Keyes, Brigham Loyd, 1912-1993
Dates
- Existence: 1912 - 1993
Biography
Brigham Loyd Keyes (1912-1993) was a member of the U.S. Navy and a father.
Brigham Loyd Keyes was born on October 29, 1912 in Ogden, Utah to parents Junius Wilford and Bertha Davies Keyes. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduating from Granite High School and briefly attending LDS Business College. He worked as an artist in Salt Lake City painting for the Orpheum Theater. He then became a mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service.
While in Salt Lake, he met Margaret Lorraine Larsen and they were married on March 2, 1935. Together they had one daughter. They moved to Ogden where he began to work, but following the beginning of World War II he enlisted in the Navy. Following training in California, he was chosed to work for the Navy Postal Service. The war ended and Brigham received a Good Conduct Metal for his service. He was honorably discharged from the Navy and returned to live with his wife and daughter.
He continued on to work with the Railway Mail Service. He retired in 1964 adn he and his wife moved to Spring City, Utah. He passed away on December 18, 1993 after a sudden heart attack. He is buried in Spring City, Utah next to his wife.
Citation:
UPBfiles, January 8, 2015 (Brigham Loyd Keyes was born on October 29, 1912 in Ogden, Utah to parents Junius Wilford and Bertha Davies Keyes; grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduating from Granite High School and briefly attending LDS Business College; worked as an artist in Salt Lake City painting for the Orpheum Theater; became a mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service; met Margaret Lorraine Larsen and they were married on March 2, 1935;had one daughter; moved to Ogden where he began to work, but following the beginning of World War II he enlisted in the Navy; following training in California, he was chosed to work for the Navy Postal Service; received a Good Conduct Metal for his service; honorably discharged from the Navy and returned to live with his wife and daughter; work with the Railway Mail Service; retired in 1964 and he and his wife moved to Spring City, Utah; passed away on December 18, 1993 after a sudden heart attack; buried in Spring City, Utah next to his wife).Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Colleen Whitley collection of Brigham Loyd Keyes papers
Collection contains the authobiographies of Brigham Loyd Keyes and his wife Margaret Lorraine Larsen Keyes. Also contains newspaper clippings from World War II pertaining to the different bases Brigham worked at, along with other papers from his service. Diaries and logs from the war are also included. Materials date from to 1942-1981