WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ARTHUR TANNER & LYNDA COTTAM PAXMAN
(dairy farmer, gardener, Navy veteran)
BIOGRAPHY
Arthur Tanner Paxman was born in St. George on January 6, 1928. Art, as he was known, grew upin Washington. He graduated from Dixie High School and Dixie College.
Art served in the US Navy as World War II was ending.
Art married Lynda Cottam in the St. George Temple on February 7, 1970.
Art and his brother, Bob, owned and ran their family dairy farm for 27 years from 1953 to 1980.
Art died in the Ivins Veterans Home on June 27, 2014 and was buried on July 2 in the
Washington City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Art's Parents and Siblings:
Golden David Paxman Rokah Tanner Paxman Arthur Tanner Paxman Robert Tanner Paxman Judith Ann Paxman |
(2/4/1903-9/14/1952) (married 3/28/1927) (8/14/1909-7/8/1974) (1/6/1928-6/27/2014) (married Lynda Cottam) (9/4/1931-5/1/2016) (married Delma Bushar) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Lynda's Parents and Siblings: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Art & Lynda's Family: Arthur Tanner Paxman Lynda Cottam Paxman Jinger Paxman Richard Paxman Cynthia Paxman Debbie Paxman Brittany Paxman Matthew Paxman |
(1/6/1928-6/27/2014) (married 2/7/1970) (4/29/1941-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Joe Diaz) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Wendy Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Phillip Gubler) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Sean MacLeod) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
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WCHS photos:
WCHS-01242 Aerial photo of the Paxman brothers' dairy farm in 1957
WCHS-04163 Photo of Arthur and other World War II veterans in Washington City
REFERENCES
In The Shadow Of Shinob-kiab: The Autobiography of Arthur Tanner PaxmanFamilySearch entry for Arthur Tanner Paxman
Death certificate for Arthur Tanner Paxman
Obituary for Arthur Tanner Paxman
Find-A-Grave entry for Arthur Tanner Paxman