Show loneer Burns Burnso fo o 0 Death In ire Fire at Home j William H. H Stocks 79 Dies in fl Flames That f Destroy Moab Residence I A i pioneer of Moab and south south- listern astern Utah met with a tragic leath eath ath Monday morning a al at o'clock when WillLam Will Will- Lam 1 Henry Stocks 79 was va timed t to death when his two two- jom Tn m house was destroyed by bI ames i The house was located neathe neat near the e Philip II H. Stocks ranch rand miles east of oi Moab Mr four oUr ur tocks was alone his son Richrd Rich Rich- H rd who usually stayed with in i being at La Sal for the thc ight ht Philip H. H Pete Stocks w the blaze when he arose at bOut am a.m. to kindle a fire i his home located a short stance away He rushed to tc he e e blazing house but It was a when he reach reach- I asS ass of flames d 1 the scene He was unable to tc nd the alarm from his home hom homS j S the telephone line was out nd Mrs Stocks rushed to a home to phone The Th loab fire department respond respond- J I quickly but the house and ands s contents were completely by the time the fire fire- en n arrived It is assumed that the aged an had started a fire in the tove love and had sat down partly on a nearby cot The tove ove apparently became over over- and Mr Stocks was wa by smoke before he uld escape Mr fr Stocks was born Aug 17 at Bingham Bingham- Utah the theon on n of f Angus M. M and Mary For For- ush Stocks He came to Grand bunty in 1882 with his family ho located first at ier r r. r In 1884 they moved to He married Anna Rosa Rosa- lee jee Scharf in January 1899 Mr stocks tocks and family resided for any nany years a at La Sal and In ine lie e Paradox country About 10 fears ears ago they returned to loab oab to reside Mrs Stocks ed led July 12 1950 i i Mr fr and Mrs Stocks were the arents of eight children all of horn hom survive They are Mrs isle Smith La Sal H Henry nry S. S tocks locks Paradox John M M. Stocks H. H Stocks William N. N tocks Mrs Flora Perkins and ichard lichard N. N Stocks Moab and andAngus andi Angus M. M Stocks La Sal one onester onester aster ster Mrs Loul Louisa a Francom ill alt Lake City four half bro tit ers lers James Len and Arch Stocks tocks Moab and Edwin Stocks Ehino Calif five sisters half Irs rs Ann Chamberlain and Mrs na Irish Moab Mrs Gillia franson ranson and Mrs Kate Lemon Lem on Mountain Home Idaho I id d ci Mrs Lillie Ames Gateway olo Thirty one grandchildren id d four great great grandchildren grandchildren I so survive t I Funeral services were held held Wednesday at pm p.m. at the Moab oab church with Bishop Boward Howard Lance presiding Bish- Bish 9 fp p W. W R. R McConkle was the thel speaker and he gave a history 91 Mr Stocks' Stocks life The speaks speak's speak speak- frs fr's s 's theme was service to oth oth- ers rs and he stated that the de ceased had served his family nd neighbors well and will purely fIrely receive rec jve ive his reward In the b Musical numbers In In- eluded a solo The Old Rugged f Toss Cross by Richard Parsons and male quartet selection That Haired fiver Father of Mine Miney uY by y Jimmy Walker Robert Reid sack lack Stewart and Richard Par Par- ions Jons J I At the cemetery a chorus Sang lang ang Abide With Me and the thell le prayer waD wae offered X Y Bishop Lance I 1 Pallbearers were Ken Stocks jayton Stocks s Glen Gramlich 1 lel iel Stocks Felix FeU Joe Murphy nd Philip stocks Hocks Jr all grand i Sons on ons of Mr Stocks Clem Cem Fun Fun- Iral rat lio Home had charge of ot the I burial urial service sei J Relatives from town out points included Mrs Elsie Elsler La Sal Henry S. S Stocks r 1 Mrs Louise Francom att a t Lake City Mrs Gillia GUlla banson fanson and Mrs Kate Lemn Lem Lem- flOn Ion n Mountain Home Idaho rs Lillie Liflie Ames Gateway r r. and Mrs Don Taylor and f IS Susan Stocks Salt Lake ty I |