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Show 1 1 jt Sullivan Drowns Sunday liflernoon in Cox Irrigation Reservior ( 1 yv Discovered By Barr ! ar Jr. " hen Boys ! Ie0 Him That V. J. ! fc in Pool I ,,.0, Joseph Sullivan, 10, son j .'C'and Mrs- Victor Sullivan I ' i ci:y, accidentally drowned ' .y July 10 at approximately -1 Death came when he was his brother and a cousin ' tblty as a swimmer, in Dr. I -C ' Cox's reservoir. t '-,e ijd had tested the water i Vepth and had decided that he r''jsmm in the reservoir safe-I safe-I wam back and forth across ( i 'oool several times, according i'l'va boys, getting out and -7 back a number of times. ? -. 'he fatal trip he started back & went up and down a couple f ;'.Ties," stated the children, but L. '"though t that he was only j. to show off". ' death was discovered when h - Musser, Jr. and Everard.Cox y 7-t "to the pool to swim. The l J report that they had been j rming for about thirty minutes f xi thev noticed that Ralph :m, brother of V. J. as he 1 ', known to his friends and .-.!y, w as crying. When he asked jj.-ifhat the trouble was he re-I re-I : ihat "his brother was in the .Investigation by Barr prov-h prov-h he statement to be true and J pulled V. J. out and sent :3rd for help. Everard went is home where a doctor was and Mr. Sullivan notified. i Every effort was made to save boy, but he had been in the ;:: too long and it was impossible q :vive him. 1 : Supposed to Be at Pool k thought of his danger came 1 i i his parents since he was not n ;iosed to be at the pool. He i :: his brother Ralph, 5, had gone '2 play with his cousin, Robert liner. The boys then went to ' friend, Harry Thompson k ? wandering up ...to the 1 The boys report that V. J. '-mi the water and thought ' wld be alright to go in. He I :-n around and got out four ive times and the last time a across the pond and back a before he either gave out lri Wrangled and went down and "! up twice. Ralph and Robert they thought he was doing -3 "d didn't realize what was '."en he received the call no-J no-J him of his son's death, Mr. ( an didn't tell his family, but t": directly there to see if anv- ( 1 could be done. The doctor r J ' wived before him and was Opting to revive the boy. i J ; j' "as then too late to save j ; We since the doctor, estima- J 1 J- had been dead for over 1 j !' minutes when he first ar-- ar-- ( ' r. Sullivan then had to J V fB sqi MMjq pire suiou o3 J death. j Services i'lff1 services were held in " ke Tabernacle at 5 p.m. Wj 1Jj afternoon under the direc-Bishop direc-Bishop Harold S. Snow , South Ward. ffrs we H. Val Hafen Je J- Re'chmann and ;,,? Snow. Tributes were paid me of V. J. who was loved one who knew him and to SJZ of hls Parents, brothers !,.'! , !?' Bishop Snow paid j ,lontned on page eight) Y. J. Sullivan (Continued from first page) the wonderful support they had given the ward organization. The opening prayer was given by Gus Pendleton, first counselor to Mr. Sullivan in the Elders quorum, and the closing prayer was made by Pres. Orval Hafen. The grave was dedicated by Walter Wal-ter Cannon. Musical numbers included "I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old", sung by a quartette; quar-tette; violin solo, "One Fleeting Hour", by Irene Everett; vocal solo "My Father Knows", by Ruth Miles and a vocal duet, "In the Garden" sung by Ruth Miles and Alice Cannon. Victor Joseph Sullivan was born February 11, 1927 at St. George the son of Victor and Cleo Mc-Arthur Mc-Arthur Sullivan. He was to enter the fifth grade this fall at the Elementary school. Besides his parents he is survived surviv-ed by six sisters and two brothers as follows: Mary Edith, Lela, De-loris. De-loris. Alma, Cleo, Ralph and Robert. Those from a distance who attended at-tended the funeral were: Mrs. Ellen Oxhorrow, Dell Chamber-lin Chamber-lin and Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Standard Station superintendent from Cedar City. |
