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| Judy, Betina, Wanda, Jesse, Susan, about 1960 |
Jesse Howard Bachman was born
March 2, 1914, the third child of Emuel Heninger Jr. and Esther Rozelva Colman.
Emuel Jr, their father, died young, aged 32, when Jesse was eiight and his
older brother, Melvin, was ten. Their mother, Esther, who did not get along
with her father-in-law chose to move to California with their younger sister,
Vera. The boys were left to be reared by their grandfather and his wife
Orodine. Both boys served missions in West Virginia where they met and married
wives. Jesse’s marriage lasted only a year. His wife returned home and he met
and married Wanda Sorensen in 1939. Three daughters were born to them, Judith
Ann (1941), Susan Jesse (1943). and Betina Lou (1947). Because of his work with
department stores, they moved often for a few years during the war. He was not
accepted into the army because of a urinary tract blockage problem. At one
point there was a serious fire in one of the stores. He helped several people
to safety and was awarded for his bravery.
In 1949 they bought a cafe
and service station on the highway going through Payson, Utah, and operated it
for nine years, later adding a fast food facility to the cafe, one of the first
in the area. In 1959, they sold and moved to Boulder City, NV, where they
purchased a fast food business, and built another in nearby Henderson that
Wanda’s brother operated. In 1961, They moved to Henderson and sold the BC
property. Besides the food business, he was active in Real Estate, both as a
builder and as an agent. He was an active member of the Lion’s club, and
Rotary. He was involved in establishing the Clark County Historical Museum in
Henderson. In his later years he had prostate cancer and suffered physically
from the side effects of surgery. He died the 10th of October, 1995 at his home.
