Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-16 | Page 2 | Former Manager of Utah Stores Leaves Million

P Former Manager Of Utah Stores Leaves Million Dayton H. H Mudd Penney Company Official Wills to Charity Dayton H. H Mudd vice president of ot ottile tire tile J. J C. C Penney company compan and formerly formerly formerly for for- merly store manager in Bingham and Midvale Utah left an estate valued at more snore than a million dollars dol dol- lars Jars according to word received here Wednesday from St. St Louis Mo An inventory inventor filed Tuesday shows was willed to charities s and the residue to his wife two sons and his daughter One large item consists of of Penney company company com corn pany stocks mocks Mr Mudd died last March of pneumonia He came to Kemmerer Wyo in 1907 from St. St Louis and clerked in a J. J C. C Penney store Five c 1 years later he opened a J. J C. C Penney store in Bingham This was such a success that in 1912 he opened another of the Penney stores In He was soon made a board member member mem mem- ber her of the company and then vice ice president He served in this capacity ca capacity capacity ca- ca until he retired in 1926 He was a prominent Catholic