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L. KERRY JONES Biography 1929 Lehi Kerry Jones was born in Cedar City, Utah, on October 29, 1929, a son of Lehi M . and Bernella Gardner Jones. He was the middle child of the family, having two older sisters, Joan and Marolyn, a younger s i s t e r , Cynthia, and a younger b r o t h e r , Kenneth. Most of Kerry's education was in the Iron County School system where he graduated from High School in the spring of 1 9 4 7 . While there he played the trombone and french horn in the High School Band. He attended Branch Agricultural College for two years during 1948 and 1949. The subjects of the most interest to him were English Composition and Orchestra. He graduated from the University of Utah in the summer of 1951. with a B. S . Degree in Business Marketing. In September of 1951, following graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean conflict, and shipped overseas during the time Dwight D. Eisenhower was campaigning for the presidency of the United States, which he subsequently won. Kerry said. "I liked his style, and my recollection was that this was the first time a real interest in the political system developed." After serving time in Korea, Kerry was discharged in September of 1953 and returned home where he went into business on a partnership basis with his father selling farm machinery and hardware. Kerry was married in 1956 to Carol Ann P a r r y , daughter of Gronway and Afton P a r r y ; and from that marriage came three children--Julie Jones Groo, a registered n u r s e , and two sons, Kirk and Mark who were both educated at Brigham Young University in Provo. A s voting District Chairman of a Republican Cedar City voting district, Kerry became active in grass roots politics. At that time, he continued to be active in church and civic activities, working with the Red Cross, Cancer Society, the City Coordinating Council, the Southwest Livestock Show Association, and the Cedar City Music Arts. In 1965 he ran for public office a s a member of the City Council and went into office along with Loren Whetten as Mayor and Haze Hunter as fellow Councilman. He was re-elected in 1 9 6 9 . In November 1973, he was elected to the position of Mayor. Political activity since that time has consisted of serving as County Republican Party Chairman. Kerry Jones is presently married to the former Barbara Sue (Suzi) Scalf, from Grammar, Indiana. By: Kerry Jones
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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