Show 1 r i ALVIN E amith 82 early pioneer funeral sot et friday at I 1 pm at athley ashley funeral slated F friday for alvin E sinith alvin E smith 82 early pioneer pl died of a heart attack at 3 20 am a m tuesday at the uintah county hospital following a short illness services will be held friday at 1 p m at tho the ashley ward chapel and burial will be in the vernal memorial park cemetery friends may call at the vernal mortuary thursday evening and friday morning prior to the services mr smith was born november 13 1876 in salt lake city a son of dr anthony W and jane ellza eliza eth jennie drough brough smith when he was two years of age they moved to deaver beaver where he grew to manhood in 1896 1890 he joined a group who ho migrated to manila daggett county utah then called lucerne valley lie ile was married to sarahann sarah ann nelson daughter of daniel M and sarah warby nelson on dee dec 20 28 1897 at manila they were the first couple married in that valley and knew the hardships of pioneer life they lived in manila and surrounding areas and me kinnon wyo wye where they owned and operated a ranch store and post office until 1943 when they moved to vernal where they have since resided mr smith sanith had done many t types apes of work in his lifetime including being a store clerk farmer blacksmith contractor sawmill operator sheep herder sheep shearer miner prospector freighter railroad worker store owner gas station operator and assistant postmaster lie ile enjoyed the sport ol of hunting and was a good fisherman the smiths were parents of six children whom they raised in a pioneer country most of the time they we were without a doctor or other medical facilities except themselves survivors include his widow and four daughters and one son eon mrs austin lovana Lo stevens and mrs S C eva dorman of rock spi springs wyo wye mrs mra elmer lucille swett and mrs glen doris walker and daniel smith manila lie also has 17 living grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren |