Show PIONEER OF PROVO DIES ON BIRTHDAY Y PROVO March Death 16 16 Death claimed William Probert a pioneer of ot this city yesterday yesterday his his sixth seventy-sixth birthday Pneumonia was the cause of death He lie was born in England In 1846 1840 He came to Utah in 1861 and resided for some time In Millard county livin living at Fillmore Scipio and Holden engaging in farming and acId the mercantile business Mr 1 Probert came to Provo In 1887 1881 and in a few years accumulated a large fortune fortun which he lost in the panic of 1893 In 1902 he went to Canada and there made another fortune He lie was acco accounted a a. rich man at the time of his death Mr Probert returned from Canada to Provo In 1906 He is survived cur Bur ived by his ms widow two sons eons and four daught daughters rs W W. W R. R Probert off Ibapah Mrs A. A H. H Stevens of Raymond Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada Mrs Eva Wood Tabor Canada I Lyman man Probert MIdvale and Mrs Lettle Lettie and Mrs Stella Steila i Smith of f Provo p. |