Background
Varney, Edward Leighton was born on October 11, 1914 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Edward Leighton and Frances Deane (Tisdale) Varney.
Varney, Edward Leighton was born on October 11, 1914 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Edward Leighton and Frances Deane (Tisdale) Varney.
Student, Pasadena Community College, 1932-1933; student, University California-Berkeley, 1933-1935; student, University Southern California, 1935-1937.
Draftsman, designer, O.A. Bell Architect, Phoenix, 1937-1941; junior partner, Gilmore & Varney, Phoenix, 1941-1946; senior partner, Edward L. Varney Associations, Phoenix, 1946-1966; president, Varney Sexton Sydnor, Phoenix, 1966-1980; Chairman of the Board, Varney, Sexton, Lunsford & Aye Associations-Architects, Inc., Phoenix, since 1980. Secretary-treasurer Highland Development Corporation, Phoenix, since 1975. President Varney Management Corporation, Phoenix, since 1984.
Chairman Valley Beautification Committee, Phoenix, 1962. Member advisory committee School Architecture, Arizona State University, 1981. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president Arizona chapter 1948, member national committee on school buildings 1956-1960) Clubs: Paradise Valley Country.
Married Frances Wheat, May 27, 1938 (divorced 1965). Children— Elizabeth, Edward, Richard, James. Married Rosemarie Kremer, December 18, 1965.
Children— Lisa, Nina.