Show ABNER JOHNSON KilLED r BY OWN RiflE AUTOS COLLIDE HEAD ON Saturday night the cars of George Murray and II o. o ran together together to- to gether on the highway near Abraham Abra- Abra ham as both were nearing a bridge Murrays Murray's car was overturned and the oar cu badly ken up Mrs Wilcox Wilcox Wil- Wil cox sustaining several cuts about t the e eface face and many bruises One of the cars had bad only one light The red a an n nArrow bridge had the Wilcox car overturned where it was hit there might have been a fatality The Tho community was thrown into by the sudden news last Friday Fri Fri- day clay morning that Abner Johnson had met his death by the accidental 1 discharge li rge of his own rifle Death w was rl practically instantaneous Mr Johnson had gone to the Dean Peterson farm to feed his sheep The morning before he had seen a coyote lurking around there so this mornIng morning morn morn- Ing he threw his rifle into the rear reaT orthe car After his duties of feeding teed feed ing ing- the sheep he returned dro drove e his hiscar car car- Into the garage and got out and opened the rear door o r of the car then it is thought In lifting the rifle ho possibly grasped it by the tho barrel and pulled it toward him the hammer hammer ham ham- mer partly catching and falling which discharged the tha gun The 30 bullet passed through the he heart rt Abner Johnson was asa l a man in the prIme of a very busy and useful life e was a hard worker and a good r manager prudent careful conservative conser- conser aUve and equal to responsibility which he hc carried well In all civic affairs he took a prominent though modest part preferring to work rather rather ra- ra ther than to talk In church affairs he had raised his family with due adherence to th the tenets or the the Lr L. D S. S Church In his own life he was kind thoughtful and a man whom all respected Abner Johnson had risen by sheer merit to a leading place he had been for many years a a. director in inthe inthe the now defunct Delta Della State Bank which he held with honor to himself and wisdom to the He was kind toward animals ani- ani mals and always loved them For many years he engaged d in n the cattle Industry and latterly turned to sheep upon his bis farm He was particularly particularly par par- successful He is survIved by his WIdow Laura Huntsman Johnson a brother Bryant and the following children Mrs Airs Chloe Warnick I 1 rs Florence Vance Verl V rl Johnson LaPriel Austin Aus- Aus tin Un Louene Helen Olena and andWard andWard Ward the baby Funeral services were held Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon in the First Ward Hall with an attendance from all allover allover over th the county especially with and relatives present from den Holden and Fillmore The moral offerings were profuse The funeral services were opened by the choir choi singing singing- I Know My Redeemer Liveth followed by the invocation by Bishop H. H E. E Maxfield Ward Moody rendered a solo Face to Face followed by remarks by William N. N Gardner and the reading of poetry from Crom the works of Edgar A. A Guest Mrs Stella Day of Fill Fill- more sang a solo Ray of Holden Was the next speaker followed follow follow- ed by Elder Richard Nixon of at Salt Lake City Clark Allred d paid a tribute trib- trib ute to the deceased and aDd quoted a poem also by Edgar A. A Guest E. E Eugene had charge or of the meeting Interment was was held held at Holden The son Veil Verl was to have ha been married to l Warnick set for forthe forthe the da day following his fathers father's death instead he returned to the sad task of buryIng his father The sympathy o 0 the community Is extended to the bereaved family |