September 1961 - Passage. SPANISH FORK - David P. Firmage, 78, of Spanish Fork, well know Utah department store operator, died Tuesday morning in a Spanish Fork hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Firmage, with his brothers, was a partner with J. C. Penny in the establishment of the first J. C. Penney stores in Utah, managing Penny stores in Nephi and in Spanish Fork.
Mr. Firmage was born April 21, 1883, in American Fork, a son of William and Catherine Adamson Firmage.
He married Florence Jones, Nov. 10, 1909, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1915 he moved to Heber where he was assistant manager of the first J. C. Penney store there, and in 1917 he opened the first Penney store in Nephi, where he was manager.
From 1927 to 1939 he was manager of Penney store in Spanish Fork. He was a director of the Bank of Spanish Fork for 26 years.
Active in civic work, he served 13 years on the Spanish Fork Board of Adjustments, 11 years as chairman, and served on the city Zoning and Planning Board as president and chairman.
Mr. Firmage was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as budget chairman of the Spanish Fork Second LDS Ward and as finance chairman for the new Spanish Fork LDS Stake House.
He was a charter member of the Spanish Fork Rotary and was a member of the city's Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Firmage is survived by his widow; two sons and three daughters, Kenneth, Chatham, N.J.; Allen, Provo; Mrs. Lee (Doris) Chambers, San Carlos, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Florence) Liechty, Logan; Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Stewart, Downey, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister, Edwin, Provo; Andrew, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Mack (Agnes) McIntyre, Sacramento, California.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Spanish Fork LDS Stake House. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial will be in the Spanish for City Cemetery. Clipped from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), Wed., Sept. 13, 1961, Page 18.
Mr. Firmage, with his brothers, was a partner with J. C. Penny in the establishment of the first J. C. Penney stores in Utah, managing Penny stores in Nephi and in Spanish Fork.
Mr. Firmage was born April 21, 1883, in American Fork, a son of William and Catherine Adamson Firmage.
He married Florence Jones, Nov. 10, 1909, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1915 he moved to Heber where he was assistant manager of the first J. C. Penney store there, and in 1917 he opened the first Penney store in Nephi, where he was manager.
From 1927 to 1939 he was manager of Penney store in Spanish Fork. He was a director of the Bank of Spanish Fork for 26 years.
Active in civic work, he served 13 years on the Spanish Fork Board of Adjustments, 11 years as chairman, and served on the city Zoning and Planning Board as president and chairman.
Mr. Firmage was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as budget chairman of the Spanish Fork Second LDS Ward and as finance chairman for the new Spanish Fork LDS Stake House.
He was a charter member of the Spanish Fork Rotary and was a member of the city's Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Firmage is survived by his widow; two sons and three daughters, Kenneth, Chatham, N.J.; Allen, Provo; Mrs. Lee (Doris) Chambers, San Carlos, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Florence) Liechty, Logan; Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Stewart, Downey, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister, Edwin, Provo; Andrew, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Mack (Agnes) McIntyre, Sacramento, California.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Spanish Fork LDS Stake House. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial will be in the Spanish for City Cemetery. Clipped from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), Wed., Sept. 13, 1961, Page 18.
September 1961 - Passage. SPANISH FORK - David P. Firmage, 78, of Spanish Fork, well know Utah department store operator, died Tuesday morning in a Spanish Fork hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Firmage, with his brothers, was a partner with J. C. Penny in the establishment of the first J. C. Penney stores in Utah, managing Penny stores in Nephi and in Spanish Fork.
Mr. Firmage was born April 21, 1883, in American Fork, a son of William and Catherine Adamson Firmage.
He married Florence Jones, Nov. 10, 1909, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1915 he moved to Heber where he was assistant manager of the first J. C. Penney store there, and in 1917 he opened the first Penney store in Nephi, where he was manager.
From 1927 to 1939 he was manager of Penney store in Spanish Fork. He was a director of the Bank of Spanish Fork for 26 years.
Active in civic work, he served 13 years on the Spanish Fork Board of Adjustments, 11 years as chairman, and served on the city Zoning and Planning Board as president and chairman.
Mr. Firmage was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as budget chairman of the Spanish Fork Second LDS Ward and as finance chairman for the new Spanish Fork LDS Stake House.
He was a charter member of the Spanish Fork Rotary and was a member of the city's Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Firmage is survived by his widow; two sons and three daughters, Kenneth, Chatham, N.J.; Allen, Provo; Mrs. Lee (Doris) Chambers, San Carlos, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Florence) Liechty, Logan; Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Stewart, Downey, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister, Edwin, Provo; Andrew, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Mack (Agnes) McIntyre, Sacramento, California.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Spanish Fork LDS Stake House. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial will be in the Spanish for City Cemetery. Clipped from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), Wed., Sept. 13, 1961, Page 18.
Mr. Firmage, with his brothers, was a partner with J. C. Penny in the establishment of the first J. C. Penney stores in Utah, managing Penny stores in Nephi and in Spanish Fork.
Mr. Firmage was born April 21, 1883, in American Fork, a son of William and Catherine Adamson Firmage.
He married Florence Jones, Nov. 10, 1909, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1915 he moved to Heber where he was assistant manager of the first J. C. Penney store there, and in 1917 he opened the first Penney store in Nephi, where he was manager.
From 1927 to 1939 he was manager of Penney store in Spanish Fork. He was a director of the Bank of Spanish Fork for 26 years.
Active in civic work, he served 13 years on the Spanish Fork Board of Adjustments, 11 years as chairman, and served on the city Zoning and Planning Board as president and chairman.
Mr. Firmage was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as budget chairman of the Spanish Fork Second LDS Ward and as finance chairman for the new Spanish Fork LDS Stake House.
He was a charter member of the Spanish Fork Rotary and was a member of the city's Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Firmage is survived by his widow; two sons and three daughters, Kenneth, Chatham, N.J.; Allen, Provo; Mrs. Lee (Doris) Chambers, San Carlos, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Florence) Liechty, Logan; Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Stewart, Downey, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister, Edwin, Provo; Andrew, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Mack (Agnes) McIntyre, Sacramento, California.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Spanish Fork LDS Stake House. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial will be in the Spanish for City Cemetery. Clipped from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), Wed., Sept. 13, 1961, Page 18.
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