(Son of Hyrum Dewsnup and Emily Mace)
John Franklin Dewsnup was the fourth child and second son of Hyrum Dewsnup and Emily Jane Mace, born 23 May 1879 in Deseret, Millard, UT.
Now, in 1963, he is the oldest of the surviving offspring. He might properly be called the Dean of the Hyrum Dewsnup Clan Association. At age 84 he may have cousins still living who are a little older, but probably few if any of them still do a full day's work as does Frank He is the active manager of a busy motel on a busy highway in St. George, UT. All day, every day, for a week and then every night for the next week, he has the active management of the property of which he is co-owner. He checks the guests in and out, makes the beds, takes care of the maintenance, repairs, gardening, etc.
Frank accompanied his father, Hyrum, to Gridley as a young man in 1908 and is well acquainted with the beginning of the Mormon colony there, having helped make some of its history with his father.
When the Gridley Colony was organized and a Branch of the Church established, Frank became Branch President three different times. When the Branch later became a Ward, he was Ward Clerk for two years.
During his long lifetime he has been on four missions for the Church, three of them in California. As a District President he opened up the Central Valley. He was also a District President in the Fresno, CA area. On another mission to CA in 1929-30 as District President of the San Diego area, he opened up the Imperial Valley. He also served one mission in the Northern States under B.H. Roberts in Michigan and Indiana, back in 1902.
For some time he was head of the Farm Bureau in the Gridley area. He was always keenly interested in civic affairs and even captained a Red Cross drive in Gridley and served as Chairman of Butte County. He also served on the Gridley High School Board for three terms.
When the new system of fellow-shipping the new members and those newly arrived in the Ward, 1962, Frank and Verna were placed on the Fellow-shipping Committee where they are finding much happiness in this type of service. They love the work and Frank's wide acquaintance in St. George, and his long years of experience in the Church, has really paid off in his latest calling.
Frank and Verna regularly go to the St. George Temple to engage in the ordinance work, and both of them find happiness and usefulness as veil workers.
"Age," says Frank "is just a state of mind"
(Frank died 15 Feb 1969 in St. George, UT and was buried in Logan, UT Cemetery)