Vaughn Carvel Soffe was mayor of
Murray, Utah from 1971 to 1977. During his administration, Murray established Ken Price Field and Murray Parkway Golf Course, in addition to youth baseball and basketball programs. Murray also successfully defended itself from Salt Lake County challenging its re-development plans.
Soffe was the owner and president of Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary; a Funeral Director since 1938. He was past president of the Murray
Kiwanis Club, the Murray
Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Utah Funeral Directors Association. He was a member of the Cottonwood Hospital Board of Directors for many years. He was also Charter President of the Murray
Jaycees
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, a past member of the
Salt Lake County Volunteer Fire Department, member of the Board of Directors of Sentinel Security Life Insurance Co., Chairman of the Salt Lake County Fair Parade for five years, and president of the
Utah League of Cities and Towns.
Soffe was the recipient of the
Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award
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and elected to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
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. January 26, 2005
References
External links
Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary
1913 births
2004 deaths
American Latter Day Saints
Utah State University alumni
Mayors of Murray, Utah
American funeral directors
20th-century American politicians
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