On October 27, 2008, at the age of 85, Vern Saddled up and took the trail to heaven.
Vern Cook "Papa" Ames was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Lyman, Wayne County, Utah, to James Orvil and Luella Jane Cook Ames.
Vern was a member of the LDS Church
He had five brothers and four sisters. The family made the move from Wayne county to the Uintah Basin in 1927 by team and wagon, and the trip took them several days. The family worked at many jobs when they first arrived in Roosevelt including livery stable, freight service between Roosevelt and Price, farming and everything else it took to survive in those days.
Vern worked at many jobs during his life, including logging timber, breaking horses, wrangling dudes, long-haul truck driver, was a member of the Teamsters Union, a mine worker, railroad worker, officer for the Border Patrol in Ariz., Wasatch Electric, construction worker, oil field hand, farmer and many more.
He married Phyllis Sharples on Nov. 11, 1948, and they moved to Salt Lake City spending twenty-three years there. They had four children.
Vern and Phyllis moved back to Ioka in 1974 and built a home in the south west corner of his parents original homestead. orses were Vern's passion. At one time or another he had almost every breed of horse common today. He raised registered Thoroughbreds that he ran on the flat track, registered Appaloosas, was president of the Uintah Basin Appaloosa Horse Club, had registered Quarter horses, mules, rescued a three week old colt from the meat packer that lived to be 33 years old, and had work teams on the farm when he was a kid. His favorite horse was an Appaloosa stallion he raised and did cow-cutting and reigning on. Last but not least was the miniature horses; he would go in parades and show his miniature team all over the state. He was president of the Mountain West Miniature Horse Club, and was inducted into the People's Hall of Fame by the American Shetland Pony/American Miniature Horse Club in 2005.
Vern loved the mountains, camping, hunting, and packing in. He would sit around the fire and talk about "old times." Family and friends spent many hours on horseback enjoying the open sky and beautiful scenery.
Vern is survived by his wife, Phyllis, Ioka; children, Rose Ann (Steve) Turbin, Ogden; Linda (Ralph) Mecham, Manila; Karen (Frank) Santarosa, Draper; Ralph (Michelle) Ames, Ioka; 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sisters, Luella Workman, Duchesne; Kay Nyberg, West Jordan; Eva Ivie, Duchesne; and brother, Don Ames, Ioka.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rita Workman; brothers, Wayne, Floyd, Bert and George.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Myton LDS Chapel where friends and family may call from 10-10:45 that morning.
Burial will be in the Ioka Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. www.hullingermortuary.com
"Papa, thanks for the memories."
-Uintah Basin Standard, October 28, 2008
Vern Cook "Papa" Ames was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Lyman, Wayne County, Utah, to James Orvil and Luella Jane Cook Ames.
Vern was a member of the LDS Church
He had five brothers and four sisters. The family made the move from Wayne county to the Uintah Basin in 1927 by team and wagon, and the trip took them several days. The family worked at many jobs when they first arrived in Roosevelt including livery stable, freight service between Roosevelt and Price, farming and everything else it took to survive in those days.
Vern worked at many jobs during his life, including logging timber, breaking horses, wrangling dudes, long-haul truck driver, was a member of the Teamsters Union, a mine worker, railroad worker, officer for the Border Patrol in Ariz., Wasatch Electric, construction worker, oil field hand, farmer and many more.
He married Phyllis Sharples on Nov. 11, 1948, and they moved to Salt Lake City spending twenty-three years there. They had four children.
Vern and Phyllis moved back to Ioka in 1974 and built a home in the south west corner of his parents original homestead. orses were Vern's passion. At one time or another he had almost every breed of horse common today. He raised registered Thoroughbreds that he ran on the flat track, registered Appaloosas, was president of the Uintah Basin Appaloosa Horse Club, had registered Quarter horses, mules, rescued a three week old colt from the meat packer that lived to be 33 years old, and had work teams on the farm when he was a kid. His favorite horse was an Appaloosa stallion he raised and did cow-cutting and reigning on. Last but not least was the miniature horses; he would go in parades and show his miniature team all over the state. He was president of the Mountain West Miniature Horse Club, and was inducted into the People's Hall of Fame by the American Shetland Pony/American Miniature Horse Club in 2005.
Vern loved the mountains, camping, hunting, and packing in. He would sit around the fire and talk about "old times." Family and friends spent many hours on horseback enjoying the open sky and beautiful scenery.
Vern is survived by his wife, Phyllis, Ioka; children, Rose Ann (Steve) Turbin, Ogden; Linda (Ralph) Mecham, Manila; Karen (Frank) Santarosa, Draper; Ralph (Michelle) Ames, Ioka; 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sisters, Luella Workman, Duchesne; Kay Nyberg, West Jordan; Eva Ivie, Duchesne; and brother, Don Ames, Ioka.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rita Workman; brothers, Wayne, Floyd, Bert and George.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Myton LDS Chapel where friends and family may call from 10-10:45 that morning.
Burial will be in the Ioka Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. www.hullingermortuary.com
"Papa, thanks for the memories."
-Uintah Basin Standard, October 28, 2008
On October 27, 2008, at the age of 85, Vern Saddled up and took the trail to heaven.
Vern Cook "Papa" Ames was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Lyman, Wayne County, Utah, to James Orvil and Luella Jane Cook Ames.
Vern was a member of the LDS Church
He had five brothers and four sisters. The family made the move from Wayne county to the Uintah Basin in 1927 by team and wagon, and the trip took them several days. The family worked at many jobs when they first arrived in Roosevelt including livery stable, freight service between Roosevelt and Price, farming and everything else it took to survive in those days.
Vern worked at many jobs during his life, including logging timber, breaking horses, wrangling dudes, long-haul truck driver, was a member of the Teamsters Union, a mine worker, railroad worker, officer for the Border Patrol in Ariz., Wasatch Electric, construction worker, oil field hand, farmer and many more.
He married Phyllis Sharples on Nov. 11, 1948, and they moved to Salt Lake City spending twenty-three years there. They had four children.
Vern and Phyllis moved back to Ioka in 1974 and built a home in the south west corner of his parents original homestead. orses were Vern's passion. At one time or another he had almost every breed of horse common today. He raised registered Thoroughbreds that he ran on the flat track, registered Appaloosas, was president of the Uintah Basin Appaloosa Horse Club, had registered Quarter horses, mules, rescued a three week old colt from the meat packer that lived to be 33 years old, and had work teams on the farm when he was a kid. His favorite horse was an Appaloosa stallion he raised and did cow-cutting and reigning on. Last but not least was the miniature horses; he would go in parades and show his miniature team all over the state. He was president of the Mountain West Miniature Horse Club, and was inducted into the People's Hall of Fame by the American Shetland Pony/American Miniature Horse Club in 2005.
Vern loved the mountains, camping, hunting, and packing in. He would sit around the fire and talk about "old times." Family and friends spent many hours on horseback enjoying the open sky and beautiful scenery.
Vern is survived by his wife, Phyllis, Ioka; children, Rose Ann (Steve) Turbin, Ogden; Linda (Ralph) Mecham, Manila; Karen (Frank) Santarosa, Draper; Ralph (Michelle) Ames, Ioka; 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sisters, Luella Workman, Duchesne; Kay Nyberg, West Jordan; Eva Ivie, Duchesne; and brother, Don Ames, Ioka.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rita Workman; brothers, Wayne, Floyd, Bert and George.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Myton LDS Chapel where friends and family may call from 10-10:45 that morning.
Burial will be in the Ioka Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. www.hullingermortuary.com
"Papa, thanks for the memories."
-Uintah Basin Standard, October 28, 2008
Vern Cook "Papa" Ames was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Lyman, Wayne County, Utah, to James Orvil and Luella Jane Cook Ames.
Vern was a member of the LDS Church
He had five brothers and four sisters. The family made the move from Wayne county to the Uintah Basin in 1927 by team and wagon, and the trip took them several days. The family worked at many jobs when they first arrived in Roosevelt including livery stable, freight service between Roosevelt and Price, farming and everything else it took to survive in those days.
Vern worked at many jobs during his life, including logging timber, breaking horses, wrangling dudes, long-haul truck driver, was a member of the Teamsters Union, a mine worker, railroad worker, officer for the Border Patrol in Ariz., Wasatch Electric, construction worker, oil field hand, farmer and many more.
He married Phyllis Sharples on Nov. 11, 1948, and they moved to Salt Lake City spending twenty-three years there. They had four children.
Vern and Phyllis moved back to Ioka in 1974 and built a home in the south west corner of his parents original homestead. orses were Vern's passion. At one time or another he had almost every breed of horse common today. He raised registered Thoroughbreds that he ran on the flat track, registered Appaloosas, was president of the Uintah Basin Appaloosa Horse Club, had registered Quarter horses, mules, rescued a three week old colt from the meat packer that lived to be 33 years old, and had work teams on the farm when he was a kid. His favorite horse was an Appaloosa stallion he raised and did cow-cutting and reigning on. Last but not least was the miniature horses; he would go in parades and show his miniature team all over the state. He was president of the Mountain West Miniature Horse Club, and was inducted into the People's Hall of Fame by the American Shetland Pony/American Miniature Horse Club in 2005.
Vern loved the mountains, camping, hunting, and packing in. He would sit around the fire and talk about "old times." Family and friends spent many hours on horseback enjoying the open sky and beautiful scenery.
Vern is survived by his wife, Phyllis, Ioka; children, Rose Ann (Steve) Turbin, Ogden; Linda (Ralph) Mecham, Manila; Karen (Frank) Santarosa, Draper; Ralph (Michelle) Ames, Ioka; 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sisters, Luella Workman, Duchesne; Kay Nyberg, West Jordan; Eva Ivie, Duchesne; and brother, Don Ames, Ioka.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rita Workman; brothers, Wayne, Floyd, Bert and George.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Myton LDS Chapel where friends and family may call from 10-10:45 that morning.
Burial will be in the Ioka Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. www.hullingermortuary.com
"Papa, thanks for the memories."
-Uintah Basin Standard, October 28, 2008
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