| Show VETERAN COUNTY OFFICER CALLED IF A MANVILLE EARLY 01 OlA MOAB lOAD WHO SPENT HIS LIFE IN SERVICE OF PEOPLE DIES death claimed an honored and respected pioneer moab citizen yesterday morning when F A manville a resident of this place for 43 years passed away following an extended illness death was due to heart trouble from which mr manville had bad suffered for several years yeats about two months ago his condition became such that he was removed to the local hospital and he improved slightly enabling him to return to his home ten days ago monday night he suffered a relapse and was again taken to the hospital where be died at five wednesday morning mr manville was 74 years of age and for the past year he had failed steadily he ile had no family or relatives at moab and being of an independent nature he refused the assistance of friends until hii hi condition became very senous serious friends remained with hunt hini constantly during his last list illness and he continued cheerful to the at last mr air manville spent nearly half of his life in the service of grand county he was one of the first assessors of the county serving in that capacity for ten years he ile was then elected county treasurer tred surer filling fillings this position for sixteen years he lie was active in the affairs of the republican party serving as secretary of the county co committee for twenty bears ears in the jearly early days of moab he took a very active part in corn como inanity affairs end was a leader in patriotic c celebrations and civic improvement pro work ono on july 4 1896 when moab was celebrating the admission of utah to statehood stati hood mr menville lost his right hand in an explosion of d dynamite while he and another man were engaged in firing a patriotic salute frank A manville was bom born in pennsylvania 18 1852 he ile ca came m e to moab in 1884 and remained here continuously until his death he remained a bachelor throughout his life mr manville is survived by a nephew and neice frank framl W manville and alib adena hurst both of boise idaho who have been notified of his death mr air manville was one of the most efficient county officers grand county ever had being ery nery Ps painstaking I 1 n s ta k in his work his record as treasurer of the county reflects great credit on him while serving as treasurer an incident transpired that illustrated his honesty and integrity A bank in grand junction in which he had deposited sol 1500 of county money failed although he was not asked or even expected to do so mr manville immedi immediately ettely made good the loss to grand county out of his personal funds even though the act seriously crippled him financially F A manville was one of the charter members of the odd fellows lodge in moab and served as treasurer of the order from the time of its organization 25 years ago until his death members of the lodge will have charge of the funeral services the death of gus Al amille will cause sorrow in the heart of every citizen of grand county he ile was known and respected by practically every man woman and c child hild in the county his ilia friends were numbered by the hundreds his name will long be revered this part of the state stat and when the history of mob md courts is aritte writ tsi the gme of F A manville will b be e writt anun ii prominently and frequently funeral services ever the rem remains tinA of mr air manville were held this after from the baptist church the moab lodge of odd felloes Fel lovs lovis had charge of the services and there was a large attend attendance ince of friends the services were featured by tany humy floral offerings rev jonathon wood who presided pave give the opening prayer W R mcconkie was the first speaker and told of mr man villes long residence in moab and of the splendid life of service he had rendered to his community mr wood spoke on scriptural lines and admonished moni shed his hearers to prepare for the journey which w will soon overtake all four hymns were nere rendered by the choir at the cemetery the odd fellows burial ceremony was used Arran arrangements gemen are being made by the navajo petroleum Per oleum company to start work on the navajo structure in the navajo mountain district of the san juan country according to W IT 11 II cragher Cram her manager who is in salt lake L ake city completing preparations pa rations for starting the work drilling will be started in the to test the Sina rump the moenkopi Moen kopi lopi and tile 64 goodridge which should be reached at 2100 feet if production is gained in other utah wells we ila in the lower horizons the navajo petroleum company will test wis formation also which lies at drill ible depth however mr air Cram crunner itier aho vho ho has wide experience peri ence in new Al mexico exico colorado and utah is favorably impressed with the possibilities of getting pil in the and moenkopi Moen kopi 74 7 4 4 |
