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Show Frank Osborn, Frisco-Milford Pioneer, Ends Long Career of Service Funeral services were he'd Sunday afternoon for Frank Loren Osborn, 76, who died at 10 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Milford Hospital of pulmonary hemorrhage. Mr. Osborn was born in Minersville July 10, 1875, a son of John Wesley and Mary A. Rollins Osborn. He received his early education in Minersville, and as a young man engaged in mining? On April 28, 1897, he married Edith E. Slaughter, a daughter of Mr. and VIrs. Samuel N. S'aughter, ' at the S'aughter home in Frisco. They were remarried in the Temple, June 7, 1899. In Frisco Mr. Osborn was employed at the Horn j Silver mine, also operated a boarding house, and was deputy sheriff for the community., The couple moved to Northern Utah, where Mr Osborn Osborn was employed for two years in Gar field at the mills, and at Copperton and Bingham Bing-ham Canyon. Returning to Beaver County in 1902, Mr. Osborn j was employed as an engineer in the original mine tunnel of the Cactus mine at Newhouse. At this time the town of Newhouse had not been built, and the Os-borns Os-borns and other mine employes lived in tents. Mr. Osborn was employed at the Cactus thru-out thru-out the development of New-house, New-house, also assisting in construction construc-tion of the homes and the mill. The Osborns also operated a boarding house and hotel at Newhouse. Later he was sent to near-by Copper Gulch to act as mining engineer, and operated the company com-pany boarding house for two years. 'They returned to Frisco in 1918, where Mr. Osborn was foreman of the Cupric mine and 1 later of the Galena mine. A lifelong member of the L D S Church, Mr. Osborn filled a mission to the Southern States in his younger days. He is a former president of the Quorum of Seventies, and was ordained a high priest three years ago. For a number of years he served as president of the local Stake Missionaries and at the time of his death was a member of the Second Ward Genealogical committee. com-mittee. An ardent sportsman, he was active for many years in local game protective organizations. He served as Western Beaver County deputy game warden for more than 10 years, and he was often consulted by state game officials regarding pro posed ' changes in game laws. A conservationist con-servationist by nature, he was always eager to assist younger hunters, offering advice on proper care of game kills and preparation of wild game for later use. He was president of the Milford Mil-ford Wildlife Protective Asso- j ciation for many years. j Funeral services, conducted j in the L D S Chapel, were under j the direction of Bishop Gael W. Elmer. First Ward Bishop E. R. Jones gave the opening prayer, and a mixed quartet, Mrs. Ruth Lish, Mrs. Faye Berger, Aaron Hansen Han-sen and Arthur Hansen, sang "Sometime We'H Understand." Rudolph Nielsen read the obituary, obit-uary, and Clarence E. Tuttle of Salt Lake City and Carlyle F. Gronning were the speakers. The mixed quartet sang "When Day Is Done," and Geo. C. Goodwin pronounced the benediction. Survivors include seven children: chil-dren: F. Lorin Osborn of Salt Lake City, J. Dern Osborn of Beaver, Mrs. Aileen Conger of Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. Myrtle Mills of Lynndyl, Mrs. Edith Grimshaw and Mrs. Erma Cline of Milford. and Mrs. Thella Hoi-lingshead Hoi-lingshead Lee cf Panaca, Nev.; 24 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Milford City Cemetery under direction of the Southern Utah Mortuary. The grave was dedicated by Clar ence E. Tuttle. former bishop of the Milford First Ward and close friend of Mr. Osborn. |