Mayor Proclaims "Florence Sloan Day"

Staff report -- Fallon pioneer, Forence Sloan turns 99 years old today and was honored this week by Mayor Ken Tedford who officially proclaimed May 11, 2019 as "Forence Sloan Day." Florence Hellekson was born on May 11, 1920 in Farmington, New Mexico and moved to Fallon when she was nine years old. She was married in January of 1938 to James Sloan and they had two children, James and Janice. She became a nurse and served the Fallon community for 14 years. She and James ran the family ranch together for 56 years and when he passed away in 1978 she continued to run it until moving into the city in 1994 where she has lived on her own for the past 25 years. Her son, Jim Sloan still runs the ranch today. Florence is a long time member of the Artemesia Club and was also a member of the Old River Women's Club and the Farm Bureau. She has five grandchildren, Andrea, Mike, Gina, Shawn, and Jason; eight great-grandchildren, Jacob, Brittani, Taylor, Kendra, Kirsten, Sloan, Hunter, and Chase; and a great-great-granddaughter, Harper Marie. The proclamation calls Florence an exceptional person and a wonderful combination of wrmth, kindness, laughter, and love, who values the importance of family. "She is the type of woman to be admired, a woman who has taught her family how to live and how to love."             Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon. Never miss the local news -- read more on The Fallon Post home page.