Show Last Gunnison Pioneer Is Dead G GUNNISON Doe Dec 29 29 Gunnison volleys valleys last pioneer r will be be burled buried here Tuesday When funeral services at are aro held Inthe Inthe in inthe the Gun isOn n high school Tuesday at 1 p p. p m. m for tal Austin Kearns 85 who died Friday Y of g general d debility the story Of ot Gunnison's pioneers will wUl have been brought to toa a close Coming lure in 1859 with Captain Johnsons Johnson's party Mr 1 earns earns' life h has s b been en the tha life Ufe of ot Gunnison He was born In Bonaparte part Van Yan Buren county Iowa September 2 2 1845 1846 He lie Joined tho the L. L D. D S. S church in 1850 1860 and a short time later started West Vest OWNED SAWMILLS For 17 years he and his father r owned and operated three sawmills in this vicinity and when the Black Blac BlackHawk Hawk and Walker Indian wars broke out Mr Sir l Kearns arne joined the army Mr Ir Kearns was wan a 1 first li lieutenant ut nant in the cavalry of th the Black Hawk k war var and anti participated d In th the thO battle In Sauna Salina canyon In which hi his brother William Kearns Cearns was utts killed He later tater served as do interpreter in tho the treaty at SaU Saliha a between tho In Indians In In- and the whites Mr Kearns married Mary tary ry Jorgensen Jorgen- Jorgen sen January 29 9 1865 antI ana she sho died four tour y years r rs ago He served s a aslon mis ml mission sion slon for the L. L D. D S. S church and arid formerly was president r of ot the tho sixty sixty- fifth quorum of ot seventies and a member of ot tho the South Sanpete hi lush high h council before the stake was di videO vided He He- was to town n 1 president of for several t terms OPERATED FARM For many years he ho was a sue sUC- sUC former farmer and r. r He Heis Heis I is survived by seven children Frank R. R Kearns Morg Morgan Elmer Imer K Kearns arnS Salt Lake Mrs Terre Torre A. A H. H V Will Willand Willand and John M. M Kearns Gunnison and I I Mrs Mahala Martell Spanish Fork 43 grandchildren and 39 great croat n. n S Surviving half brothers broth broth- ers and sisters aro are H. H A. A Gunnison Ed and Joe Toe Kearns Salt SaIt Lake Noah Kearns Wyoming Mrs Jane Knighton Gunnison Mrs Hattie Hattle Hustler Hastier and Mrs Ia May Dowse Salt Lake Lak M Mrs Mw Zada Andrews Androws California California Cal Cal- Mrs l Parker larker and Mrs Anne K Burns British h Columbia |