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Hess, Dallas L. (Dallas Lyman), 1907-1986

 Person

Biographical History

Dallas L. Hess (1907-1986) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany and Austria.

Dallas Lyman Hess was born July 27, 1907, in Bountiful, Utah, to Lyman Minerd Hess and Nellie Holt Hess. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Austrian-German mission from 1927 to 1931. Following his mission he married Opal Leona Burt, and they later had two children. From 1946 to 1968 he owned and operated Fisher-Hess Pontiac Company in Ogden, Utah. Dallas passed away on October 4, 1986, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Salt Lake Tribune obituary for October 6-7, 1986, via WWW, May 24, 2022 (Dallas Lyman Hess was born July 27, 1907, in Bountiful, Utah, to Lyman Minerd Hess and Nellie Holt Hess. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Austrian-German mission from 1927 to 1931. Following his mission he married Opal Leona Burt, and they later had two children. From 1946 to 1968 he owned and operated Fisher-Hess Pontiac Company in Ogden, Utah. Dallas passed away on October 4, 1986, in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Dallan L. Hess papers, 1915-1929 (served mission from at least 1927 to 1929)

FamilySearch, WWW, June 11, 2022 ǂb (Dallas Lyman Hess; signs name Dallas L. Hess)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dallas L. Hess papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9462
Scope and Contents

A collection of mission diaries, published religious and proselyting books and other materials in English and in German owned by Dallas L. Hess and used on his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Austria and Germany. Materials dated 1915 to 1929.

Dates: 1915-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dallas L. Hess papers

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