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Happy Mother's Day!

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 Today we spotlight our two beautiful Hiatt family Mothers Diane Robertson Hiatt 15 May 1941 – 25 May 1987      Diane was born to George Victor Robertson and Cornelia Lucile Shurtleff Robertson at the Payson hospital. She was a very happy baby and brought joy to their house. She loved the outdoors, and animals. According to her sister Janell, “Diane loved the story of Heidi and the goats. I think when we hiked she  thought she was one of the goats or at least a deer like Bambi. She always had to be the first to the top-a little bit of a tomboy. One time, Dad took her deer hunting when she was about 13. She was thrilled to death and the only girl there”.  She was always up for an adventure- boating, horseback riding, skiing, hiking, climbing trees.       While she attended school at Spanish Fork High School, she enjoyed participating in pep club, seminary ...
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In the Beginning...

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Sarah Elida Prisbey Robertson  Diane Robertson HiattšŸ ŠVictor RobertsonšŸ ŠSarah Elida Prisbey Robertson 1868-1951      The wind had an eerie whistle that night as I stoked the fire hoping to speed up the cornbread cooking in the pot. Charlie wasn’t going to be home tonight as work so often kept him from home. My five children were equal parts bickering and playing often getting under my feet. I gathered everyone around our oak table and asked Gerrald to ask our Father’s blessing on the food. His little voice filled the room when heavy boot steps and incoherent yelling came from the porch. Our little house had no door locks and instantly my heart was filled with dread. We heard the knob jiggling and the door creak open.      “Children go upstairs and hide behind the bed. Mary, I need you to hold baby Victor and do your best to keep him quiet. Here! Take this.” I handed her a chunk of cornbread and shewed them out of the back door of the kitchen. No sooner...
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