Roosevelt Standard | 1937-05-06 | Page 1 | Death Claims Early Uintah Basin Pioneer

death claims early uintah basin pioneer alpheais weeks resident of uin tall tali basin tor for 45 years succumbs at local hospital alpheus weeks 64 succumbed early thursday morning in a roosevelt hospital after an operation for a ruptured appendix mr weeks who underwent the operation wednesday came out of the anesthetic and seemed to be getling along nicely but at 4 a in thursday nor morning ning his heart failed and he died shortly after mr weeks was born in vermont on may 22 1873 and came tc vernal when he was nineteen years old he moved to roosevelt about 25 years ago when he was nineteen he married lizzie campbell who died about seven years ago and from this marriage six six children were born five of whom are living wallace weeks of whiterocks mrs olin timothy of roosevelt ed weeks of san francisco lawrence weeks of roosevelt and mrs enid nelson roosevelt he is also survived by twenty five grandchildren and his second wife funeral services will be conducted at the ballard chapel on saturday may ath at 2 p the direction of the roosevelt ward bishopric with bishop heber T hall officiating