| Show IOKA WARD HAD SIX BISHOPS From the time the Ioka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day was organised in six men havo served as bishop with the amount of time served ranging from 2 to 18 In the photo arc the first four and the later two are shown in individual They are years John A. Melvln J. Edmund Clifford James Ioka ward and branch covered nearly half century from time was organized until merger July Six men served as bishops during time of by Bertha Angus i At a special meeting held in Roosevelt July the Ioka Ward was dissolved and merged with the Roosevelt Ioka had been a ward 49 years 10 months and was a branch 2 years and 6 months before it became a John A. Angus was its presiding and the branch was called Fork of Uintah who was born at Spanish Fork to John Angus and Betsy H. later became the first On the ward was organized and President Angus was ordained Bishop by President David O. and the ward was named Mural Ward in the Duchesne It was in the spring of 1920 thai the ward name was changed to Ioka because the post office was Meetings were held in the school house and private A building was needed to carry on the a site was decided on and Charles Per-cival donated one acre of land on the southwest corner of his Then it was decided to build a rock house and work was commenced at once on February Men with teams hauled rock from to 2 miles and soon enough was hauled to make almost two buildings So on February the corner stone was laved at the building Men started at once going to the mountain and putting logs in the saw mill to make the A mason by the name of Jarris was engaged to lay up the rocks for the walls with John J. Benson as As soon as the walls were the lumber work and and flooring were hauled from Price with The house was ready to be used in a little less than a year All work was donated except the mason and the church gave one dollar for every two dollars The building cost at the it was one of the most substantial meeting houses in the Stake though it was one of the smaller Bishop Angus was released July with a vote of thanks for his untiring MELVIN J. BENSON Melvin J Benson was sustained a Bishop on July He was a son of John J. Benson and Lois He was born on January in Woodland Summit and filled a mission in England from 1911 to For eight years and two to he was a bishop of Ioka While he was the Roosevelt Stake was organized from Duchesne Stake and the ward became a part of Roosevelt stake Bishop Benson was killed in a highway accident about a year JOHN E. WEBB John E. Webb was made Bishop on Sept 20 and held office until Jan 1948 nineteen years and four He was born in Summit on August to Ether Webb and Emma During the time F. and Hugh J. These six religious leaders served a total of 49 years and 10 months and saw much progress made In the small ward that was merged with the Roosevelt ward when so many key people moved from the Angus and Bishop Benson have passed away and the other four are still living and are active in the i Webb presided there was remodeling done on the building with more class rooms being added and curtains Bishop Webb and his wife are now living in the Salt Lake CLIFFORD ER Clifford E. Drollinger was sustained bishop on and held until April 1951 three years and three He is a son of Allen E. Drollinger and Nancy E. While he was the grounds were Cement walks were laid and lawns and flowers were He now resides in Roosevelt Fourth JAMES F. LEMON James F. Lemon was sustained April and held office until March 1961 nine years and eleven He was born in Ioka and is a son of James B. Lem on and Eliza While Bishop Lemon was in the church farm was bought and paid He still resides in 1 w BISHOP'S WIFE Bertha B. who has been an Ioka reporter for many is the wife of the late John A. first bishop of the dissolved Iolia HUGH J. Hugh J. was sustained on March and held office until July until the ward was dissolved which was two years and four months He was born in Ioka October to Charles Percival and Mary E. Bishop Percival has been untiring in his office as Bishop and in his efforts to keep the house and grounds in good condition including the church Ioka Ward has helped in building two stake houses in Roosevelt and also the welfare house and hospital in The ward has a church farm of sixty-three acres and it is worked by members The ward has sent 18 people on missions 13 elders and 5 At the present Elder Alton D. Percival Is in the North Scotch Mission and his is in the East Atlantic States There have been Relief Sunday and genealogy organizations and all have done a good work in each The Ioka Ward House and grounds are a beauty in our |
