Show i John Peterson on DIes following Long illness Funeral services will wE be conducted at 2 p.m. 2 pm p.m. Saturday 23 fior John P Peterson Peterson Pet terson t- t erson So 95 well wen known Moa Moab D Dr r businessman Mr Peterson died Tuesday e evening at the Allen 1 Memorial hospi hospi- tal Services will be conducted conduct fed aed ed In In- Inthe the church Bishop Marry Harry Snow officiating The born No i 15 1868 to Ben h and Elna ElM Parson at Saxtorp Sweden IRe was chrls christened Parson son Swedish verSion version version ver ver- sion of Peterson t i HIls Ibis family migrated to to- to-j to Huntsville Utah tatter after their their conversion to the IDS IBS church when when he was a small child His died the following jo year and when he was 13 he I set out nut on his lils own working as extra hand at cattle ranches ranch ranch- es in Idaho and Montana When he he- was 17 he came to I Moab I I He was He was married to Delilah Jany Warner Jane Warner Oct 16 1893 at Moab the the marriage was later II In the Salt Lake City temple on April 12 1898 1598 Nine children were born to the union John Franklin Delilah PrIscella Jewell Maud Clarence Argyle Wil Wil- William liam Golden Emma Levona Levana Flora Fontella Font Cecelia Ce Ce- celia and I Elna na Rh In 1898 Mr Mt Pet Peterson on IDled filled a mission for the IDS church churchin in the southern states where he was appointed to the presidency presidency pres pres- at the Vast Tennessee Conference lIe He later served as Sunday School su superintendent dent ent and as Dishop for Dr theold the theold theold old Moab ward Mr Peterson started his business career as A member of the Barb Wire Wre Cattle outfit outfit outfit out out- fit at Indian Creek He lIe later purchased the tho Fa Fairfield Fruit t I Farm which became th the largest largest larg larg- est pro producing orchard In south In-south South Southeastern th eastern Utah and during this his lifetime owned owne owned seven busi businesses nesses in o l Moal iJ City He was I prominent In acquiring in-acquiring many forthe s the tor-the city i his lifetime Il time Survivors are two sons Frank mI mid Golden troth both Tf Moab troUt four daughters Mrs Emma Walker Mrs Flora Evans Vrginia Johnson Johnson John John- son of and Moab ID Mrs Jewell Jew Corvera of f Los Ins Angeles California Cal Cal- Also 1 surviving are Ire 27 grand and 27 great grandchildren Friends may call prior Ito do the services at rat the the- Grand Valley Valleys I Mortuary l from to and pm on Satur ay at the EDS WS church be- be iween 12 and 2 pm p.m. Inter Inter- t rent ent will be bein in the private family cemetery In Moab nun tUn- tUner dor der er direction of 01 the Land Grand Valley Mortuary |