Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-01-14 | Page 27 | Doctor Christian Dead at Beaver

DOCTOR CHRISTIAN DEADAT BEAVER Great Character Lived Almost Al-most to Century Mark RKAVKK CITY. Jan. 14. While almost within le.tch of the l'iO- ear n.ark. Ir. John Ward Christian, doctor, lawer and public official. widely known a a the "grand old iiiiin " of southern I'tah, died at Weaver City th : we-k. Funeral services serv-ices TueKdit were competed by Mayor r. I. FnrriHw.irtn. I 'r Chrtstttn hhi ! eara of nge, having hav-ing teen lor on a pi -i i a iton near I'ur-dv, I'ur-dv, McN.iiry county, Tennessee, Ibrii- 1 aiy :'7. 1x22. He was dura ted in loih 1 medicine and the law, practicing first in New Orleans and thence proceeding to California in "4. He came to Beaver couiifj- m in."., traveling the old Meadow alley trait. hi later years he nerved a I', S. commie-loner, mayor and tounty attorney, tieing last elected to the latter office in 114. when It was generally admitted ad-mitted that he w.is one of the i.ideM men in public office in the I nited States. He kui tall and stalwart In apieurance. even to the tune of turt death, with no apparent appar-ent irnniii' in-n t of menial faculties. Hv h-s first wife he left two children: John Waid Christian Jr. of Troy. Nev , and -Mr Anex J. Bernard of Spokane. He lat-r married Adeline Mathews, who died five eui ago. Children surviving ths marriage are W. M. I'hristian of i 1'ioctie. ,.v : Sino A. of Werser, Idaho; .t:y of Fillmore, and llaiph and Miss i Vie Christian of Heaver.