Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-18 | Page 2 | Samuel R. Bennion is Dead at Vernal

SAMUEL R. BENNION IS DEAD AT VERNAL Widely-known Pionr.or of 18 17 Tanscs Away at Home in Uinta Comity. Word wan leielve.I In thl elly yrter--Inv Irom 'ein.il of (ho deatt nl that place of Samuel K. P.oimlon. 7 vfiirw of ;iK' on" of tire ipio:-t wld'-lv known plo-i,c,',H plo-i,c,',H In the ijitM. Mr. Mofiulon cm if to l'tah In nrtoher. IVW. Ho w.-in bom .t Nau von. III. An H vnuim man he inn,itfi-d in Htnrk niHini; In I'lah ii nd I'M er boe ni" pt oni i iicii 1 In . chinch and bit: biisinoSH 11 ffn 1 rn. Mr. Hon r don Hot I led n t Tn y lot t II I., whfii he flrnl en ine to "t n h. but hi I or urn n rancher in 'I i"e(. county. bdng ieru-.b-nl tlieie flurini; tiie Indian tinul.len. HtUl Inter he remr.e. ,n Kinerv enunlv. where pe took ;t einlln part In bn:dne,M affair. In IHMi Air. riennlr.n inv rho.n by tb ehurcli authorities lo preside out Ihe el-llenient el-llenient in Ashley valle'. t'lnta enunlv. and a. venr bttor lie Wan elected to the presidency of I ha I .Hake. lie held thin loltloii for twenty-fix yearn. A I ill- I line of bin (lea 1 1 1 Mr. Ttennion wfiH preiuldcnl of Ihe following companies: compa-nies: Anhlev To -op. Von ml Mllllm; A l''lour ooinpanv, Vcrniil l-ii;hl eompaii-, lunik of Vernal and I'lnta Abslrn.ct eom-pa eom-pa 11 v. Mr. lioriiiion r MiM'ived Iiy bin irmml wife and n. nunilur of Hdiifi and daiirrli-I daiirrli-I e 1 h. Sumo of ihe horiii 11 nd da mrl 1 1 ern, however, are ,v a foruior tiinrrlate Two KCi't ice will be held over I ho bodv of Die widely-known pioneer. The fh-Hl will take place nl Vernal I'Miimnnv and 1 the Jieoond will Hike plHe Ml Ta V tors v 1 1 Ie : Sunrlav al p. in. Hiirlal will be M Citv cemr-lerv. MIih Isdilh llennion of ihe slate ciir.i-I ciir.i-I rieer nrfb-e anrl ollior relatives In Ihl'-I Ihl'-I county loll yesterday to nllend ihe 'er-lia 'er-lia I fie r Ices.