 1970 in Pocatello Idaho.

She is buried in the Treasureton Idaho Cemetery.
She Married George Oscar Sant July 23rd, 1907

They had 10 children: Sarah Lucille; Cecil Leroy;
a stillborn boy unnamed; Ione; Lynn(lived just a few hours)

Vera;  Harold Oscar; Ruth(lived 6 weeks); Norma; Herbert Dale;.

Her Obituary reads as follows:

Luvanah Sant

Luvanah Townley Sant, 79, of

1229 North Hayes, died Thursday

in the Bannock Memorial Hospital

following an extended illness. 

She was born Sept. 6th, 1890,

at Townley, Ala., to William B.

and Sarah Luvinia Roberts Townley. 

When she was 15 years old,

she came to Cleveland, Idaho

with her family where they home-

steaded.

    On July 23, 1907, she married

George Oscar Sant at Logan,

Utah and they received their

endowments in the Logan LDS

Temple on Nov. 22, 1916.  They

lived at Gilmore, Texas, and

farmed at Treasureton before

coming to Pocatello 30 years

ago.  Mr. Sant died Jan 22, 1946,

at Pocatello.

    Mr. Sant had been employed

at the Air Force Base in both

Pocatello and Wendover.

    She was an active member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints and had served

in many capacities including:

M.I.A. branch president at

Enoch, Texas, Sunday School

teacher, Relief Society teacher

and chorister and had worked in

the Logan Temple.

     She enjoyed sewing, handi-

work, quilting and crocheting.

     Survivors include two sons:

Cecil L Sant, Seattle, and Harold

O. Sant, Salt Lake City; three

daughters, Mrs George (Vera)

Shappart, Mrs. James (Ione)

Hendricks and Mrs. Lamont

(Norma) Green, all of Pocatello;

25 grandchildren; 29 great-

grandchildren; a brother,

Herbert Files, Mesa, Ariz. two

sons, two daughters, two sisters

and one brother also preceded

her in death.

    Funeral services will be Mon-

day at 1 p.m. in the Manning

Funeral Chapel with Bishop

William Schindler of the Pocatello

LDS First Ward officiating.

Burial will be in the Treasureton

Cemetery.  The family will re-

ceive friends Sunday from 7 until

9 p.m. at the Manning Funeral

Chapel.

Other Photos of Luvanah...

Luvanah and George Oscar Sant Wedding Photo

Luvanah Townley Sant, Leona Townley Sant,

George Oscar Sant, Herbert Sant, Sarah L. Townley

Luvanah and George Oscar Sant, with

children Lucille, Ione Cecil, Vera

Luvanah Sant, Lucille Sant, Sarah Luvenia Townley Files,

Herbert Files, McKinley Files

Luvanah Townley Sant pictured(back row, 4th from Left)

with 5 of her children (Right to Left back row:)

(Harold(Irene), Dale, (George)Vera, Norma, Luvanah, Ione(Jim),)

and several grandchildren.