Cheney, Paul Willes, 1917-2013
Dates
- Existence: 1917 - 2013
Biography
Paul Willes Cheney (1917-2013) was an entrepreneur, inventor, school bus driver, and missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Paul Willes Cheney was born on November 2, 1917, in Upton, Utah, to parents Samuel Milton and Anna Maud Staley Cheney. He spent his childhood on a ranch in Wyoming, then after moving to Gooding, Idaho, he attended the high school there. He served an LDS mission in the Western States Mission. On November 19, 1941, he married Beth Dixon (1921-2007) in Logan, Utah, and together they had 6 children. He enjoyed many occupations during his life including creating and building businesses, farming, car salesman, taxi service, and inventing the “Cheney Chair,” for safer bathing; he also worked as a school bus driver for 40 years. He served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his life, including serving as Bishop in 1979. Along with his wife, Beth, he served 4 more missions for the church: Canada Halifax Mission, Canada Winnipeg Mission, the Taiwan Taipei Temple Mission, and the Salt Lake City Family History Mission.
After Beth passed away, Cheney married Christina Lin on December 18, 2009, and together they completed over 63,000 records in the FamilySearch Indexing program.
Cheney died on July 26, 2013, in Gooding, Idaho.
Citation:
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission papers, 1978-1997. (Paul Willes Cheney, born on November 2, 1917, in Upton, Wyoming, had various occupations, served 4 missions for the church: Canada Halifax Mission, Canada Winnipeg Mission, the Taiwan Taipei Temple Mission, and the Salt Lake City Family History Mission, died on July 26, 2013, in Gooding, Idaho)MagicValley.com, July 30, 2013 obituary, March 25, 2014 (Paul Willes Cheney was born on November 2, 1917, in Upton, Utah; He spent his childhood on a ranch in Wyoming, then after moving to Gooding, Idaho, he attended the high school there; served an LDS mission in the Western States Mission; on November 19, 1941, he married Beth Dixon (1921-2007) in Logan, Utah; enjoyed many occupations during his life including creating and building businesses, farming, car salesman, taxi service, and inventing the “Cheney Chair,” for safer bathing; he also worked as a school bus driver for 40 years; served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his life, including serving as Bishop in 1979; he served 4 more missions for the church: Canada Halifax Mission, Canada Winnipeg Mission, the Taiwan Taipei Temple Mission, and the Salt Lake City Family History Mission; Cheney married Christina Lin on December 18, 2009, and together they completed over 63,000 records in the FamilySearch Indexing program; died on July 26, 2013, in Gooding, Idaho).
UPB files Family Group Record, July 28, 2014 (Paul Willes Cheney was born on November 2, 1917, in Upton, Utah, to parents Samuel Milton and Anna Maud Staley Cheney; on November 19, 1941, he married Beth Dixon (1921-2007) in Logan, Utah, and together they had 6 children).
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission papers
Contains journals, scrapbooks, and papers from Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's Latter-day Saint missions to the Canada Winnipeg, Canada Halifax, Taiwan Taipei Temple, and Salt Lake Family History Missions. Dated 1975-1997.
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission journals, histories, and writings, 1975-1994
Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Canada Halifax, Canada Winnipeg, Taiwain Taipei and Salt Lake City family history missions. Includes journals, autobiographies, branch histories, correspondence, a missionary release certificate and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1975-1994.
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission photographs, 1983-1984
Contains photographs relating to Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's service in the Canada Winnipeg mission. Materials dated 1983-1984.
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission scrapbook, 1994
Contains the pages of a scrapbook with material related to Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's service in the Salt Lake City family history mission. Includes photographs, clippings, and notes and captions for each. Materials dated 1994.
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney papers on Canada Winnipeg and Halifax missions, 1975-1984
Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Canada Halifax and Canada Winnipeg family history missions. Includes journals, correspondence, a branch history, a missionary release certificate and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1975-1984.
Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney papers on Taiwan Taipei and Salt Lake City missions, 1983-1994
Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Taiwain Taipei and Salt Lake City family history missions. Includes journals, autobiographies, correspondence, and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1983-1994.
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