Show OMNI oil INES dines d electrocuted I 1 omni jones head electrician for the dark clark electric power co was electrocuted while at work on the company line on east street last saturday afternoon at three ile he and his helper frank bonelli were installing a new pole and mr air jones was putting the tha cross arm on preparing to trans fere the he wires when he came in contact with a live wire carrying 2300 volts ile he fell ell across one of the wires and burned a deep gash under his left arm pit ailt from which he bled to death before he could be removed from the pole the power was turned off as soon as a phone call could be sent to the pow power e r house and doctors ph peck and davis were summoned parley droubay succeeded in climbing the ile pole and the body was lowered to the ground but life was almost extinct the sad accident casta cast a spirit of deep gloom over our city and the family and loved ones of the deceased were grieved almost beyond endurance funeral services were held in in the south ward church tuesday afternoon the house was filled to capacity with loved ones and friends frends of omni jones who was wag a high type of manhood loved and respected by all who knew him the front part of the church house was filled with floral offerings and the casket was corn com plemely covered with a spray with the name omni beautifully arranged in separate colored flowers bishop E AL atkin presided at the se deryce ryce cc the choir under the leadership of at H rendered as the opening select on 0 my father the opening prayer was by fred J fjeldsted the quartet my prayer was sang by M H 11 F J fjeldsted L A mcbride and W leo isgreen matthew was the first speak rand expressed wor ds ewt ill to the bereaved family and words of praise for the manly qualities and faith of the deceased W leo isgreen spoke in behalf of the Sev entys quorum of which dmn jones was a faithful member at 11 II sang the solo eventide harry G baker manager of the dark clark klec electric power co was called next to speak an d said that omni jones hauteen had been teen a faithful employ of company for eleven years and they would not forget his loya lity he bore testimony of hi his worth as a man and as a father the duet dreams of their yesterday was sang by mr and mrs airs W leo isgreen pros pres C alvin orme was the concluding speaker with words of sympathy and praise and a talk on the saving power of the gospel the choir sang home sweet home as the concluding selection the benediction was given by wm win 11 cassity the interment was at the tooele thoele cemetery peter clegg dedicated he grave omni B jones was born at porterville morgan county utah march 18 1878 and was married october 30 1900 to agnes coleman in the salt lake temple they lived in mercur four years and have lives in tooele thoele for the past fifteen years mrs airs jones md ind seven children zelpha alonzo legrand nathan marie maria marjorie and allen alien live to survive the sad death of if their husband and father the following brothers and sisters also survives survive alma jones bingham utah aaron jones overton nevada orter jones salt lake mrs eliza fisher and mrs mattle mattie moss bountiful utah mrs james ophir utah mrs airs annie moss woodruff utah mrs john muir salt lake and mrs airs stella tuttle magna utah |