Eldin Ricks

1916 - 1992  (76 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Eldin Ricks  [1]
  Born	26 Mar 1916	Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Sep 1992	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States   [1]
  Buried	10 Sep 1992	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States   [1]
  	Address: 4800 E Lawn Dr Provo, UT 84604 (801) 225-9114
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  Person ID	I210077	Full Tree | Andersen Ricks, Larson, Bitter

  
  

  Father	Hyrum Ricks, Jr.           b. 30 Jul 1883, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States           d. 20 Sep 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Alice Ovanda Cheney           b. 2 Dec 1886, Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States           d. 19 May 1973, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1907	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F81849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Irene Hailes           b. 10 Jun 1910, Portsmouth, , Hampshire, England
  Married	9 Jun 1949	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States   [1]
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2010
  Family ID	F81857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Mar 1916 - Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Married - 9 Jun 1949 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Died - 7 Sep 1992 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Buried - Address: 4800 E Lawn Dr Provo, UT 84604 (801) 225-9114 - 10 Sep 1992 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  DW record number: 403 Eldin RICKS, born in Rexburg, Idaho, March 26, 1916, the son of Hyrum Ricks and Alice Cheney. He married the former Irene Hailes June 9, 1949.  They are the parents of four children, Harold, Marjorie, Dennis and Stanford.  They have seventeen grandchildren as of 29 July 1991. When Eldin was six years old his family moved from Rexburg to Salt Lake City and, two years later, to Southern California, where he spent the rest of his growing up years.  He served as a missionary in the East Central States mission from 1937 to 1939 and graduated from the Brigham Young University in 1941.  He taught seminary in Overton, Nevada, from 1941 to 1943.  He served in the army as chaplain in Africa and Italy during World War II and stayed in the Reserve Army, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel.  He received a Master's degree from the University of Southern California and a PhD degree in Middle East studies from Dropsie University in Philadelphia.  He also did some academic work in Jerusalem. Conducting tours to Europe, England and the Middle East is his hobby. He was a member of the faculty , Department of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University from 1949 until retirement in 1981.  He was named honorary distinguished alumnae, Ricks College in   1969.  Church assignments have included bishop, high counselor, stake mission president,Gospel Doctrine teacher, missionary to southern states, Director of Family History library in London, England on his second mission. The books he has written include Combination Reference, Book of Mormon Commentary, Volume 1, Book of Mormon Study Guide, Story of the life of Christ, King of Kings, Wide Margin Book of Mormon, Fireside Edition of the Book of Mormon. LDS Baptism Temple Imported:LVG LDS Endowment Temple Imported:LVG [1]

  
  

• Reference

  Bryan S. Larson. "Eldin Ricks". Our Family Histories. https://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I210077&tree=00 (accessed August 25, 2019).