George Harold Brighton

1899 - 1990  (91 years)

• Name	George Harold Brighton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	29 Jan 1899	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Feb 1990	Boise, Ada, Idaho
  	George "Harold" Brighton, age 91, died Monday, February 5, 1990 at the home of his daughter in Boise, Idaho, following a short illness. He was born January 29, 1899 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Daniel Hamner Wells Brighton and Josephine Scott Brighton. He was raised in Salt Lake and Brighton Canyon, Utah. His early life was spent as a silver and nickle miner with hisr and family. They mined in Brighton Canyon, Pioche, Nevada and Lost River County in Idaho. In his early twenties, Harold began barbering in mining camps. He moved to Firth, Idaho in 1926 where he married Bertha Dial on August 7, 1927. Harold barbered in Firth from 1926 until 1973 when he retired. After retiring they moved to Montana to be near their families and lived in Helena. Bertha died January 8, 1988 in Helena. On December 13, 1989 he moved to Boise to be with his daughter until he died. Harold was an avid fisherman and enjoyed gardening, he specialized in raspberries and was an expert weed puller.Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Florence Stoven Covey of Bountiful, Utah; a daughter and son-in-law, DeeAnn and Don Sessions of Boise, Idaho; a son and daughter-in-law, Norman D. and Marline Brighton of Helena, Montana; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and wonderful friends. Cremation has taken place in Boise. Memorial services will be 2:30 p.m., February 17, 1990 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Firth, Idaho. Pastor Charles Paulson will officiate. ___________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I1231	Grow
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Daniel Hammer Wells Brighton,   b. 01 Jan 1865, Utah ,   d. 17 Apr 1943, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Josephine Scott,   b. 14 Oct 1877, Cottonwood, Utah Territory ,   d. 18 Jun 1913, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 35 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1897  [5]
  Family ID	F463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha May Dial,   b. 16 Dec 1909, Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming ,   d. Jan 1988, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1927	Firth, Bonneville, Idaho
  Children	1. Norman Dan Brighton,   b. 7 Aug 1929, Shelley, Bingham, Idaho ,   d. 28 Mar 1999, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana  (Age 69 years)   2. Dee Ann Brighton
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F2825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Jan 1899 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Married - 7 Aug 1927 - Firth, Bonneville, Idaho Died - 5 Feb 1990 - Boise, Ada, Idaho  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration Location: Salt Lake County, Utah; Roll: 1983910; Draft Board: 2.

  
  

• Notes

  Post Register 16 May 1974 Harold Brighton to leave Firth after 47 years - bound for Montana Firth- This small farming community will soon lose two of its prominent citizens when Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brighton move to Helena, Mont. to make their home. Harold and Bertha, as they are affectionately known by all their friends have residen Firth for 47 years. Bertha Bright came to Idaho from Evanston, Wyo., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Dial, when she was eight years. old. She attended schools in the Shelley area. In 1927, she med Harold Brighton who had come from Salt Lake City, Utah tockfoot in 1925. In August of 1927 they were married and have since made their home in Firth. Mrs. Brighton was a barber by trade. In his 46 years of barbering in Firth, he has cut the hair of six generations. Little boys reportedly always looked forward to having a hair cut from Mr. Brighton because they always received a nickel in cge to buy ice-cream at the corner drug store. An avid fisherman, he could swap stories with the best of anglers while he trimmed the hair of a member of the community. He sold his shop in 1972 to Beck Buen who probably got his inspiration to be a barber in the little shop he now owns. The couple have a son and a daughter - Norman, who with his family lives in Helena, and Deanne who is now Mrs. Don Sessions. The Sessions and their family make their home in Great Falls, Mont. After the children were grown and the grandchiln were no longer nearby, Mrs. Brighton took a practical nurses course and those who now her report that for many years she has given a great deal of love and understanding to those who need her. For 10 years she worked at State Hospital South in Blackfoot until her health forced her retirement. The Brightons have sold their home in Firth and are planning to move to their new home before June 1. Their friends are sponsoring a farewell open house at the Grange Hall in Firth on Sunday between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. for all thosho want to wish the Brightons good luck.

  
  

• Sources

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