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Bunker, Ferren W. (Ferren Wittwer), 1918-2014
Ferren W. Bunker was born June 16, 1918 in Bunkerville, Nevada. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno and graduated in 1940. Afterwards, he moved around the state before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. His career ranged from being an agricultural teacher to a Clark County Cooperative Extension Agent. Bunker passed away September 29, 2014.
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Fleming, Edmund L., 1915-
Edmund L. Fleming was born October 18, 1915 in Virginia, Minnesota. His parents were born in Ireland. Fleming came to Nevada in the 1930s and worked on a ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. He also worked as a miner, teacher, ranger, and farmer. He lived in Goodsprings, Nevada and Nelson, Nevada. Fleming eventually settled in Las Vegas, Nevada and continued to work in education. He was married in 1941.
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Erbe, Richard, 1922-1984
Richard Erbe was born on July 16, 1922 in El Monte, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He is of German ancestry and was an educator in Las Vegas. He was a teacher for many years, starting out with the 5th grade, but also went on to become a principal at many of the Las Vegas Valley's schools.
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Wadley-Munier, Robin
Robin Wadley-Munier was born January 9, 1948 and was raised in Monroe, Louisiana. Wadley-Munier married her husband, Fredric Earl Munier, in 1980 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. She held occupations as a special assistant to the City Counsel and a teacher assistant at Clark High School.
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Wilhelm, John, 1945-
John Wilhelm was born on July 08, 1945 to Jane Wilhelm, a teacher, in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Gilbertson, a health care strategist, on February 22, 1969. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. He was the president of UNITE HERE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union).
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Mortensen, Verna Calista Cox, 1904-1979
Teacher Verna Mortensen (1904-1979) was born to Frank and Elthera Cox in Bunkerville, Nevada. The family relocated to St. George, Utah in 1910. Verna Mortensen went on to graduate from Dixie State Junior College in St. George. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Eastern United States.
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Mortensen, Verna Calista Cox, 1904-1979
Teacher Verna Mortensen (1904-1979) was born to Frank and Elthera Cox in Bunkerville, Nevada. The family relocated to St. George, Utah in 1910. Verna Mortensen went on to graduate from Dixie State Junior College in St. George. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Eastern United States.
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