Show resident of francis dies at his home in francis this county last saturday oscar eskelson aged 77 passed on after a three months illness deceased was born near florence nebraska on april 26 1858 a son of 0 james and catherne catherine eskelson pioneers who were en route to utah the family arrived in utah four years later and made their home in kamas and wanshin wanship in 1879 he took up a homestead on francis bench and on october 26 1880 was married to melissa oralla rr fraughton aughton 0 of H lie heber b er w who it 0 died in 1913 surviving larv llila are ten sons and daughters bishop oscar E eskelson kamas dr F 0 akelson Pk eskelson elson vernal H I 1 and george A eskelson salt lake city D W eskelson devils slide mrs genevieve Genev leve randall bandall rancis ranc ls mrs ella durrant and oral J eskelson american fork cleamond CIe amond eskelson park city and mrs sylvia hayes kenilworth 42 grandchildren five great grandchildren and tour four brothers joseph eskelson salem oregon ephraim eskelson hepner oregon and james and david eskelson vernal ho he tilled filled a mission to the southern states in 1895 1897 he served as bishops counselor seven years sunday school superintendent 17 years and president of the AT I 1 A 24 years |