Syme, Joan W. Williams, 1937-
Biographical History
Joan W. Williams Syme (1937- ) is the daughter of James Taylor Williams. She is also the wife of Korean War veteran John Leslie Syme.
Joan W. Williams Syme was born in 1937 in Treasureton, Idaho to parents James Taylor and Julia Annetta Stoffers Williams. After spending a few years in Treasureton, the family briefly relocated to Hamer, Idaho in attempts to dry farm in the region. The family eventually moved to Provo, Utah when Joan's uncle recommended that her father work at the Geneva Steel foundry. In Provo, Joan attended Union School in Lakeview, Utah as well as Timpanogos, Dixon Junior High, and Provo High –where she met her husband John Leslie Syme.
Joan married John in 1956 at the Salt Lake Temple. John left for the Korean War soon thereafter. After he returned, John attempted to go back to school, but later enlisted to serve in the Third Armor Division, which required the couple to relocate to Germany for three years.
After returning, the couple stayed in the Provo region to start a family. In 2016, the couple celebrated their 60th anniversary.
Citation:
Ancestry.com, June 7, 2017 (Born to James Taylor Williams and Julia Annetta Stoffers Williams; her husband's full name is John Leslie Syme; the two married on January 5, 1956)UPB files, June 7, 2017 (b. 1937 in Treasureton, ID; father experimented in Dry Farming in Hamer, ID; moved to Provo so her father could work for Geneva Steel; she went to Union School, Timpanogos, Dixion Junior High, and Provo High; she met John L. Syme in school; John was a BYU student before being drafted to fight in the Korean War; the two married in the Salt Lake Temple; they later lived in Germany after John was enlisted to serve in the Third Armor Division)
Daily Herald, Jan. 10, 2016 (John and Joan celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oral history interview with John L. and Joan W. Syme, 1992 August 12, 2012 November 2
Interview of John and Joan Syme administered by Redd Center intern Jared Tolman for the "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include their respective childhoods in both Provo and Idaho, how the couple met, John's experience as a student at Brigham Young University, and memories of the various buildings and stores in downtown Provo. Materials dated August 12, 1992 and November 2, 2012.