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Show I ALEXANDER F. EDWARD, PIONEER OF UTAH, DEAD After an illness extending over a period pe-riod of llftccn yours. Alexander F. Edward, Ed-ward, a pioneer of this state and also of Malm, died of cancer at Ids home, 39.' Ontor street, Saturday morning-. lie wae Ci'J years old. Alexander V. Edward was born In Aberdeen, Scotland, Juno i, lStl, the son of John and Elizabeth Froyer Edward. ll came to Uta.h when a young man. and not long after reaching this state he returned cast over the plains us an orderly to Captain McN'ab of Johnston's John-ston's army, lie returned to Utah In 136-i and In 1SGU he moved to Paris, Ida., b-lng one- of the pioneers of that vicinity. In ISTi; Mr. Edward moved hack to -Salt Lake City. He is survived bv a family of fourteen children, all or whom me residents; of tills city. They are Alex T.. John T., Mary Ann, William T., JSHski-both JSHski-both n., Margaret E.. Joseph A.. Allen, Annie Jessie, Helen and Delia Edward, and Mn. Caroline E. Cnrr and Mrs. Rebecca Re-becca S. Wlddison. The funeral will he held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Nineteenth ward meeting house. Interment will take Mate In City cemetery. |