Show MONTE E MORELAND WELL KNOWN TRAPPER S DEAD monte E moreland for years a trapper in eastern utah and western colorado and well known throughout grand county died yesterday morning at grand junction the following from grand junction sentinel gives an account of his death monte moreland 73 years old and a resident of mesa county according to report for fifty years or more passed away this morning at 6 following an extended illness he had been in health for some time past the deceased was one of the oldest living pioneer residents of this county having made his home for many years in the faulta and mack districts nearly four months ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis that made it necessary for him to receive continuous care and was moved to this city to recuperate he failed however to recover from the effects of the attack no funeral arrangements had been made today the body was taken to the voorhees home mortuary at palisade and efforts made immediately to communicate with a brother newton moreland of hallda and a nephew robert moreland residing in the glade park the brother was informed of the death this morning but up to noon officials had been unable to communicate with the nephew |