Vontella (Hess) Kimball (1906 - 1971)

Born 31 Jan 1906 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States

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Died 26 Sep 1971 at age 65 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States

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Biography

Vontella (Hess) Kimball is Notable.

Daughter of David Cornelius Hess and Lois Catherine Kimball

Married Septimus Herman Buchholz, 7 Aug 1926, Coalville, Summit, Utah

Son - Stanley Buchholz Kimball

History - Vontella Bulcholz Kimball was born in Farmington, Utah, in 1906. She was the great-granddaughter of Heber C. Kimball, daughter of Corneilius Hess, and mother of Stanley Bucholz Kimball. Although there are a few references to her personal life, Vontella mentions she married a distant cousin by the name of Kimball.

When Vontella was 17 years of age, she enrolled at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and was employed in the cosmetics department of Auerbachs, a local department store. Newspaper clippings indicate that she was a handsome woman. She more or less created the job she later held by Helena Rubenstein in 1935. She lectured on charm and beauty at Brigham Young University in 1959. Her subject was titled "Beauty Through the Ages."

In the course of her work, she visited the Middle East six times, starting in 1935. Her admiration for the Arab world kept her in contact with the friends and customs she encountered on her many trips. Later, she gave lectures in the United States in Arab costumes and jewelry.

She lectured for 20 years and then went to radio and television.

Sources

• Vontella Hess Kimball on Find A Grave: Memorial #108349 15:23, 9 August 2018 (UTC)