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Show John G. Iverson to celebrate eightieth birthday at open house An open house will be held on Saturday, May 16, to honor John Glenroy Iverson on his 80th birthday. bir-thday. Friends and relatives are cordially cor-dially invited. The open house will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Manila Stake Center, 1800 N. 100 East (Canyon Road), Pleasant Grove. Iverson was born May 18, 1907 in Manila to Alma N. and Sarah Ann Tuckett Iverson, the youngest of 10 children. Most of his life has been spent in Manila, where he has touched the lives of over 200 boy scouts. He has received the Silver Beaver Award in recognition of his dedication to the scouting program. He worked at the Geneva Steel Plant, starting as a carpenter. He was an electrician in the maintenance main-tenance department for 28 years. He retired in 1972. John has been active in the retirement group at Geneva. He has also been active in the Senior Citizens group in Pleasant Grove, serving as president for a number of years. John's first marriage was to Zella Ford, who died before their first child was born. He then married Melba Keeler, who was the mother of his seven children. Those children are: Johnny M., Highland; Mrs. Eldon (Jane) Huntsman, Alpine; Ronald K., Aurora, Colo.; Mrs. Milton (Charmane) Riggs, Laguna Hills, Calif.; Grant C, American Fork; Pamela Tidwell, Woods Cross, and Carole Wiscombe of Ore. Melba died in 1953 of. heart disease. John maried Alice Mott Rawlings of Provo in 1965. She is the mother of four daughters: Mrs. Rodney (Colleen) Raven, Payson; Mrs. Lynn (Marie) Sleight, Duchesne; Mrs. Merlin (Janice) Harrison, West Jordan; and Diane Rawlings, who died at a young age. John and Alice have spent the past 11 years doing hours of temple work. The number of names completed exceed 165,000. John G. Iverson John would love to visit with all his old friends and relatives. Seeing them is the only gift desired. |