LIFE SKETCH OF JOHN IVAN HESS

He was born May 25^th 1891 at Plymouth, Utah. A son of John Fredric and Eleanor Udy Hess. He was baptized by Jonathan D. Woods 10^th Aug. 1901. Confirmed by Ezra Richards 10^th Aug. 1901 in Farmington. He attended school in res [red] brick school house in North Farmington. Later attended Agriculture College in Logan from 1910 to 1911. He filled a mission to the Central States from Nov. 7^th 1911 to Dec. 17^th 1913.

He married Elda Maud Edmonds Jan. 28^th 1914. They made their home in North Farmington. He was ordained as a High Priest and set apart as 2^nd counselor to Bishop Henry H. Robinson April 1915, by Apostle Francis L. Lyman. He served until the stake was divided and Bishop Robinson was made President of So. Davis Stake, and Bishop Henry H. Blood was made President of the No. Davis Stake. He was then set apart as 2^nd Counselor to Bishop Amasa L. Clark, by Charles W. Penrose. He served a year with each bishop when the ward was divided and from the via duct north called North Farmington Ward with Arthur Hess as Bishop. At this time Mar. 18^th 1917 he was set apart as Ward Clerk until 1924. He served with Bishop Arthur Hess. He served as Superintendent of Sunday School and President of M.I.A., and 1^st counselor in Stake High Priests quorum Presidency.

He was set apart as Bishop of North Farmington Ward July 8^th 1936 by Apostle Richard R. Lyman. Served as Bishop until Feb. 19^th 1950. He served four terms as City Counselman and two terms as Mayor. Farming and dairying until 1920 then grocer and General Merchandiser business, and automobile business, and salesman 11 years. He was with the Forrest Service seven years. He worked five years with the Production and Marketing Association. He was appointed as Clerk of the School Board in 1943, which office he held until retiring. Father of six children, two sons and three daughters living.

He served two terms as mayor of Farmington and four terms on the city council. During his term, he built a large city reservoir of cement construction, and grade the road. Lawn was planted on the old city hall lot and passed the ordinance that all cemetery markers must be placed in a cement base level with the ground. To improve the recreation program $100 was paid for city equipment in July of 1944. In January of that same year he appointed the first members of the Farmington City Board of Health, to protect the health and sanitation of Farmington City. Members of the City Council were Gordon VanFleet, Orson R. Clark, George H. Manning, Guy Rose, H. Burns Stayner, Clark Burnham, Nephi Taylor. Recorder: Clifton B. Wood.