Show Former Governor Henry H. H Blood Mourned By Many Six Days' Days Illness at Hospital Takes Life of Prominent Beloved Leader and Churchman I Henry Hooper Blood mood nat native le of Kaysville who became an illustrious illus illus- ious governor of Utah and a prominent figure Ture in government business and L D 1 S church circles died Friday at 1010 lOlO a. a m. m in a Salt Lake hospital He Tie was as 69 years year old Death came to one of Utah's Utah most d distinguished I ish ed citi hens six ix days lays after he entered the hospital for treatment of ailments incident to age At his bedside were his wife a brother Dr r. r Wilkie H. H Blood a 1 son Alan B. B Blood and two dau daugh h Mrs 1 rs David id A. A Ellison and Mrs Irs Robert B. B Sims Sins Mr Blood Utah's seventh governor gOY gov served two terms in that office from 1932 to 1940 Previously Previous Previous- ly he had served d in a number of other public offices in the state government and in the government of his native nath-e town Kaysville During his tenure as governor go he endeared himself to thousands of by keeping his executive execute e office open to anyone men received just as much attention attention attention atten atten- tion of his time as influential citi citi- zens He lie frequently interrupted important irn un meetings meeting to allow a newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper men to obtain pictures al although although although al- al though he was of a retiring retiring- nature and never sought ht personal city ci ty Survivors in addition to his wi- wi dow dov include two sons Alan ilah B. B Blood Kaysville and Lieutenant Commander Russell H. H Blood med medical medical ical corps United States navy iwo two wo dau daughters Mrs David A. A Elli Elli- son Salt Lake City and Mrs Robert Robert Robert Rob- Rob ert B. B Sims Kaysville 11 Ii and 2nd four brothers Mrs Annie H. H Phillips William Villiam H. H Blood Mrs George W. W Underwood Ernest C. C Blood and Mrs Clyde C. C Burning Burning- liam Kaysville Mrs Mary 1 II H. H Lindford Logan Mrs George E. E Flint Layton Dr Wilkie H. H Blood Heber C. C Blood and Florence Florence Florence Flor- Flor ence C. C Blood Salt Lake City Mrs Irs ohn E. E Hill Drummond Mont Mrs Nettie J. J Mansell Pendleton Ore Mrs Albert Alhert E. E Smith and Mrs Irs H. H J. J Cottrell Clearfield and Airs William iam H. H Varney Roy Utah He lie was born in Kaysville October October Octo Octo- ber 1 I. 1872 a son of William and Jane Wilkie Hooper Blood He lie was reared in a religious at atmosphere at- at and during his early carly life won von many ecclesiastical positions of leadership in the L D S church culminating as president of the North Davis L D S stake lIe He attended the public schools j I of Kaysville and the Brigham Y Young at Provo lIe He married Min Min- A. A Barnes of Kaysville June 4 1896 Mrs Blood was born anI only a afew afew afew few hours later and on the same block as her husband During their early lives they were baptized and became members mem mem- hers bers of the L L. D S church on the same sanie day and went to school and Sunday unda school together tog In 1901 Mr Mc Blood went to England England Eng Eng- land Jand as a missionary for the I- I L ID D S church during which time he lie sery- sery ed d as president of the Grimsby con and later as leader of the London L D S conference Following Following Follow Follow- ing his return he lie taught school for forone one year rear at the Brigham Young College ollege at Logan In Iii 1905 1903 he lie became mana manager er of the Kaysville Milling company and andI I later received much recognition as asa asa a leader in the milling industry i He lie rapidly became a business leader of Kaysville and was made president of the Kaysville-J Kaysville Layton Kaysville-Layton ayton Milling company and the Kaysville Canning corporation lIe He also served served served ed as vice ice president and director of ofte te Barnes Darnes Banking company and was a director of the Z 7 C M I of Salt Lake City the Layton Sugar Surcar company c the John R. R Barnes company company com corn He pany a farming corporation of vas was vice president and director the flue Ellison Ranching company a aland aland aland land and livestock corporation His political career started in 1893 1593 when he was made city recorder re- re corder of Kaysville and from 18 1896 to 1900 he be was treasurer of Davis county In 1901 he lie was appointed minute clerk derk of the Utah state 4 senate sena te Following his hi return from a mission he was elected a member of the board of education of Davis oC county school district and for seven seven sev- sev en oon years rears was chairman of that board When hen the public utilities commission commission com corn mission of Utah was created by bythe bythe bythe the legislature in 1917 he was apPointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed a member of the commission commis- commis sion After four years in such serce the llie future governor was out of public office for about a year but butIn butin In UI in 1922 was recalled by Governor Charles R. R Mabey to a membership on the newly-created newly state road commission On the election of Governor George Georg-e II Jr Dern Dem in 1925 Mr Mc Blood became chairman of the road commission com corn mission and arni held that office for eight years of the most active period period period per per- iod of road building in the history of Utah For several years ears during that period he lie was president of the Western Vestern Association of State High Highway Highway Highway way Officials and also served a I term 1931 1930 as president of the American Association of High High- vay vay Officials Elected governor g in 1932 he took office on his first term in I January 1933 and in 1936 was reelected reelected re- re elc elected governor g governor he lie served as I chairman 0 o executive committee commit commit- tee of the Western Vestern Governors' Governors con con- con I 1 ference After leaving the governorship Mr f r. r Blood was appointed president of the California mission by I. I L D S church officials Services were conducted Monday Monday Mon Mon- day at 2 p. p m. m in the Kaysville First ward tabernacle Speakers at the service were David David Da IDa vu vid O. O McKay second counselor in inthe inthe inthe the first fint presidency of the L I. I D S church Arnold D D. Miller president president president dent of the North Davis lavis stake Roy D D. Thatcher Ogden Hubert C Burton bishop of the Kaysville First ward was in charge Burial was in the Lay Kaysville-Lay ton 1011 cemetery Dr Russell H. H Blood lood son of the former governor and a lieutenant commander in the U. U S. S navy is ison ison ison on active duty and was unable to attend the services I An escort of state highway patrolmen patrolmen pa pa- and sheriffs sheriff's officers led the funeral cortege to the cemetery |