So, what happened to the captives taken hostage by the Utes? After 23 days in captivity, Mrs. N.C. (Arvillia) Meeker, daughter Josephine, Mrs. Price and her children were welcomed back in Greeley with honors. When Nathan and Arvilla left Greeley, they didn’t take their three older children. Mary Ann, Rozene and Ralph Meeker were still there to care for them.
Arvilla Delight Smith Meeker lived until her health failed late in life. Her son, Ralph,…