Show THE SUDDEN DEATH OF JOHN SKELTON i last saturday rooming morning john skelton was found dead in bed mr skelton died at the home of 0 judge george A rimington where he made his home mrs rimington being a neice aneice of the deceased mr skelton had been alling ailing lor for some time but his hia mends did not eap exp expect act to see him pass so suddenly away john skelton was bom at kirkbride england june 15 1835 he came to utah as a soldier in gen P 0 connors I 1 army early in 1865 and was mustered out in in 1866 he lived in virgina nevada for a time and then moved to california in california he I 1 shipped as q a sailor and followed the sea for a number of years he came to conele in 1895 but visited california a 1 number of times where he lived at the Sol soldiers dierso home in that state funeral services were held in the south ward meeting niec ting house on tuesday afternoon bishop J C orme of the north ward presiding A select choir sang nearer my god to thee prayer by bishop E M N atkin the choir sang gathering at the river the speakers were wen wm win S marks and geo A rimington niton the choir sang we miss you benediction was by J C orme the interment was in the tooele thoele cemetery the rhe grave being dedicated by bishop J C orme |