Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-12-18 | Page 21 | Robert Aveson, 92, Veteran Western Printer, Succumbs

Robert Aveson, 92, Veteran Western Printer, Succumbs Funeral service for Robert Ave- i ion. 92, veteran Utah printer who died Sunday at his home, 24 M street, will be conducted Wednesday Wed-nesday at 12:30 p. m. in the Twenty - seventh L. D. S. ward chapel, under direction di-rection of George A. Christen sen, bit ho p. -Interment will be in City cemetery. Mr. Aveson, who worked as a proof reader at the L. D. S. temple tem-ple until Thurs- In 1860 on a weekly publication. He was reputedly one of the oldest printers in tha west. He was born in Bradford. York-shir. York-shir. England, August 28. 1847. a son of Thomas and Ann Fawcett Aveson. He came a Croat the plains to Utah In 1866, and took his turn standing guard against Indians during the Journey. The worked on on of the first daily newspapers in Utah, th Salt Lake Dally Telegraph., which was owned at that time by T. V. H. Stenhouse. Mr. Aveson was the last aurviv-' lng member of the group that signed the original charter for the first International Typographical union local in Utah. Mr. Aveson married Mary Ann Rawllngs In 1869. She died 15 years ago. Surviving ar six son and daughters: Robert F. and Samuel R. Aveson, Salt Lake City; Albert A. Aveson. Oakland. Cat.; Mrs. W. Chens Erwln, Tooele; Mrs. Frank E. Wadsworth, Panaca, Nev., and Mrs. Ralph E. Ludlow, Salt Lake City. Seventeen grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren also survive. sur-vive. Friends may call at the home of Robert F. Aveson, 776 Second avenue, Wednesday from 9:30 a. m. until 12:30 p. m. day. began his 11 Aveaoa trade in England