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Personal data Gordon Woolley Farr 

• He was born on December 5, 1919 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
• He was christened in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
• Resident:
• in the year 1920: Ogden Ward 5, Weber, Utah, United States.
• in the year 1935: Same Place, ,.
• in the year 1940: Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, California.
• in the year 1949: United States.
• on April 12, 1950: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
• Census in the year 1930, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
• (Obituary) on January 18, 2006 in Colorado, United States.
• (Obituary) on January 19, 2006 in Ogden, Utah, United States.
• He died on January 15, 2006 in Colorado, United States, he was 86 years old.
• Alternative: He died on January 18, 2006 in Colorado, United States, he was 86 years old.
• Alternative: He died on January 19, 2006 in Ogden, Utah, United States, he was 86 years old.
• He is buried on January 21, 2006 in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah, United States.
• A child of Ralph W Farr and Artimesia Woolley

Household of Gordon Woolley Farr

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Event (MYHERITAGE:REL_UNKNOWN).

Notes about Gordon Woolley Farr

GORDON WAS BORN IN OGDEN, UTAH. PARENTS,RALPH WOODMANSEE FARR AND ARTIMESIA WOOLLEY. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGLES (UCLA) WITH A BS DEGREE; ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY UPON GRADUATION, ATTENDING MID-SHIPMAN'S SCHOOL IN CHICAGO, IL. GRADUATED WITH RANK OF ENSIGN AND WAS ASSIGEND TO SEA DUTY ON A SUB-CHASER ON A RUN FROM NEW YORK TO CUBA. ENCOUNTED MANY GERMAN SUBMERINES (KNOWN AS THE "WOLF PACK") AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DUTY ORDERED TO ST ALBANS HOSPITAL DUE TO CRONIC SEA SICKNESS. RE-ASSIGNED TO LAND DUTY AT THE BASE AT TERMINAL ISLAND, LONG BEACH, CALIF. PROMOTED TO LT AND THEN SENT TO SAN DIEGO FOR SPECIAL TRAINING BEFORE BEING SENT TO PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, TO TEACH SUB-MARINE WAR FARE AS THE UNITED STATES MADE READY TO ENVADE JAPAN. PROMTED TOLT. COMMANDER BEFORE THE WAR MADE READY TO ENVADE JAPAN. PROMOTED TO LT. COMMANDER BEFORE THE WAR ENDED WITH THE BOMBING OF JAPAN. RETURNED HOME AND REQUESTED A DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY SO THAT HE COULD FOLLOW THE CARRIER HE HAD TRAINED FOR AT UCLA - THAT OF A TEACHER OF THE SECONDARY LEVEL. AT THE SAME TIME HE ATTENED THE UNIVERSITY OF SO CALIF (USC) AND RECEIVED HIS MASTERS DEGREE. HE THANBEGAN TO WORK ON HIS DOCTORIET, BUT DID NOT WRITE HIS DISERTATION AS HE FELT IT TOOK TOO MUCH TIME FROM HIS FAMILY. HE WAS ALWAYS VERY ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS HOLDING MANY POSITIONS, ENCLUDING HIGH COUNCILMAN, COUNSLER TO A BISHOP, HIGH PRIEST GROUP LEADERSHIP, ETC. HIS FAVORIT CALLING IN THE CHURCH WAS TO TEACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR SAVIOR. HE SERVERD FOR AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS AS AN OFFICATOR IN THE TEMPLE. COUNSELOR IN THE BISHOPORIC, ELDERS QUORUM PRES, HIGH PRIEST GROUP ASST LEADER, TEACHER, YOUNG MEN'S PRES., WARD CLERK, STAKE EXTRACTION LEADER AND A HOME TEACHER. HE TAUGHT THE GOSPEL DOCOTRIN FOR MANY YEARS AND ALSO THE HIGH PRIESTS GROUP. HE WAS AN ORDINANCE WORKER IN THE LOS ANGLELES TEMPLE FOR 14 YEARS AND SERVED MANY YEARS IN THE OGDEN, UTAHTEMPLE. HE LOVED STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES AND WORKING IN HIS GARDEN WHICH WAS ALWAYS FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. HE LOVED TO TEACH AND TUTORED MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN HIS HOME, NEVER CHARGING FOR THE TIME SPENT WITH THEM. TO HIM IT WAS A JOY. GORDON WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK OF HIS FAMILY (HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN) WITHOUT HAVING TEARS FLOOD HIS EYES AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK. HE WAS NOT A MAN WHO CRIED EASIELY - EXCEPT WHEN IT CAME TO HIS FAMILY. THEY WERE ALL-IMPORTANT TO HIM. HIS GREATEST DESIRE IN LIFE WAS TO LEAVE EACH OF THEM WELL OFF - OUT OF DEBT AND ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH. HE SELDOM SPENT ANY MONEY ON HIMSELF - RATHER HE SAVED IT FOR THE CHILDREN. HE LOVED TO HAVE THEM NEAR HIM. THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE ALL LIVED SO FAR APART AND THE CHILDREN FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO HAVE TIME TO VISIT WITH US. I HAVE RECENTLY COME ACROSS HIS PRIESTHOOD AUTHORITY LINE WHICH FOLLOWS: JOSEPH F. MERILL WAS ORDAINED AN APOSTEL ON OCTOBER 8, 1931 BY HEBER J. GRANT HEBER J. GRANT WAS ORDAINED AN APOSTEL ON OCTOBER 16, 1882, BY GEORGE Q. CANNON GEORGE Q. CANNON WAS ORDAINED AN APOSTLE ON AUGUST 26, 1860 BY BRIGHAM YOUNG.

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