| Show George A . Slaugh SlaughValley SlaughValley Valley Pioneer PioneerDies PioneerDies Dies Monday MondayI I I I George A Slaugh 76 a res resi resident resiIdent 1 1Ident Ident [ dent of Vernal for the past 61 81 61years 81Iyears 61years Iyears years died Monday evening at atthe al althe atthe the home of his son Frank G GSlaugh GSlaugh GSlaugh Slaugh Mr Slaugh contractedpneumonia contracted contractedpneumonia contractedpneumonia pneumonia when he was bed fast fasi fastwith fasiwith fastwith with an injured mjured hipMr hipMr hip hipMr Mr Slaugh vu-as vu as was - born at Plea Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant sant Grove September 24 1868 1868la 1868a a son of John Jacob and Matilda MatildaSmuln MatildaSmuin MatildaSmuin Smuln Smuin Slaugh He came to the theAshley theAshley theAshley la Ashley Valley with his fatherwhen father fatherwhen fatherwhen when 15 years of age At that thattime thattime thattime time Vernal was just being bemg setI settied settied set I | tied in m a meager manner His Hisfather Hisfather HisI father built the first home in inDavis inDavis inDavis Davis now occupied by C P PIRuppe PRuppe PRuppe PRuppeOn IRuppe IRuppeOn Ruppe RuppeOn On September 19 1892 he hemarried hemarried hemarried married Rachel M Goodneh Goodrich Goodnehwho Goodrichwho Goodnchwho who died in 1921 He engaged engagedin engagedm m in farming farmmg and stock raising raismg hIS hISentire hisentire hisentire entire lifetime hfetime He was active activem activein activein m in church affairs and served all as allcounselor ascounselor ascounselor counselor to Bishop James JamesShafff'r JamesShaffer JamesShaffpr Shafff'r Shafffr Shaffer ' for several years and andwas andwas andwas was in 10 the stake high counell council counellfor councilfor councilfor for a long time bme He also served servedone servedone servedone one term terra in 10 the state legislature legislatureMr Mr Slaugh is the father of 13 13children 13children 13children children eight of whom survive surviveFrank surviveFrank surviveFrank Frank G Slaugh Vernal Leo Leonard Leonard Leonard nard Slaugh Mack Cob Colo Nel Nelhe Nellie Nellie he lie Hammond Helper Albert AlbertStan AlbertStan AlbertStan Stan and Owen Vernal Vemal Gladys GladysJacobson GladysJacobson GladysJacobson Jacobson of Salt Lake andFern and andFern andFern Fern Olsen of Compton Calif Califm Califin Califin m in addition addlbon to 35 grandchildren grandchildrenand and 6 great grandchildrenFuneral grandchildrenFuneral grandchildren grandchildrenFuneral Funeral services will w1l1 be held heldtoday heldtoday heldtoday today ( Thursday ) at 2 p m at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal Vemal First Ward chapel un undel under under del der ' the direction dlrect.iOn dlrectiOn . of the ThirdWard Third ThirdWard ThirdWard Ward Bishopric Interment will willbe willbe willbe be at the Vernal Memorial Park |
