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Show Open House to Fete Victor Decker On 76th Birthday An open house honoring Victor Decker of this city on his 76th birthday which comes on June 2 will be held that day from 4 until 8 p. m. at his home here, according to the members of his family. They extend an invitation to all of his friends and relatives to call on him between those hours that day. Mr. Decker was born in Parowan to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jo-seph Oscar Decker, and has lived here all of his life. He has been a farmer and worked work-ed in construction until his retirement. re-tirement. He was married to LaRita Mortensen in 1912. She died in 1915 and he married Vera Wood April 3, 1919. He has six children and one stepson: Frank Decker, Mrs. Carol Carter Car-ter and June Parkinson, Parowan; Paro-wan; DeVere Wood, Ventura, Calif.; Joseph Howard Decker, Lancaster, Calif.; Retta Waters, Wat-ers, Las Vegas; Willard Decker, Deck-er, Page, Ariz, and Sylvia La-Blanc, La-Blanc, Heber, Ariz. He also has 41 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. |