Show FINAL lUTES RITES HELD FOR FORSAN FORSAN FORSAN SAN JUAN FIRST SETTLER SETTLE R James Jamea Monroe Redd 73 one o othe of f the three last survivors of ot the party party party par par- ty ISO pioneers who left C Cedar lar City In IaN 1870 to colonize San Juan county died At his home In Monticello Mon Mon- Monday of ot heart disease Kumen Jones who with Parley Butt Dutt are the remain survivors of ot the tho famous pioneer band spoke at the funeral services of Mr Redd The party of pioneers called colled from Iron county to colonize the section of countr country now known as San Juan county reached the site of Bluff where they first settled in 1879 after after after af af- ter one of the most arduous pioneering plo pio r treks In southern Utah history They spent six months on the journey from Cedar City to Bluff with ox teams and 80 wag wai- ono ons At one place It was necessary to let their wagons and oxen down over the cliffs with ropes Mr Redd was an active pioneer In the settlement of ot San Ban Juan county engaging In and serving as postmaster of Bluff for many years lIe He was born In New Nov on 3 3 1863 a son con of L L- II 11 and Keziah Butler Redd After his hU pioneering trip to Bluff mutt he returned to New Harmony in and married Lucinda A A. A race Pace in the we Bt st George temple tempie re- re to o San Juan to spend the remainder of his life Ute In Bluff and I II |