Show Early Resident j Dies o oear of Heart ear Attack ac William WilHam Edward Van de dc aged 58 died suddenly Monday evening following a heart attack He was ill but a short time and died within a few hours after being be be- being ing stricken Mr Van de was one of oC the very early settlers in Delta coming here in 1912 and remaining here for thirty years He was al always always always al- al ways known to his many friends as Billy Van Billy was unique in many respects He lie had a particular genius for buIlding bull bull- ding small mall and intricate articles and on several o of them had gained wide state-wide acclaim for their per per- He at one time built a replica replica replica rep rep- lica of the Salt Lake Temple true to scale and accurate in was congratulated by church officials officials of of- on the model His dance hall hallwhich hallwhich hallwhich which he oper operated ted for the past sever several several sev sev- er eral l years was filled with models that he had made of various items He also built the large business block that carries his name maily main mai mainly ly through his own labor It contains contains con con contains a restaurant a garage two stores an apartment house dance hall and a large work room where Billy did his small articles Besides the business block he built six cabins cabins cab cab- ins to the rear which he had rented for about twenty years Mr Van d de Is survived by his widow Elsie four sons Gerald of Los Angeles Frank of the U. U S. S Navy George of Salt Lake Allred of Delta and two daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- Mrs Constance Helper of San Francisco and Mrs Max Humphries Humph Humph- ries of Salt Lake City Funeral services will be held on Thursday evening today at at the first ward hall I |