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Show SOUTHWORTH COLE DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS pural services -for South-worth South-worth G. Cole, 86, who died in the Milford Hospital Saturday of a cerebral hemorrhage, were conducted Thursday in Milford Ward LDS Chapel, by Bishop George C. Goodwin. Mr. Cole had been confined to the hospital hos-pital for about two weeks. Mr. Cole came to Milford from Brantford, Ontario, Canada, Can-ada, in 1913. He filed on some mining claims in the Star district, dis-trict, about six miles from town, and lived alone in a mine cabin ion his property until persuaded to move into town two years ago by friends who feared for. his safety. In 1945 he fractured a hip in a fall, and had never fully recovered use of his leg. He was a familiar figure walking walk-ing up and down Main street, leaning on his cane, with a cheerful word or a nod to friends. Living the life of a hermit, Mr. Cole tamed the birds, gophers, goph-ers, lizards and even snakes that lived in the mountains near his lonely cabin. Whenever friends visited him he always had one or more of the little creatures around eating from his hand or fearlessly crawling over his person. "Shay" Zabriskie, who among others delivered food and mail to the mine for many years; tells of the time Mr. Cole, who wouldn't harm any living thing, "got mad at a :aulesnake and punished the reptile by tossing him six or oight feet with a stick." Little is known in Milford of Mr. Cole's life before he came here. He had acquired a fine education, and was known as a poet and a philosopher, jje wrote philosophical verse, but it was never transcribed or nui lished. Only known survivor i ' a niece, Mrs. Diana Harris Sf Long Beach, Calif. 01 |