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Author
Day
,
Lillie
Buhler
Birth and Death Dates
1917-1958
Call Number
MSS
SC
2516
Material Type
Autobiography
Biography
Lillie
Buhler
Day
was
born
June
22
,
1917
in
Highland
,
Utah
to
Alma
H
. and
Hazel
Loveridge
Buhler
. She was
born
prematurely
, and
although
doctors
said
she would
die
, she
survived
, but
suffered
from
illness
throughout
much
of her
life
. She
started
school
at
age
seven
but
quit
not
long
thereafter
because
of her
health
.
Just
as the
Depression
hit
,
Lillie's
father
broke
his
arm
and
ribs
in
accidents
, and
when
they
lost
their
farm
and
home
,
Lillie's
mother
was
forced
to
build
a
one-room
shack
on a
small
plot
of
land
across
the
street
under
the
direction
of
Lillie's
father
.
Lillie
helped
with
chores
, but the
family
still
lived
meagerly
. She
received
her
first
calling
as a
Nursery
teacher
, and
later
, was
called
as a
counselor
in the
YWMIA
. She and her
sister
,
Ruby
,
got
jobs
at
Pulleys
, a
turkey
dressing
plant
, and the
two
saved
money
to
contribute
to the
family
. In
1941
,
Lillie's
brother
,
Reuben
,
died
of an
illness
. In that
year
, she
began
a
courtship
with
Lawrence
Day
,
whom
she
married
March
2
,
1942
.
Less
than
two
weeks
after
their
marriage
,
however
, he was
transferred
to
Alamogordo
,
New
Mexico
,
where
he
served
in the
army
.
Lillie
joined
him in
September
, and there, they were
told
they
could
never
have
children
.
Yet
,
despite
much
illness
,
Lillie
had their
first
child
,
Lillie
Martha
,
soon
after
the
couple
had been
transferred
to
Tucson
,
Arizona
.
Again
, they were
told
that
Lillie
should not
try
to have
more
children
, but she was
resistant
, and was
soon
pregnant
again
.
Lawrence
was
transferred
not
long
after
to
Seattle
,
Washington
.
Lillie
stayed
there for
only
a
few
weeks
before
returning
to
Utah
, to
see
her
family
.
Lawrence
was
transferred
again
to
Nebraska
, but was
able
to
see
his
second
child
,
Alma
Lawrence
,
born
in
October
. Not
long
after
,
Lillie
grew
ill
, and
doctors
discovered
she had
cancer
on her
leg
.
It
was
removed
, but they were to
later
discover
and
remove
eleven
other
cancerous
spots
on her
arms
,
sides
,
back
, and
neck
.
Meanwhile
,
Lawrence
had been
shipped
to
Guam
to
fight
. Not
long
after
his
return
,
Lawrence's
older
brother
Louis
died
,
leaving
behind
a
widow
and
five
young
children
. The
family
moved
in to
Louis's
old
home
to
help
Beth
, his
widow
, and
while
tending
the
farm
,
Lawrence
decided
to
attend
Brigham
Young
University
.
Lawrence
and
Lillie
eventually
returned
to their
home
,
where
they had their
third
child
,
Earl
Marvin
.
Despite
being
told
again
not to have any
more
children
, they had
another
,
Sterling
Buhler
Day
.
Following
,
Lawrence
decided
to
become
a
teacher
, and they were
relocated
in
Heber
. Their
fifth
and
last
child
,
Vaughn
, was
born
there, and
Lillie
was
so
ill
that they
eventually
hired
someone
to
help
in the
house
. The
family
later
befriended
a
recently
divorced
woman
,
Evelyn
Applonie
although
rumors
circulated
concerning
a
love
affair
between
her and
Lawrence
.
Through
the
help
of
Adam
S
.
Bennion
,
Lawrence
later
acquired
a
job
as a
teacher
at
Roosevelt
Junior
High
School
.
Lillie
died
December
31
,
1958
from
cancer
.
Abstract
This
is
a
54-page
typescript
autobiography
of
Lillie
Buhler
Day
.
Within
these
recollections
, she
writes
many
of her
personal
feelings
: as a
child
, she
describes
how
weak
she was, and the
impact
her
illness
had on her
life
.
Unable
to
play
with
many
of the
other
children
, she
stayed
inside
and
helped
her
mother
to
tend
the
children
. She also
recounts
two
particular
memories
in
which
she
injured
her
arm
and
burned
herself
severely
. She also
recounts
instances
of
death
she
encountered
as a
young
child
: her
uncle
died
,
leaving
behind
a
young
wife
and
family
; her
grandmother
died
from an
illness
;
one
of her
closest
cousins
died
from an
illness
at
age
twelve
; and a
year
later
, her
grandfather
was
hit
by a
car
.
Lillie
then
describes
the
conditions
in
which
her
family
lived
during
the
Depression
: their
small
,
one-room
house
had
no
floor
,
no
windows
, and a
bad
roof
, and the
children
experienced
intense
hunger
,
such
that
upon
being
given
a
bag
of
flour
, they
attempted
to
eat
it
dry
. Her
father
,
injured
, was
finally
able
to
get
a
job
at the
Sugar
Factory
, and that
year
,
Lillie
describes
the
Christmas
they had, with the
children
gathered
around
the
stove
,
while
their
parents
cried
because
they had
so
little
to
give
their
children
.
Yet
, the
fire-chief
,
Irving
Pratt
,
arrived
later
that
night
dressed
as
Santa
Claus
, with
presents
and
candy
for the
children
.
Lillie
describes
this
Christmas
as the
one
none
of the
children
would
ever
forget
.
However
,
times
were
still
rough
for the
family
, and
Lillie
describes
how they
often
couldn't
make
their
beds
because
the
sheets
would
freeze
together
.
Lillie
,
having
to
quit
school
because
of her
health
, also
explains
how she
struggled
from
intense
shyness
and an
inferiority
complex
. In
order
to
somehow
counter
this, she
puts
immense
effort
into her
calling
as a
nursery
teacher
, and
though
she
recognizes
and
is
grateful
for her
talents
, she
is
still
incredibly
insecure
. She
describes
her
brother
Reuben
, his
illness
, and her
worry
for him
during
his
sickness
.
Following
his
death
at
age
eighteen
, she
includes
a
typescript
of an
article
concerning
the
funeral
services
and his
life
, from the
American
Fork
Citizen
.
Thereafter
, the
next
two
chapters
concern
her
search
for a
husband
. She
includes
various
excerpts
from her
diary
,
describing
the
process
. She has
continual
dreams
concerning
a
particular
man
,
Lawrence
Day
, and she
includes
some
typescripts
of
letters
he
wrote
to her.
Upon
their
marriage
,
Lillie
describes
their
first
home
in
New
Mexico
, and of the
experiences
she had there. She
continues
to
elaborate
on the
loneliness
she
often
experiences
when
away
from
Lawrence
, and
when
ill
. She
experiences
many
pains
while
pregnant
, and she also
describes
how
hard
it
was for the
family
to
live
,
especially
in
Heber
.
After
her
last
baby
,
Vaughn
,
is
born
, the
family
struggles'Lawrence
, with his
job
, and
Lillie
, with her
illnesses
.
Lillie
dedicates
one
of the
last
chapters
entirely
to their
family
friend
,
Evelyn
,
who
they
grow
closer
to
despite
the
circulating
rumors
.
During
one
of
Lillie's
sicknesses
, she
even
asks
Evelyn
if she,
Evelyn
, would
marry
Lawrence
after
Lillie
dies
.
Lillie
writes
of her
faith
that
Evelyn
would be a
great
comfort
to
Lawrence
, and also a
good
mother
to
Lillie's
children
.
The
last
page
is
a
tribute
given
by
Lawrence
to
Lillie
and
includes
scriptures
, a
poem
, and his
testimony
of his
gratefulness
for her.
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