Show of civil oil D A EMPEY AGED MOAB PIONEER AND HIGHLY 11 1 RESPECTED CITIZEN CLOSES deth death rafn again entered moab vally valley and called home another pioneer of the community t yesterday evening hen D A empty aged 83 a resident of the th town for thirty year years died suddenly after an Ill riess of only a 4 few hours mr empty until yoe yea berday was in his usual health ue he was we suddenly astric stricken ke n by la severe illness and althou although sh medical e ai a atten t ten uon was immediately called and ey 01 cry thing possible v done to all 1 a to his hi CO condition rid ILION do ath th occur oc tarred ired within a 4 very short tle the th agad gentleman gentlest patting passing aw at yesterday a afternoon mr copey apy died at th home of blis mn IM andrew A taylor wm M A had lived for everal several yoom K due da to hie his advanced age asa py pey had been failing fatlan for ue the vat year yea r or two ills IU vu especially ally poor and for this reason ho be had been unable to yet get mound of late mr empey wai was highly respected by all who knew him and the announcement no of his hl death casts a x spirit of adless over the comm common uy ity he ile wai was a man of rugged honesty and sterling character and hie his friends were numbered by hie his acquaintances quain david A empey vr r i wae was born in canada on march 31 1841 and would A have bea 84 years year old hie his next tort birthday ho ito wai was a resident of i the adouth when the bivil war broke out and he O 0 dawlet army serving through the entire four year years of the war although he fought in many of the important battles of the war he miraculously ec aped injury after the war he moed to texas and in n tho the nineties came to moab with his family he ile owned and operated a farm in the lower part of the valley for many years mr empey la 13 survived ton by two daughters mrs andrew taylor of moab and mrs W L taylor of ouray and three sons william otto and david empey empty his ills wife three ions eons and one daughter preceded him in death funeral services eer vices will be held tomorrow friday A more detailed account of mr life will be published in the next issue of the times independent dr J W shepard vaa wits in an arrival monday from green river will spend mine some time here on dental work 0 i |