Show Daggett Pioneer Stockman and Solon Ex-Solon Dies Heber Bennion Jr 80 a for for- former for mer Utah secretary of state legislator and educator died of ofa ofa a heart attack September 10 at athis athis his ranch in Daggett County Mr Bennion served seven terms in the legislature and was speaker of the House in 1939 Mr Bennion was secretary of state and served as chairman of the State Tax Commission and state Finance Commission ACTIVE IN education Mr Bennion started the first high school in Daggett County In 1937 he was appointed to the Edu Edu- Edu Educational Commission to make a comprehensive survey of Utah's educational system During his legislative career Mr lr Bennion served as an ex ex- ex officio io member of the board of regents University of Utah and andas andas as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah State Agri Agri- Agri Agricultural cultural College IN County Mr Bennion built up an extensive cattle and sheep ranching busi busi- busi business ness A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints he filled a mission to Germany was bishop of the Manila Ward and a memo mem- member ber of the Lyman Stake high Council Born Jan 30 1888 Pleasant Grove Utah County he was the son of Heber and Susan Winters Bennion lie He was graduated from the Utah State Agricultural al College now Utah State Uni Uni- University in 1913 with a bachelor of science in agriculture He later did graduate work at the University of Utah and the Uni Uni- Uni University of California at Berke Berke- icy ley HE MARRIED Vera Weiler in 1916 at Salt Lake City lie He was teacher and principal of Lehi high School Surviving are arc his widow three daughters and a son Virginia Buchanan P a r l i s France Dr Don W Bennion Salt Lake City Peg P e g g y Ii New York City and Barbalyn Curry Men M e n l 1 o 0 Park California TWO SISTERS and a brother also survive him Sterling Ben Ben- Bennion nion Delta Millard County Helen Barker Balker and Mary Powell both of S Salt lt Lake City Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm 36 E South Burial was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery |