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Show AGED GUN LOCK PIONEER DEAD Jeremiah Leavitt, 80, an early Settler of Southern Utah, Passed Away Sunday. Jeremiah Leavitt, SO, an early settler of southern Utah and pioneer of Gunlock, died at his home there Sunday morning from the infirmities of old age. Mr. Leavitt was born February Febru-ary 7, 1851, in Iowa, and when a boy of eight, came west with his parents, who had joined the L. D. S. church. His family first settled at Santa Clara, but later moved to Shoal creek above Enterprise En-terprise when that section was first opened up. He was there j only a short time, and removed to Gunlock, being one of the first to make a home there. He was married in the St. George temple to Mary Ellen Huntsman, and fifteen children have been born to them, two of whom have died after reaching maturity. The following with his widow survive: Mrs. Ella Tellus, I Ogden; Thomas, Ogden; Mrs. Louise Williams, California; Mrs. Lydia Blake, Oklahoma; Mrs. Sadie Talbot, Holden; Ethel Tel-j (Continued on last page) GUNLCCK PIONEER j i (Continued from page 1) I lus, Idaho Falls; Mrs. Olive Richfield; Mrs. Eathel Piatt, New-Richfield; New-Richfield; Mrs. Ethel Piatt, Newcastle; New-castle; DeWayne, Ogden, Eugene, Mrs. Blanche Holt and Howard Leavitt of Gunlock; two brothers, bro-thers, Josiah Leavitt, St. George, and Joseph Leavitt of Mesquite, I and a sister, Mrs. Louise Smith of Provo. Funeral services were held Monday morning at Gunlock un der the direction of Bishop F. J. Bowler. The opening song was "Come, Come, Ye Saints," a favorite hymn of Mr. Leavitt's. Invocation was by Harry H. Bowler. The speakers were James L. Bunker, John H. Bowler, President Presi-dent "W. O. Bentley, President Orval Hafen, and Bishop Bowler. Bow-ler. Benediction was by Edwin S. Jones and the grave in the Gun-lock Gun-lock cemetery was dedicated by Henry Bowler. |
