Show I Career Ends 6 A 1 v f-v- W. W P. P EPPERSON Utah Publisher Succumbs at New Years Year's Eve Celebration OGDEN Jan 1 Special Special Strick Stricken en while ho waa dancing at a 3 Ne New Net Years Year's eve CO celebration In Ia tho Hotel Hote BIgelow here W W. P. P Epperson widely known Utah publisher dle died shortly before midnight Ho was 7 71 years cars old Mr Epperson was vas apparently 1 In best of health during tho the early par part of oC the evening A short time ber before rc midnight however he lie complained died while being taken to a a. L room on the tenth floor loor of ot the hotel Dr Dl G. G D. D Rutledge e who was at attending attending attending at- at tending the New Years Year's eve party part said death was caused b by heart disease dir dig ease e-ase from which the publisher ha had suffered for more moro than six months month The TIme stor story of Mr Epperson's life lite Is the tory story of oC the printers printer's devil dev who rose to an enviable position 1 In Inthe Inthe the news aper and printing field Ho lIo was formerly president of or th the Utah State Press association former former for for- mer nier mayor maor of or Kaysville and serve served as a a. member of ot the tho state house o or of representatives cs in 1927 At tho time of or his d death th he lie heva was va president of ot the tho Inland Printing company compan Kaysville Kays editor of ot th the Continued on page ago 5 5 iT AH PUBLISHER DIES AT FESTIVAL i I Continued from page Pae pac 1 Post a n w weekly kly publication nd nil of ot tho the K Reflex also aIso a n HO was prominent In Re Re- circles Mr Ep Epperson r on was born in Gales Gales- ur lur HI IlL Ill September r 23 1859 tho thu thoon thoon thuon on ot of Hyrum Perry and Suzanna Suzana Richardson ichardson Epper Epperson on During 11 his any lifo be he was waa a a printers printer's Ice and nd in 1878 ho moved to Denver o 0 follow the printing trade He Heater Heater ater ter moved to t Colordo Colorado Cit City where herc 10 0 edited d the tho Iris Irs In 1888 he was carried to Miss Lenora Leuora Ashley in Colorado Springs s. s Tho The publisher moved to Gr Green en liver in 1 1909 09 and Ind moved to Koys Kaya- Kaya ille Ue three rears ears ars later starting the He started d publication te of ot he ne Ogden Post in 1926 Mr Epperson served as president It f the Utah Press association n a 19 1824 1924 and tn had been an nn active ot of the te organization for tor nany years Ho Io was a n member It T the tho Sons of at the American Revo- Revo ution ulon a communicant of ot tho the Epis- Epis opal church and a member of oC the chamber of ot commerce commer in Iii additon addition to his Ills widow who rc rc- II es in ho is 18 survived Y ty a son Clyde n sn Ashley Epperson a laughter Mrs Charles V V. V K Sexton nd ind grandchildren all al or ot DUrIng 0 tho the World war wap Mr Ep Up- I w waa a a member of at the tho Davis draft board bard Funeral ser ser- Ices ji havo M not et ct been arranged ending word ord from Irom in I i H |