Ken Wigg:  

CLASS OF 1978
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Palatka High SchoolClass of 1978
Palatka, FL
Pocatello, ID
Omaha, NE
Ricks CollegeClass of 1984
Rexburg, ID

Ken's Story

A Brief Summary of My Life: I was born Kenneth Vance Lather on April 3, 1960 to Dale Darwin Lather and Linda Lou Kimpel in Defiance, Ohio, 30 miles west of where we lived in Napoleon, Ohio. I was the 2nd of 4 children, and attended Kindergarten - 3rd grade in Napoleon, OH. Dale and Linda Lather divorced in 1968; my older brother, Tim, and youngest sister, Krissy, soon moved to upstate New York with our mother, Linda and her current boyfriend, Don. My sister, Linary and I stayed in Napoleon, Ohio for 1 more year with father, Dale and his new wife Jean McDaniel and stepsister, Brenda, and annoying stepbrother, Steve. In early 1969, my sister, Linary and I rode a train from Toledo, Ohio to Utica, NY to live in Richfield Springs, NY with our mother, Linda, her boyfriend, Don, my brother, Tim and sister, Krissy. That house was accidentally burned to the ground as my brother and I splashed what turned out to be "white gas" down the outdoor cellar steps. Mom met a new boyfriend, Hyrum Ward, who moved us all to Pomona Park, FL in the summer of 1969. My siblings and I attended Crescent City Elementary School for the 1969-1970 school year. We then moved to Palatka, FL in the summer of 1970 and all 4 "Lather" kids were adopted in July, by Gene and Lucille Wigg; I didn't care for the name "Wigg" at first, but, what can a 10-year-old do? Attended Campbell Elementary for 5th garde, Palatka Middle School grades 6-8, Palatka South High School grades 9-11, and the new Palatka High School for 12th grade. Graduated in 1978. Played football in 9th grade for Coach Bennett, wrestled in 9th and 10th, worked at Payne's Upholstery during High School, rode a bike to school ...Expand for more
and work or drove my 1962 Ford Falcon. Worked at Holland's Used Cars in Hollister for a year after graduating from Palatka High School 1978. Served 2 years as a missionary for the LDS (Mormon) Church from May 1979 to May 1981 in Wyoming and Montana. I returned home to Palatka for the summer of 1981, then drove to Idaho to attend Ricks College in Rexburg,Idaho (an LDS-owned Junior College) from '81-'82, took off a semester to work and earn money, then back for 1983 - 1984, receiving an Associates Degree in Arts and Science. Transferred to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho 1984-1985. Met Lisa Marie Craig on Feb 15, 1985; got engaged February 24, 1985; married in Logan, Utah on May 24, 1985. We lived in Pocatello, ID and both worked for the 1st year of our marriage, then in July 1986 we moved up the road a couple miles to manage the Fairways Condos near Highland High School and I attended year 1 of Dental School at ISU from August 1987 till May 1988, and year 2 of Dental School at Creighton University School of Dentistry 1988-89 in Omaha, NE. I realized dentistry was the wrong career choice for me, and left Dental School and moved to Logan, Utah in the Spring of 1989, then back to Pocatello, Idaho in the Spring of 1990; attended ISU and graduated with Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1994 from Idaho State University. Worked for 3 years as Pharmacist at Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Price, Utah. Have 5 kids (Tiffany,23; Veronica,21; Taylor,18; Valerie, 16; Titus,11) I now live in Nampa, Idaho and work as a Pharmacist for Paul's Market in Kuna, Idaho. I must say I have been quite blessed in my life, with a few rough spots, but, then, who hasn't had those?
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Tiffany Veronica and Valerie Wigg
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Ken 11th grade 1977

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