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Show Bishop Amasa Lyman Clark Amasa L. Clark was born Jun 6 1 the son of Ezra T. and Mary Steveen~ 865, at Far~ngton, Utah. He was ~outhern States 1887-1889 and a shoron Clark.. H.e filled a mission to the I~ 1925. was secretary and treasurer o/~~erS ~sslOn to the Central States n t en was Davis Stake Sunda S h e u. ay School Stake Board and He was bishop of the Farmingty cwool Sfrupermtendent from 1901 to 1915 . on ard om 1915 to 1930 . He marned Alice C. Steed in 188 . . . In 1895 and he married Susan D 5 and they had five children Alice died Clark was very active in the who also had five child;en. Bishop County Treasurer and III year C. g program. He served two years as years as cashie~ of the Davis C~~ntlty Treasurer of Farmington City, 78 fa; 23 years until his death at age 1021n ~~~~ ~d was the bank president 1 08-~912; was treasurer for Davis D· t · ·f e was mayor of Farmington Amencan Red Cross drive man IS n.ct or 16 years, chairman of the f~r Infantile Paralysis 10 yeai/:a:d' charrm;: of the National Foundation o the ~reat Salt Lak~ Council ~f the ~ mem r of the fin~nce committee oy Sco'!ts. of Amenca, 38 years. In 1965 thiS organization awarded hi dred Years of Life and Service to Bm ahnoodAPpreclatlOn Award for "One HunB. oy and Fellowman .. . Ishop Clark was known for friendl" . ph?,:,lcal and mental health whi h h mes:, to everyone and his excellent qUlhty ?eriv~ from church ~ervi~e and a~tnbuted to nutritious food. tranh· 'blgorous exercIse. He continued to make hiS dally trips to the bank em~loyees) until he almost reached°~h IS Icycle (presented to him by bank In hIS honor: e age of 100 The following was written Sc~~~~n " Ho u' do, yolt m easure a human life I Is it b h l of people it Influ ences. o r the numbe " Y' e en~lh of time if span .,.. the fwmf> er combination of rhps e things and p ~~ works It accompli.dles! Surelv it is a h do Uttle. There are others who are ,r. a y ot There are th o.<;e whu li ue Q'nd .h T a en away Just 'h h ' " ler1lt. hen ,herf> a re thos e few rare in diuidu " ~ en, t el r po/cpr {or K()od i,t, at its leQve a mark on mankind for Keneratio ,t als U ho L~ue lo ng and USE'fld li vE'S thar pattern o f life that s tar(~ u'ith u. , I n ... ~ come. He IS truly bles$ed who F>nd~ the r . ' se,u ne.'.' ,n the ea I ,. . ro we on with health and (he ability 10 ~ . r:v years and then is privileged fDwerabove thp crowd and set a mark t'o II'hi- erl/f> In man y ways. Su ch indi v iduals (enRth and d ept h. Su ch a li fe we honor tot/o\'. ~.h others ca n aspire .""·uch lJ lift· has both (t/(Ond ~rs, '~na -J)r . E. /J. ParlririJ(P Bishop Gregory had a fine tenor voice and was chorister in the Farming· ton Ward from 1918 until 1931, and again for four year s about 1938. He was one of the Seven Presidents of the 56th Quorum of Seventy from 1918 to 1929. and was ordained Bishop of the Farmington Ward January 25. 193 1. serving until 1936. He was a member of the South Davis Stake Presidency from 1941 to 1945. He worked at the Miller Floral Company for 38 years and was president of the company when he passed away in 1948. Bishop John R. Walsh JohnR. Walsh was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 19.1883, to J ohn Walsh and Rosetta Long Walsh, and became a resident of Farmington when his family moved here in 1892. John's father was a member of the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company which arrived in Salt Lake City in 1856. In 1909 John R. Walsh married Isabel Harmer, who was born in Springfield. Utah in 1891. They were blessed with six fine children - two boys and four girls. Upon his graduation from Brigham Young University in 1909 he spent three years in the Swiss-German Mission. He became Bishop of the Farmington Ward in 1936 and served in that position until 1943. In 1944 he was sustained as a High Councilman in the South Davis Stake and later in thp Davis Stake. Bishop Walsh was a scoutmaster for ten years. a schoolteacher from 1917 to 1952. was a city councilman for a two·year term and also a city clerk at one time. Bishop Gordon Heber Van Fleet Gordon H. Van Fleet wa s born in Farmington . Utah. July 3 1. 1912. LO Heber John Van Fleet (also born in Farmington. January 11. 1879) and \ 1ary Ellen Blamires of Kaysville, Utah. He was baptized at the age of eigh t a nd ordained successively through all of the levels of the priesthood. On April 28, 1943, he was ordained a High Pries t and set apart to be the Bishop of the Farmington Ward. In 1947 he became the second counselor in t he High Priest's Quorum. presiding over the South Davis Stake. Gordon received his schooling at Davis High School. Utah Agricultural College at Logan and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City . He is a co n· tractor and builder following the same line of work as hi s father and twO brothers. Frank and Reed. He married Evelyn Wilson on April 15. 1939. and t.hey had t.wo sons. Brent and Neil. and a daughter. Melissa. Bishop Milton-J- Hess Bishop Elijah B. Gregory Elijah B. Gregory was born Feb fh'unMt y , Texas, to Samuel L. Gregory ~~drt 7di 18A83, at Bair~stown. Lamar e . ormon Church while he wa ·1 y a . Myers. HIS family joined ~anuly moved to Utah "Li " s Stl I. a y.oung boy and later most of h the. States cJlled filled a IS missIOnary companion, Frederick J Tree me an mar.n ed the daughter of Sha.lltdLake Temple on November 27 191·2 d· Hhe marned Julia Tree in the c I reno ' . an t ey were blessed with seven h~ C~ntral i909_1~lla:naJI1~~~:nentds 272 ~m. miss~o~ Milton J. Hess was born at Farmington, Utah, January 7. 19 \ fl. to Mil lon M. Hess. also born at Farmington. December 23. 1883. and Margaret Jane Steed Hess, born at Draper. Utah. April 20. 1884. Milton' s church activities are briefly as follows : He served as a seco nd counselor of the Y.M.M.l.A. of the Farmington Ward and as president of the fifth quorum of Elders for approximately two years. until March 1942 . He served as L.D.S. Chaplain in the United States Navy. and was rel casecl to inactive duty with the rank of Lieutenant Commander . He served as a member of the High Council of the Davis Stake from November 1945 until October 1947. when he was called to be the Bishop of the Farmington Ward. He served in this capacity until March 1951 . Bishop Hess served as second 273 |
