Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-17 | Page 2 | Utah Ox Team Pioneer Dies

UTAH 01 AH OX TEAM PIONEER DIES John Hoyle Smith Well Known Musician Passes Away John Hoyle Hole Smi Smith h 77 early Utah settler and well well know known n local mi musi musi- si ian clan ciano died at a a. a m. m Thursday at atthe atthe I the residence of his hisson iy son Robert W W. Smith East Sixth South street ys T of ot of an illness attributed attributed at at- to his age ace Born Dom in Halir Hali Hali- Halifax t r fax Yorkshire England En En- 1 gland June 22 1856 a son of Robert Rob r ert art R. R Smith and Harriet Fleming Smith Mr Smith came to Utah via ox ax team in 1868 with his parents at atthe atthe atthe the age of ot 12 12 sett settling set set- t in Salt Lake Mr l Smith where he remained throughout his life me Taking up music as a profession he pla played ed at the Salt Lake theater for 27 7 consecutive years He was at one onetime onetime time ime leader of or the old Sixteenth ward Marshall band later playing for many years ears with Held's band and Hawkins Hawkins' Military band He was a member of the ic Garfield resort orchestra and also so played for many seasons at Saltair Salt Salt- air ir and other resorts He at one onetime onetime time ime was a member of ot the Salt Lake Symphony orchestra He was one of the he first members of the L L. D D. S. S tabernacle choir Mr Smith was a member of ot the local ocal aerie Fraternal Order of ot Eagles and of the American Federation of Musicians Surviving are two sons Robert W. W Smith East Sixth South street and nd Edward R. R Smith 1017 South Eighth West street three grandchildren dren ren and five tive great grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p. p m. m in the Eighth ward chapel hapel at the corner of Fifth South and nd Third East streets Interment will be in City cemetery Friends may call at his sons son's residence resi resi- dence ence East Sixth South street Sunday from Irom 11 a. a m. m to 1230 p p. p m. m