Show Dies In S. S SL S L. L L Hospital James Duckworth 81 Utah and Idaho and business man and former ormer president ent Australian mission of ot the the Church of Jesus s f Christ of Latter- Latter day Saints died died in a Salt Lake hospital Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- f t day at 7 p. p pm p.m. m. m l lafter after a lingering illness He re resided re- re sided aided at N. N 1 g West Vest Temple Fu Funeral ra servIce services e rv ices Ice s' s 1 for 0 r M Mr r. r Duckworth who was former president president president pres pres- ident of Blackfoot Blackfoot Blackfoot Black- Black foot Ida L LIDS D S stake will wUl be bec 11 1 Duckworth c con conducted o n d u c ted in Blackfoot L D S stake tabernacle Friends may call Monday evening Tuesday and Wednesday at the theold theold theold old family residence ce in m Blackfoot Born Nov 10 1865 in Preston Lancashire England he came to Utah in 1889 with his mother two sisters and a brother all converts I to the L D S church Shortly after his hb marriage to Elizabeth Hanson HansonS S Sept pt 21 1892 in the tle Manti L D S Stemple Stemple temple he filled a missi mission n for the church in England He filled a total of four missions including a year five ive- ive ear term as president of the Australian mission beginning in 1901 He became stake president in Blackfoot and served in this Capacity capacity capacity ca ca- until 1937 1931 He was then ordained as patriarch in the Blackfoot stake and later was patriarch in the Salt Lake stake a position he held at the time of his death In Blackfoot t he engaged in sheep raising a few years and held interest in several Blackfoot stores Until 1911 1941 he was a partner partner partner part part- ner in Cox Motor Co of Blackfoot Black- Black foot One of the foremost promoters of the L D S hospital in Idaho Falls Ida and of Ricks Junior college in Rexburg Ida he was president of the Eastern Idaho State fair and sponsored many community projects such as prohibItion prohibition prohibition pro pro- church and school bond drives x Besides his widow he Is survived survived sur sur- ived by four sons and daughters Mrs Roxie Hawes Halves Idaho Falls Mrs Muriel Atwood Blackfoot James H. H Duckworth Kaysville Maysville and Nathan Rex Duckworth Los Angeles four brothers and sisters William Villiam Duckworth Miss Hannah Hannah- Beardshall David Beardshall and Mrs Bertha B B. B Andrus Salt Lake City and eight grandchildren |