Show DEATH OF THOMAS elder Elde thomas butler of richfield Bich field sevier county died at the residence of brother william net neil ou center street this city at ten minutes past 9 1 this morning after a severe and protracted illness his demise was directly mue to blood poisoning super induced by malarial fever ever elder butler returned frona from an eighteen months mission to virginia on the first brat monday of the present month on account of sickness contracted while in the missionary field the greater portion of the upper part of his hie body was covered with carbuncles carbuncled carb uncles and fever sores and for some reason they would not dot heal although given thebe the best of attention at times his suffering was in intense tenge but buethe the terrible t afi lotion was borne with a fortitude characteristic of the man A few days ago blood poisoning set in and as stated with fatal results result A brother and sister who were in this city attending conference at theotime the time elder butler returned home remained constantly at bl bis s bedside until the last the deceased was born at north pigeon iowa in 1862 1852 his parents parent ih J li and caroline F butler came me to utah the year following and settled in spanish fork where his father was soon afterwards made BIshO who died at that place in 1869 elder butler was well and widely known throughout southern utah he also filled three missions to the southern states and labored with great zeal and faithfulness on each occasion he was forty years of age and unmarried |