Show J S B III MO lulll1yra word 1a 1 mlost n trrling ciUt1 iu the jicraon of 4ohn S lhulIIsS who 8uddn lylropp dead going to o neighbor house h > sit uj with n nick person MrTlionms death occured uulwecn 8 and 0 oclock on the night of October i lath Ho was born May 8th 1854 iu CarmarBhirt South Wales and C umo to Uttih with his imrontB in bGl In tho winter hf IBM he Will taken clown with u severe at tack nf invor which Anally settled ill ono of his legs mnking him l aino for life In June 1SS2 ho was married to Miss Hhudu Snell daughter of Mr lull M rn John Snoll of this city hy whom he had four sons and ono ought or Mrs Khoda Thomas died a number of years ago leaving the Jive children all l of whnmju still Jiving On the 1 11 Feb riniry 03iju > fntirnrd Mrs A M l Ncl JIrtiY whom he has ono hMrd MrThoions was not n member of the dominont church having been excommunicatcdfora trivial offence more than twenty years ago In ihn late 80H when a 1 branch of tho Liberal party was organized hero lie was chosen president n position posi-tion which ho filled f with credit and honor until the peoplo divided on party lines when he joined the Republican party where ho roo mniued till his death Mr Thomas Was n man of sterling character a man who believed in giving his first allegiance to his adopted country and her laws To him the stars and stripes wero the omblom of greatness rind power always viewed with reverence He was a man that was always industrious and peaceable his homo was n model of neatness and care W Ho was welltodo having accummu lated n competency by his industry and push His funeral was largely attended by the best people of tho neighborhood neigh-borhood Hon Henry Gardner was tho principal speaker followed by Hon Miirinus Larsen and Geo A Hicks all of whom uligized tho dead in the strongest terms He will live long in tho hearts of those who know him His funeral procession pro-cession was ono of tho largest overseen over-seen in Spanish Fork Ho was a loving husband kind and indulgent indul-gent father and worthy tho esteem and confidence of nil who know himRest Rest in peace G A II |