Background
Warthen, John Edward was born on May 8, 1922 in Cedar City, Utah, United States. Son of Mark Tew and Emma (Simkins) Warthen.
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Warthen, John Edward was born on May 8, 1922 in Cedar City, Utah, United States. Son of Mark Tew and Emma (Simkins) Warthen.
Student Branch Agricultural College Southern Utah, Cedar City, 1940-1941.
President, manager Saint George Service, Incorporated. (Utah), 1945-1961, Warthen Construction Company, Las Vegas, since 1961, Warthen Buick, since 1961. President, general manager Diversified Investment & Leasing Corporation, Las Vegas.
Councilman, City of Saint George, 1950-1954.
Past trustee, treasurer Latter Day Saint Branch Genealogical Library, Las Vegas, 1964-1976. Company-founder Center for International Security Studies.
Pastdist. director Freeman Institute. Past national director Liberty Amendment Committee.
Past chairman Citizens for Private Enterprise, Las Vegas.
Member Council Inter-Am.Security, Americanism Ednl. League; past finance chairman Boy Scouts American. Past state chairman Nevada Dealer Election Action Committee.
Member Nevada Development Authority.
Founder Ted Warthen Hospice Center, Saint George, Utah.
God is the father of every human being. He has a body and emotions like human beings, and therefore he is literally the father to all people living on earth.
Councilman City of St. George, 1950-1954. Past trustee, treasurer Latter Day Saint Branch Genealogical Library., Las Vegas, 1964-1976. Co-founder Center for International Security Studies.
Past district director Freeman Institute. Past national director Liberty Amendment Committee. Past chairman Citizens for Private Enterprise, Las Vegas.
Member Council Inter-American Security, Americanism Educational League. Past finance chairman Boy Scouts American. Past state chairman Nevada Dealer Election Action Committee.
Member Nevada Development Authority. Founder Ted Warthen Hospice Center, St. George. Member of Sons of the American Revolution (Good Citizenship award national society), Ludwig Von Misses Institute Economics (charter), Rotary Club, Kiwanis.
Married Norma Jane Hansen, June 22, 1943. Children: Russel Edward, John Merrill, Judith Lally, Linda Fahringer, Carla Jean Thompson, Lauri Janette Sherratt.