Show AMOS BEVAN civic leader wes sunday amos bevan 68 tooele thoele county commission commission nom mission chairman died sunday I 1 morning in a salt lake hospital of i j a heart a ament he was born july 26 1879 the youngest child of a family of 23 children a son of james and isabel mcpherson bevan early to thoele tooele oele D onders he married nellie kirk nov 18 1902 mrs bevan preceded her husband in death for the past 30 years mr bevan had taken a prominent part in too ele county civic and church affairs an active member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints he was a high priest in tooele thoele stake he was chairman of the too ele county commission from 1936 to the time of his death he had served three terms on the tooele thoele city council from 1922 to 1934 he served as chairman of the county draft board during world war 11 II was a member of the coun ty welfare board operator of the local weather bureau since 1921 president of the tooele thoele county farm bureau for 18 years water master of the settlement canyon I 1 irrigation company compa ny for 30 years and a director of the federal land I 1 bank for 10 years he had ed a ranch since he was 16 years old shorty after the death of his father I 1 he was the father of 14 children eleven of whom survive him ray I 1 james joseph ralph burdell and kirk bevan of tooele thoele mrs eliza beth birch and ross bevan salt lake city mrs isabel buck al ameda california mrs margaret johnson tooele thoele and mrs amy lord corte madera california 2 sisters mrs sarah bates tooele thoele and mrs annie spiers and a half brother archibald bevan all of tooele thoele funeral services were held wed at 2 p in in the tooele thoele first ward chapel conducted by bishop carver W bryan burial was in the tooele thoele city cemetery |