| Show Long Active Life Ends in the Death Capt D. D A. A Sanders Funeral services were held Mon Mon- Monday Monday Monday day afternoon in the Farmington ward chapel for Captain David A A. A Sanders 92 who died in a Salt Lake hospital Friday of causes in incident in- in incident in- in incident to age The services were under the direction of Bishop Dishop John JohnR R. R R Walsh The opening prayer was wasby wasI wasby I by VE E E B. B Clark a brief history of his life was given by a relative of the family Richard Fry of Morgan county was one of the principal speakers was followed form form- former er Bishops E. E E B. B Gregory and A. A L. L Clark Clark- Benediction was by Bishop Ivan han Hess and the grave in the Farmington cemetery was dedicated ed cd by Walter Vatter Grover Mr Sanders was born in Chalton England but came to Utah when three years old and lived in Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington Farmington ington nearly fifty years before moving mo to Rexburg Idaho Mr Sanders has many things to his credit He was a colonizer hav hav- having having having ing been called calf d to settle on the Muddy now known as the Moapa country in Ne lived in Mor Mor- Morgan Morgan gan gap county at an early date and was an early settler in the upper Upper- Snake River country He Heas was as a great contractor to build railroad grades He had a. a contract to construct a portion of the grade between Idaho Falls and St. St Anthony in Idaho Being a Democrat he ne served as sheriff of Morgan Dorgan and Davis counties He never forget any of his political enemies en mies when election rolled around however he was always ys s very joval about it When 17 years old oId he was a member of the crew which con con- constructed constructed the the first first telegraph line way right from the Missouri river to Salt Lake City He was a high priest in the Farmington L D S ward at the th time of his death survivors include Mrs firs Lucy S. S Hess Hess' and Mrs Clara S. S Rose both of Farmington Mrs Emma S Williams illiams Tremonton and Miss Faye Sanders of Kaysville sis sisters sisters leis W. W D. D Sanders of Ogden Doan D an C C. Sanders Farmington Lee Sanders Newell Sanders and E E. Van Sanders all of Kaysville brothers 93 grandchildren I |
