Show J W DEAD away today at noon funeral monday josiah W claff president of the provo city council passed to hie final rest to day at noon after a lingering illness of ganv months the deceased was bora at carowan parowan Pa rowan iron county utah sept 10 1857 and removed to provo in 1859 where he has since resided he married agnes ann farrer of provo in 1879 with whom ho had seven children only three of whom are living he held many responsible church positions sit ions and was an alternate of the high council and a member of the stake presidency of the Y M M I 1 A at the time of his death he waa calm and conecion te the last and talked encouragingly to his fam ly according to uia own the funeral services will be held at the stake at 2 p m Slon day I 1 deceased was flick tor 18 months with an enlarged ealeen H buffered untold miser but never until the last few days felt that he was baady to die |