Show washington CO SHERIFF inars DEAD ON john 11 cottam Cot tani 47 years yeam ot of age slid and sheriff of washington count for or the pat two years dropped dead in the street tuesday after noan at the time ol of ills his death he was helping his son to lilt lift a hicri babe cilto a truck in fit front of the county court house the attending tian fail dr W J said ills his death was caused by a ruptured blood vessel mr 11 r cottam cottain had long been prominent in church and civic affairs in st george being a director in the utah peace officers association a member of the high council of the st george stake and a member ol of the east ward waid bishopric in that city cit y besides being sheriff tor for two years ho he was deputy sheriff tor for eight years and city marshal tor for twelve years funeral for far the deceased was held thursday afternoon in tile the st georgo george stake tabernacle |