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Show F. Haws and Letha T. Durfey to celebrate golden wedding F. Haws and Letha Taylor Durfey will be honored on their 50th wedding wed-ding anniversary at an open house held by their children Saturday, June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the American Fork Stake Center, 240 S. Center, American Fork. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. They request no gifts, please. The Durfeys were married June 8, 1937, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Their first home was in Salt Lake City. They moved to American Fork in 1943, where Mr. Durfey worked on construction of the Geneva Steel Plant and later worked at the plant. He organized Durfey's Dry Cleaning in 1946, and the family business grew to include locations throughout Salt Lake and Utah Counties. The Durfey's have been active in community affairs and in their church. Durfey served on the city council and as mayor of American Fork, and was also president of the American Fork Rotary. He was bishop of the American Fork 7th LDS Ward and served on the stake high counsel for 20 years. He is currently a sealer in the Provo Temple and president of the Utah Valley Regional Genealogy Library. Mrs. Durfey has been a supportive wife. She has had callings in all the organizations of the LDS Church, including ward Relief Society president and first counselor in the American Fork Stake Relief Society for V Y..,..,.. Letha T. and F. Haws Durfey She is a Provo Temple worker, where she has worked for the past 13 years. She especially enjoys being a grandmother. Durfey served an LDS mission to Texas, and together the Durfeys have served two church missions. The mission they served in Nauvoo, 111., was one of the highlights of their lives. The Durfey's enjoy traveling and have visited many countries. They are the parents of six children, Evan, Dennis, Jennie Lou, Kathleen, Louise and David, and have 37 grandchildren gran-dchildren and five great gran-dchildren. gran-dchildren. . |