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Show Prominent Man Dies Suddenly Of Heart Ailment The entire community was shbeked and grieved Sunday evening eve-ning at the sudden death of Joseph F. Walton, 52, prominent American Fork business, civic and church leader. Mr. Walton died about 8 p. m. at the family residence on West Main street of a heart attack. at-tack. He had been indisposed for the past 10 days and apparently was recuperating very satisfactorily. Just a short time before his death he chatted with members of the family and was in the best of spirits. For the past 20 years Mr. Walton has served as clerk of the Alpine school district, which position he held at the time of his death. As a result of his service in this field, Mr. Walton instituted improvements in school district finances which were recognized and put into practice prac-tice in the state school administration. administra-tion. He was recognized as one of the outstanding school clerks in the entire state. Many positions of civic and church trust have been efficiently filled by the deceased. His church, civic and club activities include one term as president of the American Fork Lions club, of which he was a charter char-ter member; one term as secretary of, the club; four years as superintendent superin-tendent of the fourth ward YMM I A and for years past he served in the capacity of Alpine stake superintendent su-perintendent of the YMM I A, being be-ing president at the time of his demise. He has been active in city and county politics and was acting as a member of the Utah county planning plan-ning board. Mr. Walton was born May 12, 1890 in Alpine, a son of Thomas Heber and Mary E. Bateman Walton. Wal-ton. He attended the .Alpine public school until 1905 when the family moved to American Fork, where he attended the American Fork high school and later completed a business busi-ness education at the Brigham Young university. He married Miss Myrtle Greenwood, Green-wood, daughter of the late Jacob and Melissa Snow Greenwood of this city in the Salt Lake temple on March 11, 1914. To them four children were born, three sons and one daughter. Mr. Walton was first employed by the Bell Telephone company while attending night school and on completing his education entered the employ of the Storrs Mercantile Mercan-tile company in Spring Canyon. He returned to American Fork to enter the employ of the Utah Power and Light company and later engaged in private business as manager of the Ford Motor company. For several sev-eral years he was bookkeeper for Chipman Mercantile company and has represented the Northwestern Fire Insurance association in this district. Besides his wife, Myrtle G. Walton, Wal-ton, he is survived by three sons, Captain J. Max Walton, stationed at Mather field, Sacramento, Cal.; J. Richard Walton and Kenneth Kaylor Walton pf this city, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Walton Bar-ratt, Bar-ratt, also of this city; his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Walton of Salt Lake City; the following brothers, Clarence Clar-ence H. Walton of Idaho Falls; Benjamin A. Walton of Venice, Cal.; and Ivan B. Walton of Salt Lake City; also one grandson. Funeral services were being held in the Alpine stake tabernacle yesterday yes-terday at 2 p. m., with Bishop Olin H. Ririe of the second ward in charge. ' |