Elder LeGrand R.Curtis of the Seventy created the Tupelo Mississippi Stake, which includes the Booneville, Columbus, Florence, Tupelo, and West Point wards, and the Adamsville, Haleyville, Hamilton, New Albany, and Russellville branches.
Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Brazil, Germany, and Hong Kong, and in California, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.New stake
TUPELO MISSISSIPPI STAKE: (June 9, 1991) Created from the Bessemer Alabama, Huntsville Alabama, Memphis Tennessee, and Memphis Tennessee North stakes. President - Thomas Evan Nebeker, 46, professor of forest entomology at Mississippi State University, former high councilor, bishop, branch president, elders quorum president and counselor, married Lou Anne Waters. Counselors - Bobby Marion Smith, 55, auto parts salesman, former bishop, ward executive secretary, ward clerk, high priests group leader, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Susie Jane Stinnett; Walter Ray Nope, 43, vice president of furniture company, former bishop and counselor, branch president and counselor, and seventies president, married Stephanie Gwen Hayes.
Stake reorganizations
FERRON UTAH STAKE: (June 2, 1991) President - Edmond James Nielsen, 49, superviser of mosquito and weed departments, succeeding Jerry D. Mangum; former high councilor, bishop, seventies president, stake missionary, married Verna Delaina Duncan. Counselors
Philip Dean Nelson, 41, school teacher, former bishop and counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Larita Larsen; William Calvert Pace, 58, mechanic, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Helen Rollie.
HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES STAKE: (March 3, 1991) President - Chi Yin Lo, 37, sales representative, succeeding Chun Shing Johnson Ma; former mission president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and seventies president, married Chui Ping Alix Yuen. Counselors - Tze Choi Yung, 42, government housing committee employee, former stake president's counselor, district president, bishop, and branch president, married Wai Ching Chan; Fook Chuen Zeno Chow, 31, bank account officer, former ward executive secretary, ward mission leader, elders quorum president's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Ka Wai Esther Tam.
LAGUNA NIGUEL CALIFORNIA STAKE: (June 9, 1991) President - Alvin George Clawson, 57, president and general manager of processed foods company, succeeding Donald H. Sedgwick; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, YMMIA superintendent, and priests quorum adviser, married Sandra Lou Knox. Counselors - Donald Graham Laws, 52, president of health care company, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and priests quorum adviser, married Jette Olsen; Ronald Burton Funk, 47, senior tax director, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and Young Men president, married Wanda Lynne Walker.
LEIPZIG GERMANY STAKE: (April 28, 1991) President - Siegfried Schmidt, 51, maintenance aquisitions manager, succeeding Manfred Schutze; former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop, married Ursula Marie Naegler. Counselors - Eike Paul Heinz, 47, water system engineer, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, and ward clerk, married Regina Lia Beyer; Dietmar Martin Hengst, 44, custodian, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, district president's counselor, and branch president, married Marion Ingrid Scherff.
LONGDALE NEVADA STAKE: (June 2, 1991) President - Alma Wilford Whipple, 47, general manager of power district, succeeding Vee D. Wilson; former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, ward Sunday School president, and Scoutmaster, married Susan Whitney. Counselors - Gary Norris Batchelor, 50, high school teacher, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, married Colleen Cowley; Nicklas James Bowler, 41, teacher, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Bonnie Louise Marcroft.
MIDWAY UTAH STAKE: (June 9, 1991) President - Ronald Allan Stone, 47, executive vice president of advertising agency, succeeding Wayne W. Probst; former high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake mission president, bishop, seventies president, elders quorum president, and ward Young Men president, married Robyn June Pugmire. Counselors - Lyle Ray Gertsch, 45, credit officer, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Primary teacher, district Scout chairman, and Scoutmaster, married Nola Pace; Howard J. Ford, 41, area maintenance manager for steel company, former bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Diane Webster.
MURRAY UTAH LITTLE COTTONWOOD STAKE: (June 2, 1991) President - Roy Kim Davis, 44, associate professor of surgery, succeeding George Irving Brown; former bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, ward mission leader, and stake missionary, married Jonell Ricks. Counselors - John Lionel Halverson, 54, president of bulk material handeling equipment company, former regional and stake employment specialist, high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward Young Men president, and Aaronic Priesthood general secretary, married Carol Ann Sowards; Jay Francis Facer, 57, accountant, treasurer and controller of bank, former high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, ward executive secretary, and priests quorum adviser, married Barbara Gurney.
PORTO ALEGRE BRAZIL STAKE: (May 5, 1991) President - Benedito Sergio Antunes Dos Santos, retained. Counselors - Moroni Klein Herberto, 30, merchant, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, married Ana Lucia Da Silva; Joao Fernando Henriques Pinheiro, 26, sales representative, former high councilor, district president's counselor, branch president's counselor, and ward executive secretary, married Nelida Jubette Fros.
RUPERT IDAHO STAKE: (June 2, 1991) President - Terry Dee Miller, 47, self employed at farm research company, succeeding Jack F. Duncan; former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, branch Sunday School superintendent, gospel doctrine teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Jolene Rae Schuldt. Counselors - Mont Alan Swenson, 51, plant manager of sugar company, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward executive secretary, assistant high priests group leader, deacons quorum adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Sheila Ann Colton; Norman Lee Bagnall, 65, farmer, former bishop, ward executive secretary, and priests quorum adviser, married Carol Velva Moller.
