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Show CA. Stratton, Early Settler, Dies in Tooele Charles Able Stratton, 78, early settler of Abraham and Hinckley, died Sunday at 3 p.m. at a Tooele hospital of causes incident to age. He was born in Virgin City, in Washington county, March 24, 1874 a son of James Albert and Emily Gardner Stratton. His early school-nig school-nig wag in Virgin City, and later he attended the old' Dixie college. He was married to Ernmia Isom April 22, 1899, in the St. George LDS temple. They moved to Abraham Ab-raham in 1900 to farm, and were among the early settlers of that area. Ih 1905 they moved to Hinckley, where the family home has been since. Mr. Stratton engaged in mining and farming, and served as a supervisor of Millard County Drainage District Number Three for a period of years.- He wag an active and faithful LDS member, and served as bishop of Hinckley ward for 14 years. He had been a ward teacher, and held the office of high priest. Mr. Stratton had been a leading figure in his communitl for many years, and held the high regard of all who knew him for his warm friendship and integrity. Surviving are his wife at Hinckley, Hinck-ley, and five of their family of ten children, Mrs. Leah Cahoon, Tooele, Ervin Stratton, Salt Lake City, Warren Stratton, Orem, Clifford Clif-ford Stratton, Winslow, Ariz., and Clayton Stratton, Tooele. AlgO surviving are twenty-three grandchildren and six great grandchildren, grand-children, five brothers, J. Albert, Frank, Robert, Powell and William Stratton, all of Hurricane, Utah, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Wilson Wil-son LaVerkin, and Mrs. Persis Hig-by, Hig-by, Cedar City. Funeral services were conducted Wednegday in Hinckley ward chapel cha-pel at 1 p.m. by Bishop Walter L. Ekins. The ward choir sang the opening open-ing music, and the opening prayer was offered by Alma Western. Speakers were Arthur H. Reeves and Maurice Wilson of La Verkin, who paid tribute to Mr. Stratton and his long and useful life, guided guid-ed by Christian virtueg and the Golden Rule. Mrs. Erma Cropper sang, "In the Garden," and Mate of Mine" was sung toy Ladd R. Cropper. The services closed with prayer by Don A. Bishop and music by the choir. Burial was in the Hinckley cemetery cem-etery under the direction of L. N. Nlckle anl sons mortuary. |
