Show I I Former Farmington i l Mayor layor Called by Death I Patriarch Joh John 75 Utan of 1856 died lied in Mesa 1 Ariz Monday morning where here he went ent to work ork in the new ne neL L D STemple S Temple Mr Walsh wis w born in Darwin Lancashire England the son of W I m liim and Alice Walsh W The rIll f emigrated to U Utah h and were members of the Martin frozen handcart rt company which arrived m Salt Lake Noe November r 30 1856 His to before they the reached leaving his widow son and daughter who ho came cameon I cameIon on alone John Walsh was as 4 1 years of age when hen they arrived arnved I IThe The family lived li cd in Salt Lake where whre Mr lr Walsh was a 01 home missionary at atthe atI I the time there was only one stake In 1879 he married Ardena R Long who came to Utah from England in Mr Welsh W moved his family to Farmington in 1891 where they y have hae ha since resided I He had been an active c e wor worker er n nI the church all his l life e eI elIr I I Mr lIr WIh h was a n member of th high 1 1 for years ears before DavIs stale stake was d deviled vIded and after the d v vision I ISlon ision into north and south he was a member of Jf the South high council ll He hb libo cd ed for two years in tire tat al mission being in San Diego i during the influenza her i he ministered to the Saints who ill III After his 1 elease from the Call Cali Califor I forilla for a mission he walked all the way wa i waito to by way of Nevada ai unusual achievement for a man roan of 63 66 I Mr Ir Walsh was as one of the first firs I mayors of and while m in office he was l in getting the Oregon Short Line s station hon bUilt at At the time of Gov I William Spry's administration he was as a member of the industrial I school board and for many years ealS wis associated with Judge V C Gunnell in juvenile Ju in Ogden At t me inc of his death Mr Ir Walsh was pres I president dent of the Farmington Cand C and M 1 Company I In 1922 he was ordained i a patriarch which position he held it the time of his death and in the sime s e lr pie Ie newent went ent timeto on a second mission this time timeto timeto labored to GI Great m While there he la bored at the place of his birth buth and also in Ireland and Scotland After his release he traveled over Europe all alone and only able to speak th the English language He lie returned to Ut Utah toUt h in 1925 After his return he as not very active c e until the call cimo from President Udall of the Mesa Temple for him to come there I II 11 left Farmington in October end motored to Mesa lesa alone I I Mr Walsh is survived by his wIdo widow Mrs Irs Ardella Lon Long Wish W one daugh daughter ter Miss 1 Edith Walsh and one son John R Walsh both of Farmington two to sisters Mrs Irs Sarah W Swift of Silt S Lake who accompanied Mr Ir Walsh and his mother across the plains ind nd Mrs Irs Lucinda S Campbell of Ogden one brother Alma E B Stron of Long Beach Cal California orma and five grandchildren I |