Biographical History

Earl B. Vanfleet (1925-1993) was an electronic technician in Utah. He was a member of the John Birch Society and the American Party.

Earl Bay Vanfleet was born September 3, 1925 in Garland, Utah, to Celia Bay Vanfleet and Willard Parker Vanfleet. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 and served in India. Following his discharge from the military he served a mission in the Western States Mission, 1946–1948, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On December 15, 1950, he married Georgia Jean Fry in the Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Temple. Together they had eight children.

Vanfleet worked as an electronic technician and retired from the University of Utah. He was actively involved in politics. For much of his adult life, he was a member of the John Birch Society, and he served as chairman for the American Party in Salt Lake County. He died June 20, 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:

Ancestry.com, Dec. 2, 2011 (Earl B. Vanfleet; Earl Bay Vanfleet; Earl Vanfleet; Earl VanFleet; b. Sept. 3, 1925 in Garland, Utah; parents, Willard Parker Vanfleet and Celia M. Bay; d. June 20, 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah; served in U.S. Army, 1943-1946)

Familysearch.org, Dec. 2, 2011 (Earl Bay Vanfleet; m. Dec. 15, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple to Georgia Jean Fry)

UPB files, Dec. 2, 2011 (Earl B. VanFleet; member of the John Birch Society, served as chairman for the American Party in Salt Lake County, Utah; served as Mormon missionary in Western States Mission, 1946-1948)

Deseret news, June 21, 1993 (Earl Bay Vanfleet; electronic technician at the University of Utah, retired; temple worker at the Salt Lake Temple; active in politics)

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