Dates

• Existence: 1904 - 1996

Biographical History

Lucile O. Petty (1904-1996) was an educational administrator in Utah.

Lucile Owen was born on October 6, 1904 in Wellsville, Utah to Evan R. Owen and Lizzie Benson. She attended the Utah State Agricultural College, and after graduation taught physical education at Weber College. Between 1934 and 1939, she was the dean of women at the college. During the 1940s and 1950s she served in a variety of elected positions related to education in Utah, including as a member of the Utah State School Board Association, the Ogden Board of Education, and the Utah State University Board of Trustees. From 1969 to 1971 she worked as the dean of women at Brigham Young University.

On March 16, 1927 she married Harold J. Clark, and they had two daughters. The couple later divorced, after which she married Russell B. Petty on December 23, 1937. This marriage produced three children.

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as a missionary in Kane, Pennsylvania and in Liberty, Missouri. She also worked as a temple worker for fifteen years.

Petty passed away on August 15, 1996 in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Citation:

Deseret news, August 23, 1996: DEATH: LUCILE OWEN PETTY (Lucile Owen Petty; d. Aug. 15, 1996 in Twin Falls, Idaho; b. Oct. 6, 1904 in Wellsville, Utah; parents: Lizzie Benson and Evan R. Owen; m. Mar. 16, 1927 to Harold J. Clark, two daughters; later divorced; m. Dec. 23, 1937 to Russell B. Petty, three children; graduate of USAC, taught physical education at Weber College, 1930-1937; Dean of Women, Weber College, 1934-1939; member of Ogden City School Board, 1946; first woman president of Utah State School Board Association, 1951; made lifetime honorary member of Utah State School Board, 1963; president of Ogden Board of Education, 1952; member of National School Board Association, becoming lifetime honorary member in 1957; chairman for Western Council for Better Schools; member of the National Citizen's Commission for Public Schools; in 1956, presented Phi Delta Kappa educational fraternity award, Man of the Year in Public Education; member of Utah State University Board of Trustees, 1963-1967; Dean of Women at Brigham Young University, 1968-1971; member and president of Utah State Dental Auxiliary; vice president of National Dental Association; president of the Ogden Dental Assistants Society; active member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kane, Pennsylvania and the Liberty Jail in Missouri; a temple ordinance worker for 15 years)

Familysearch, via WWW, Feb. 11, 2019 (Lucile Benson Owen; Lucile Benson Owen Clark Petty De Miller; Lucile Owen DeMiller; m. Oct. 8, 1971 in Utah to Edgar Andrew DeMiller)

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