Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 11 | Influenza Causes Death of Brothers

ABEL J. DICKSON (above) of Richville, and Jared Dickson of Morgan, who are dead of influenza. Jared Dickson was a soldier. iMUENZA CAUSES DEATH MOTHERS Special to The Tribune. MORGAN, Oct. 26. Abel J. Dickson and Jared Dickson, sons of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Dickson of this city, are dead of Influenza. In-fluenza. Abel J. Dickson, -who was 36 years of age, died in Richville on October Octo-ber 16 and Jared Dickson, 20 years of age, a soldier, died at Camp Logan, Colo., on October 18. . . . Abel J. Dickson was one of the best known young business men in Morgan county and was an employee of the Morgan Mor-gan Canning company at the time of his death. He also was prominent in church work, being president of his deacons quorum, a ward teacher, a Sunday school superintendent, an elder, one of the seven presidents of his seventies, as well as a member of the bishopric of Richville ward. He Is survived bv his widow, four sons and a daughter, in addition to his par- eiJared Dickson entered the service of his country on October 4 and was sent to Fort Logan for training. Shortly after af-ter reaching camp he was stricken with influenza and died on October 18. The body was sent to Richville, where largely attendant funeral services were held Friday Fri-day Bert Dickson, also in the army and stationed at Camp Lewis, came home for the funerals of his brothers. The mother of the boys is dangerously ill with the disease at this time, but it is believed that she will recover.