Representative Maynard Turner Menefee View All Years

MAYNARD T. MENEFEE

Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Maynard T. Menefee, begs leave to submit the following Memorial:

Maynard T. Menefee was born October 15, 1907. In 1930 he married Dorothy Newell and they had one son.

A graduate of Adair High School, Mr. Menefee was a farmer all of his life, farming in Adair, Guthrie Center, Dexter, Dallas Center and Maynard, Iowa. He was active in the Presbyterian Church, holding several offices; was a member of the Farm Bureau; was the Iowa Master Farmer of 1948; was active in 4-H and FFA; served on the school board and FHA committee; and was a member of the Iowa Master Farmer Club. After his service in the Iowa House of Representatives he retired in 1972 and he and his wife moved to Florida. In 1990, they moved to Concord, California.

A Republican, Mr. Menefee represented Fayette County during the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth General Assemblies.

Maynard T. Menefee died March 8, 1993. His wife, Dorothy, preceded him in death by ten days. He is survived by his son, Myron, three grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable Maynard T. Menefee, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of his service.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

CHUCK HURLEY

CHUCK GIPP

DWIGHT DINKLA

Committee