Ivin E. Barlow
submitted by: Noah Gardner
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Ivin E Barlow was born on December 1, 1919 to Ephraim and Roxie Barlow. He was the second of five kids.
Him and his brothers would take care of the animals. He used to tell a story about feeding the chickens. He said “We would tie a string to a single kernel of corn and throw the corn to the chickens. When the kernel with the string got eaten we would pull the string and the chicken would squawk and jump around. We would laugh until we cried.”
He married Maxine Hunt. They lived in a boxcar while he worked for union pacific building railroad in Crestline Nevada. He made around $0.43 per hour.
They moved to Enterprise and he worked on the farm. He didn’t like coyotes because they would get into the sheep and kill them. They build the basement of the house and lived in it while they built the upstairs. They had seven kids, five boys and two girls. One of them died right after being born.
He served in the military during World War 2. He later bought a John Deere store and ran it in Beryl Junction Utah.
He liked reading all kinds of books. He liked puzzles, gardening and family history. After he retired from the store he was always in the garden in the summer and fall. He grew carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, beans and peas. He canned the food he grew. He grew flowers too.
He served in the St. George temple for more than 30 years.
He loved his family. He used to say he was lucky to have a big family and “not a bad apple in the bunch.”
He died June 6th 2012 at age 92.
He was a good example of kindness. He was also a good example of a hard worker. He was a good example and I am proud to be named after him.