Dr. Arven Vernon Grow

1925 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Arven Vernon Grow  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	01 Jan 1925	Wanship, Utah   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 2016	Murray, Utah
  	1/1/1925 ~ 3/11/2016 A great man, passed away March 11, 2016, in Murray Utah. Vernon Grow was born in Wanship, Utah, on January 1, 1925, to Lawrence H Grow and Thressa Matilda Vernon. He was the 5th of 6 children. He grew up on a ranch and attended North Summit High school. He served in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific as a radioman. After the war he attended college and graduated from Western States College in Portland OR where he received his ND and DO He was married to his sweetheart, Brigitte Grow, for 52 years. He loved dancing, ranching, traveling, the outdoors, camping but most of all he loved his family and his Heavenly Father. He especially loved playing and watching the grandkids. He was member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Matilda; brother ,Raymond; sisters, Nina, Etta, and Marie. Survived by sister, Verla; wife, Brigitte; children, Larry, Kevin, Laurelei, Karmella, Peggy, Michele, Derrick, Michael, Jeffery and Jason. He had many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A gathering will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 1:30 PM at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street, Murray, Utah, with a viewing Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 6-8 PM. Interment will be in Wanship City Cemetery, Wanship, Utah. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=178030746#sthash.0RkDMMwr.dpuf
  Person ID	I1428	Grow
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Henry Grow,   b. 03 Oct 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 18 Jul 1965, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Theressa Matilda Vernon,   b. 31 Aug 1893, Hoytsville, Summit, Utah ,   d. 18 Jul 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 60 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1912	Coalville, Summit, Utah
  Family ID	F453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Brigitte Hoffmann
  Children	1. Verna Michele Grow   2. Derick Vernon Grow   3. Michael Henry Grow   4. Kevin Jeffery Grow   5. Jason Lawrence Grow
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel May England,   b. May 1929,   d. Sept 2005, Vancouver, Washington  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	1951
  	Family Information received from Dawn Grow at the family reunion 27 July 2012. Last name of the children was changed from Grow to Walker when their mother remarried after the divorce.
  Divorced	Divorced
  Children	1. Lawrence Richard Grow Walker   2. Kevin Ray Grow Walker   3. Laurelei Marie Grow Walker
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F4382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Carol Johnson
  Children	1. Karmella Joy Grow
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F4385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 01 Jan 1925 - Wanship, Utah  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Served in WWII as a Radioman 2/c in the US Navy. Inducted 7/8/1943 to 4/13/1946. He served overseas from 3/29/1944 to 4/8/1946 aboard the USS Catoctin and USS Calvert. Received Asiatic Pacific 3 stars, American Area, Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation 2 Stars, Point System.

  
  

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  [S170] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public;). Birth date: 1 Jan 1925 Birth place: Residence date: 1993 Residence place: Salt Lake City, UT [S171] Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Utah State Historical Society World War I Service Questionnaires [1914-1918]. Series 85298. Microfilm, 25 reels. Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake Cit;). Birth date: Birth place: Wanship, Utah Residence date: 1943 Residence place: [S171] Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Utah State Historical Society World War I Service Questionnaires [1914-1918]. Series 85298. Microfilm, 25 reels. Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake Cit;). Birth date: 1 Jan 1925 Birth place: Wanship, Utah Residence date: 1943 Residence place: [S227] U.S. City Directories, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;). Residence date: 1965 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Utah [S227] U.S. City Directories, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;). Residence date: 1979 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Utah [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockport, Summit, Utah; Roll: 2422; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 560.0. Birth date: abt 1925 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Rockport, Summit, Utah