| Show Former Clearfield Cl arfield Resident Hit by Car CarIn CarIn CarIn In Bad Rain Dies Alon Alonzo o Holmes who died of in in- in juries after being hit by an automo automo- automobile bile in Ogden last Friday evening Sept was well known in Clearfield and vicinity He was a former f resident of f Clearfield having owned a home and small farm there For several years he was ward jan j janitor n- n for the church chapel and amusement hall hail Shortly after the death leath of his wife Mrs Sarah Giliam Holmes Jan 1930 he lie moved to Ogden where he lie has since re re- re sided He was a familiar figure in inthe inthe inthe the friendly Ogden city park dur dur- during during during ing the summer season where other men of his age congregated to play checkers and discuss topics of the day He was on his way to a church social in fn n the ward when he hemet hemet hemet met his tragic death A heavy rain rainstorm rainstorm rainstorm storm was given as the time causeS cause of the accident Mr Holmes son of Marshall Power and Elizabeth Guthrie Guthric Hol Hol- Holmes Holmes mes was born near Charleston V. W. Va May Mayi 28 1861 He and his fath fath- father er the latter 84 years old at the time joined the L. L D. D S. S church in 1909 In 1915 he and his son Irving came to Utah living several years several years in Mendon fendon Cache valley He re returned re- re returned returned turned to Vest West Virginia but came back to Utah buying a home in Clearfield He was married twice His first wife died in 1892 and in 1920 he married Mrs Sarah Gill- Gill iam lam Surviving SUf are one son Irving E. E Holmes of Westwood Calif one daughter Mrs Gertrude Harmon Charleston W. W Va two brothers and a sister Christopher Holmes Carl Holmes and Mrs Eliza Miller one step-son step Alvin Gilliam Coy Cov- Covington ington Kentucky one step step-daught stepdaughter er Mrs Ethel Hare Charleston V W Va and six grandchildren and six great Funeral sent sent- services services ices were held Wednesday Oct 2 at atthe the Mortuary Ogden |
