Melba Draper Pinnegar

Background

Pinnegar, Melba Draper was born on August 11, 1922 in Corrine, Utah, United States. Daughter of Terry Parshall and Florence Esther (Beckham) Draper.

Education

Registered Nurse, Salt Lake General Hospital, 1945.

Career

Head nurse, Quintard Hospital, San Diego, 1945-1946; staff nurse, Sacramento County Hospital, 1946-1960; pediatric office nurse, Doctor Lucas Empey and J.O. Dowrie, 1946-1961; staff nurse, Sutter Memorial Hospital, 1961-1962; staff nurse, psychiatric staff nurse, head nurse, American River Hospital, 1962-1975; staff nurse burn team, University of California Davis Medical Center, since 1975. President, vice president University of California Retiree Club, Sacramento, 1994, 1993.

Achievements

• Melba Draper Pinnegar has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Every human being is made in the image of God, not just spiritually and morally, but also physically.

Membership

Youth instructor Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Church Group, Sacramento, 1987-1992. Adult instructor Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Ch.Relief Society, Sacramento. Teach burn prevention groups, Sacramento County Fairs.

Member American Burn Association, International Society for Burn Injuries.

Interests

• Avocations: engraving, sewing, quilting, cooking, gardening, family histories.

Connections

Married Frederick Charles Pinnegar Junior, September 28, 1945. Children: Thora, Melody, Fred III, Glen, Kenneth.

Father:

Terry Parshall Draper

Mother:

Florence Esther (Beckham) Draper

Spouse:

Frederick Charles Pinnegar Junior

child:

Fred III Pinnegar

child:

Melody Pinnegar

child:

Kenneth Pinnegar

child:

Glen Pinnegar

child:

Thora Pinnegar