| Show early pioneer is paid final respects ec B byron y ron 0 colton is callean called 10 beyond funeral services were held last friday morning at ten ton clock in the maeser chapel for byron 0 colton I 1 one of ashley valleys pioneers who passed away at the home of his daugh I 1 ier ter mrs minnie wilson after a linger i ing g illness of several jaeks beautiful I 1 potted pl plants nits and cut flowers dec orated crated the rostrum of the chapel the vere in charge of bishop carl richens A double quartet reordered ered the singing truth reak reflects ctr upon our senses invocation was offered by sylvanus Syl vanui collett singing oh my father th I 1 f arst 1 thomas bingham mingham dwelt on the early pioneer life of mr colton jinn jhn N davis paid a glowing tribute to the honest upright life of the deceased and the kind ness and respect paid to him mrs mae jorgensen beautifully rendered the solo face to face pace after which don B colton spoke telling I 1 of the quiet home life of mr colton bishop hichens richens made a tow rem remarks 1 the song sometime somewhere she re was sung by the ladles ladies quartet benediction was pronounced by josean P hacking immediately after the services the body was taken to provo for burial in the provo cem 1 eatery byron 0 colton was born november 23 29 1818 1848 at council bluffs iowa at the age of one and one half yea I 1 ie a moved with ith his parents to provo i in january he married miss jane dark clark to daughters were ere born to this union one dang in infancy i on august 22 1873 his wife died he married miss sarah M smith of the late apostle john henry smith july 4 1879 to this union three child ren were ere bom born two boys and one girl one son george died at the age of I 1 fifteen years the family lived in salti salt lake city and provo moving to the ashley valley in 1884 and lived here until 1908 when they again noved to provo while in ashley valley mr colton served ns as coun ty cleric clerk in uintah county for two term terms on april 31 21 1883 1893 he to as 93 chosen ei 91 secretary ot of the maeser sunday school after alter leaving for provo mr colton buried his second wife sarah M colton in january 1912 dur ing ln the last eighteen e years he has hasi made his home nith his daughter mrs minnie wilson practically all ot of the time after the arrival of his body at provo frilay 1 ay iy a ernson fiort services acre ft ere held at the grave gme in the provo cemetery fifty immediate relatives and friends were tl it re at the cemetery among them were mr W and and mrs R S 8 collett Ool lett mr and mrs matic poulson george A smith dr snow and mrs isabell smith all of salt lake city a brother ernest colton and duo 0 daughters of american fork it R S collett roke a few words on the life of mr colton and the grave was dedicated by apostle george A sn th nephew of wr colton the beautiful flowers floi kers nere ere tokens of the re pmt in which mr colton was held bell he is survived by three children mrs mierle wilson of maeser mrs stella dardr of vernal and B 0 colton of three brothers S 1 D colton of salt lake city ernest colton of american pork fork and adalbert adelbert of vernal vfrnal mso uso nineteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren the body waa wa accompanied to provo by B 0 coli 1 ton torl jr ir mrs stella hardy eon son blaine noon they returned sunday after I 1 mrs minnie euion WU wn wishes to thank I 1 everyone for the kin kindness driess shown hen e and her father during his siege of J ness |
