Once a Tolley, always a Tolley.

 

 

The first horse expert is a photo of Hyrum Tolley, the youngest son of Wm. Fisher Tolley and Sarah Warren Tolley, and brother to Elizabeth Tolley Jones. He was not only the well known jokester of Juab County, but had a love for good horses, as may be noted in the photo. His work included being a horse trader; rancher, miner and freighter. He once was accused of stealing a horse, but found innocent. He declared he went to Nephi from Nortonville, and found a long rope in the middle of the street. He picked it up and took it home and when he got back to Nortonville, he found a horse tied to the other end of the rope. His sense of humor helped many people maintain their sanity.

The second photo is that of Roy Tolley, who also has passed away. Roy is the son of Frank Tolley, who was the son of Hyrum Tolley. Like his grandfather, Roy was an ardent worker, retiring from Nephi City. Even after he retired, City officials still called on him for his expert opinion. He loved his daughters; the outdoors; his horse; his mule, bucking bulls and his faithful dog Butch. He served on the Ute Stampede Committee; member of the National Guard, and like Hy Tolley, he was a good Tolley, but then there ain't no such thing as a bad Tolley!