Show ONG AND LIFE LIF cois COMES TO END NO milliant an 78 pioneer contractor and builder imars es owr native of england fugli fundal ral gir vieta for william antall pioneer contractor and anti builder of southeastern utah who died sud dartly lant last thursday Thu raday wore ere held sat duriay at the small residence A largo of frand gathered at thu the home to pay their laet last respect to the neighbor who had rounded out a loing 1 and anti active lifa of service to hi iii fellow man I 1 he air vices vere were owna opened by a bel el edtion abide with me by a choir and the In wn offered by 11 II W Br brinsley ilsley C A robertson and J I 1 I aarn arsin were the speakers pc aker thy the WN told of their ionic acquaintance with mr nit small rind refer referred rd to his hi rux a gell hon honesty eity and other sterling trait traits of if character which had won for him th tho kintino and I 1 of his acquaintances mn mrs mary gordon sang one sweetly solemn thought Thouy ht and the benediction we wait pronounced by uirt dirt allred at the ravo tho the choir abing inn nearer my gool to the thee and arid the dedicatory prayer waa was given by U D A johnon johnson mr dir small died nt at four our Thurs thurida Th ureda da afternoon while star starting tInz lo 10 alk anik home from the A D 1101 holy ak ranch where ho he hail bad been wor o 0 ing ie was af cry suddenly denly and dud did within a few cw minutes death resulted reaul ted from a heart attack william small wn was born at staffordshire ford shire england april 3 1847 the son un of if william wi and anti flita edwards edward small at the time of death he la red ked one day of being 78 years of airo A at t the ngo of 11 years nit small smaill earne a to tho the united state states arriving in this country in lie first ent to Le leadville colo then in n the height of its it boom career as a min mis camp after spending a number of ears ars in colorado he went to san junn juan county count in 1893 settling at bluff cit ita after residing there for beveral several years he came to acia moab b in 1896 and I 1 family had made S since n ce then tie their home horne at both moab and monticello the last five years of his big life were spent at moab mr small was twice married hie his fir drat at wife being misa anne A monford of staffordshire england he lie is survived by four C children hildren of hie his first marriage all of whom reside in england they are mrs anna eliza ibener and arthur allen and charles small in 1894 mr small married misi miss mary land at bluff who him six children of thie this mare briare also survive they being mrs johnson of moab harry small salt lake city mr florence of kenilworth willis small of los angeles M clifford small of c salt lake city and edward of moab all of these children were present at the funeral excepting willie H e of lo 10 angeles who could coald not be ached by wire in time for him to get to moab mr fr small was a building contractor by trade folio following wing thi this occupation for over fifty year years score ores of the homes home at moab monticello and bluff were built I 1 by y him he lie continued active to the day of his death in spite of his advancing year years he ile honest and his scrupulously I 1 wa wai vord ord was a as 11 good as his bond mr mir small was a naturalized citizen of the united states state a fact of M which aich he during the world prowl proud as nery var v ar five of his sons served in the common rause cause i against germany three of the boys boy being with the with ith the arm and two american the death forces of killiam illian small who bo for thirty five had been so closely identified with aith the gro growth th anti development of sc southeastern out heastern an I 1 t tab a h creates creft tes profound and sincere of hundreds hundred ot of staret r cret c ret in the hearts anen Is throughout grand and san juan co counties |