Cancer Proves Fatal To Thomas Davenport Thomas Davenport, 74, prominent promin-ent church worker and lifelong resident of Parowan, died Monday Mon-day morning at the Iron County Hospital of cancer of the liver. Funeral services for him are being be-ing held this, Thursday, afternoon. after-noon. In the Parowan Third Ward chapel and burial will take place in the city cemetery. An account of the services will be given next week. Mr. Davenport was born here Novk 6, 1883 a son of John and Ellfcn Miller Davenport and received re-ceived his education in local schools. He engaged in livestock raising for many years and later was employed by the U. P. Railroad. Rail-road. Mr. Davenport was an active member of the L D S church, holding the office of High Priest at the time of his death. He had served as a priesthood quorum advisor, as a teacher in Sunday school and the MIA and at the time of his death was first assistant as-sistant in the Sunday School Superintendency in the Third Ward. He had also served an a member of the Parowan City Council. ' He was married to Ada Dalton in 1906 at Parowan, and she died In 1912. On Oct. 29, 1919. he mar-ried mar-ried Pearl Clark at Farmlngton, Utah and the marriage was later solemnized In the Logan L D S temple. Surviving are his widow and four daughters. Mrs. Arthur (Altai (Al-tai Clark. Weed Heights, Nev.; Mr.; Gay le (Gretta) Wood, and Mrs. Clair (Eleen) Robinson, Par-owan. Par-owan. and Mrs. James (Betty) Mitrha.ii, Salt !-. City; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Delia Adair, Enterprise; Mrs. Mary Jones, Enoch; Mrs. Cora Mlckelson, Parowan, - and one brother, John Alvln Davenport Springvllle.