In 1920, when she was 26 years old, the Volstead Act became law. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a 'Mother-in-law's Day' as well. In 1914, she was 20 years old when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer. In 1894, in the year that Maggie Erickson was born, on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. In lieu flowers, please donate to your favorite charity or read a child a book.Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Maggie's lifetime. Private graveside services will be at 1pm Clarkston Cemetery. ***There will be no public funeral services due to Corona Virus Health Restrictions.Р”Р„ private family viewing will be Sat., April 11 from 10am to 11am at Russon Mortuary 1585 W. She is also survived by Walter's siblings: Lyman (Katherine) Udell (DeAnna) John (Rosemary) Lonnie (Diane) Loretta (Bill), Gail (DeAnn), sister-in-law Ann. She had a strong testimony and lead a life of serving others. A great honor to Metta was when she played the organ at the Ogden Temple. She served in the Relief Society, Young WomenРІР‚в„ўs, Primary, Scouting and Music Areas. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After retiring, she volunteered at Lakeside Elementary teaching ukuleles, loom knitting and reading for eight years. She retired after 32 years of teaching Third Graders. Metta taught at Whittier Elementary and Riverside Elementary in Cache Valley and West Point Elementary.

If you were lucky enough to have her as third grade teacher, you probably are still singing the songs you sang in her classroom. She played the piano, organ, and ukulele. She was a ward organist from age 14 to her death. To say that Metta had a love for music doesn't even begin to describe the passion she had for music. Grandchildren: Jared, Jacob, Rachel, Joshua, William, Logan and Andrew. If you knew Metta, you knew she was a proud Grandma.

They had 4 children: Kent (Rochelle), James, Gaylene, and David (Jane). Many people told her to marry Dad because he was a good catch and she did! 'Thank you, Mom, for marrying our Dad! ' She graduated from North Cache High School and Utah State University with a Bachelor's and Masters of Education. She was her father's secretary as a teenager but did end up with several scars from filleting fish. She was raised in Smithfield, Utah on a trout and mink farm. Her siblings: Thad (Kathy) Erickson, Lynda (David) West, Bona Jo Richards (deceased) Sue Ann Armstrong, and Zane Erickson (deceased). 22, 1942 in Logan, Utah to Lynn and Farris Nielsen Erickson. We knew you were tired and ready to be with your loved ones on the other side. Our Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandma Metta Erickson Godfrey, 77, passed on Apin Layton, Utah with her husband and daughter at her side.

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