Vernal Express | 1949-09-14 | Page 2 | Pioneer Basin Merchant Dies at Provo

Pio plo pioneer licer basin merchant dies at provo john M coltharp pioneer basin merchant died at provo sept 5 after an extended illness according to word received herg hero this tills week the body was shipped to fruita colo where gervice service were field last thursday mr colt coll coltharp arp was born in waldron arkansas on march 4 the son of john L and clara dm a C coltharp the family moved to colorado do in 1898 1808 and located in the range gangoly y community mr father was mso nito niro it in I 1 business mainess in meeker with his brothers for several years ile he attended school in vernal and mid meeker and when a young man rian worked for a time on the meeker herald later ho be came t td 1 utah and started a mercantile 1 business t ivines at Whit White enocks crocks which was wag his home until falling failing health forced him to sell his business and ani move to provo mr coltharp was run over by a horse in 1898 1888 arid arld the injuries received in that accident bothered him for the rest of his life ile HP is survived by one daugh ter mrs margaret madisen madtsen of sult suit lake city two brothers J E coltharp of fruita and IL L coltharp of long beach cil il and five sisters mrs robert F goss and mrs mattie caywood of vantura cal mrs ciara chinn of meeker mr mrs W B williams and bertha graham of long beach cal as well as a host 0 of f f friends r 1 en d s among the old time settlers of the basin boulder colo owns a glacier from which it its water supply