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Heber Curtis Kempton

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Heber Curtis Kempton

Birth
Eden, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Death
10 Mar 1957 (aged 66)
Valley Farms, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
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The Garden And How It Grew
Eden 1881-1981
Compiled by Verna Rae Colvin

HEBER CURTIS KEMPTON

Heber Curtis Kempton was born at Eden, Arizona on April 20, 1890, the son of Alvin Bradford Kempton and Sarah Jane Curtis.

He married Stella Hatch in 1915, and they were the parents of nine children: Opal, Alvin, Lavona, Cleola, Newell, Farrell, Jerry, Grace and Harold Cecil.

He was ordained Bishop of the Eden Ward on November 9, 1921 and was released on May 24, 1923, when he moved to Mesa, and later, to Phoenix. In 1928, he moved back to Eden where he served as counselor in the bishopric to Tommy Fuller and was ordained Bishop again on November 23, 1933. He was released May 22, 1938. He believed in being on time to his priesthood and church meetings. He always started his meetings on time and did not believe in waiting for the late members.

In 1950, Heber sold the farm in Eden and moved to Valley Farms, Arizona, where he died of a heart attack on March 10, 1957.
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CHILDREN NOT LISTED BELOW: Harold Cecil Kempton
The Garden And How It Grew
Eden 1881-1981
Compiled by Verna Rae Colvin

HEBER CURTIS KEMPTON

Heber Curtis Kempton was born at Eden, Arizona on April 20, 1890, the son of Alvin Bradford Kempton and Sarah Jane Curtis.

He married Stella Hatch in 1915, and they were the parents of nine children: Opal, Alvin, Lavona, Cleola, Newell, Farrell, Jerry, Grace and Harold Cecil.

He was ordained Bishop of the Eden Ward on November 9, 1921 and was released on May 24, 1923, when he moved to Mesa, and later, to Phoenix. In 1928, he moved back to Eden where he served as counselor in the bishopric to Tommy Fuller and was ordained Bishop again on November 23, 1933. He was released May 22, 1938. He believed in being on time to his priesthood and church meetings. He always started his meetings on time and did not believe in waiting for the late members.

In 1950, Heber sold the farm in Eden and moved to Valley Farms, Arizona, where he died of a heart attack on March 10, 1957.
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CHILDREN NOT LISTED BELOW: Harold Cecil Kempton

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