Vernal Express | 1953-02-12 | Page 5 | Friday Services Announced for John McKowen Section

friday services Servie cs announced for john mckowen funeral services for john me kowen 91 retired farmer and stockman will be conducted friday at 2 p pm m in ho the third ward chapel mr air mckowen died tuesday at 1 30 pin in a local hospital of causes incident to age 1 lie le was born bora january 01 0 1862 in manchester england a son ot of phillip and mary diary loughes me kowen lie ile came come to the united states with his parents nt it the tile age ot of three and came to vernal at tit the ago age ot of 20 mr air mckowen married druell la a WE weeks eks february 2 1891 the marriage was later solemnized in the salt lake temple ili he D moved noved to tho the uintah Be reservation in 1906 and then back to vernal in 1936 1930 where they resided in naples ward they moved to vernal city in ili 1945 where he lie retired a short time later at the time of his death mr air mckowen was the oldest high priest in uintah stake survivors include his widow a sister mrs isabelle watkins vernal five daughters and one son elizabeth colton sandy gertrude mitchell MU chell mary dolton bolton nellie bolton olton Il all of bennett katherine Kather lne mitchell orem burns mckowen bennett 37 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren 1 friends may call at the home west main alain friday from 10 a m until time or services