| Show EARLY PIONEER OF THIS VALLEY VA Y PASSES AWAY 11 II WESTOVER THE SEVENTH WHITE BinT LEll IN 8 VALLEY DIKS DIES alter NEARLY A YEAR OP buffkin BUFF KIl at ING saturday death closed the eyes of one of at ashley valley oldest pi pl boneet bottlers settlers when alfred harvey westover vor was taken after nearly a year of suffering at his ills homo home north cast of town early last april he lie was stricken with paralysis and has been confined closely to his room since ile was able to be about the room and to dresa dress himself until a week before his ills d A h for years the deceased was a sufferer with rheumatism and it was the cause of his suffering which at timpa was intense ills mind was clar to the very last and 13 since nce his final alc alackness kness ho he expressed a desire to go ifo out to the hot springs to obtain relief the deceased was a quiet unassuming man highly respected by his neighbors and friends he was not wat you would term a religious man but believed in the golden rule of doing good to all his fellow men ever shouldering the pioneer s burden of what he considered was right I 1 and just I 1 mr westover was the seventh white roan man to cattle in the ashley ley valley and located at several different places finally settling in what was known as old ashley he wag was born in vermont may 8 9 1851 and at the age of 14 started alone on his western journey going to wisconsin he traveled through the dakotas Dako tag and andin in 1876 camo to ashley valley valia Y alter aff ei coming here he met clara C lara crouso a sister of mrs caroline the first wife of phillip and went to alt lake city where they their were married at the birth of their first child alfred clair who lives in salt lake city the young mother gave her life and was the first white woman to be buried in the ashley valley in ili the rock point cemetery the son Is the oldest living white child bom boin in ashley valley valleys robert ashler snider the child of mrs william wa was it the first by a second marriage six children were born two of at whom are livin living carfon at fort duchesne and mrs mr s lecy lacy of vernar he was divorced from his big second wife now mrs airs jane beddo deddo and is survived by a third wife mrs christina nielson and above mentioned children for a number of yeara he wan a school tru trustee steep in his district but never took much part in public life he helped construct the rock point canal and served as one of the board of directors during the hard winter in of 79 and 80 when the only mall mail that came in was brought in on snow shoes ho he gave bia his services for this arduous task making several ev oral trips how much physical hardships the early pioneers went through will never be realized by bv the genera generations tiola now growing up but to such as are now rapidly passing away we owe a debt of gratitude we will never be able to pay nay we should nil all pause long enough in our labors and studies to honor them and leaen the lessons their wisdom and knowledge can give us the first white hettler hett ettl lor cr john D blankenship is still with us but was unable to attend the funeral of his friend and co pioneer funeral services attended by many of the pioneers wore held monday at 11 at vernal first ward chapel bishop hyrum B calder presiding the speakers were john winn john sohn N davis and bis hop calder who told of the long and useful life of the departed from big his early pioneering days until the close of his eventful life also anaik ing words of cheer and comfort to the bereaved relatives the floral offerings were beautiful and tor for thie thic time ot of the year profuse A special quartet quarter consisting of miss jessie hislop mrs C J nol neil ashley bartlett and IT walter woolley with miss mitts mima davis at the he pl piano t rendered throe three anthems oh oil my father was rendered as a tenor solo by ashley bartlett the opening prayer was by patriarch harmon and the benediction by james M shaffer interment was imade in the rock point cemetery with john N davis dedicating the grave |
