Show T DIES IN 11 thomas henry blackburn jr eldest son of bishop T 11 II blackburn or of this city died at th 0 family home 2628 eccles ave ogden wednesday evening at after a year of suffering from high blood pressure which induced paralysis dining that thai long illness mr blackburn who nho was a large man wasted away until he did not himself at all one I 1 fortunate circumstance connected with ills his affliction Is the fact that mr air blackburn did not suffer stiffer any bodily pain apparently but became so weakened that the organs of his body refused to perform their functions and dissolution was the natural result during tile the past month bishop blackburn has made frequent almost daily trips to ogden and the attending physicians 1 told him a number dumber ot of weeks ago that there was no hope of saying saving ills his sons life for it would be hut but a matter 0 of time before the end came the manner in fit which the afflicted man rallied and made rapid progress progress along the road to convalescence was marclous marv lous hut but just about the time ho he get to feeling fine a reaction would occur and the overcame all that had been gained heury henry blackburn as lie he was known to all ills his friends and associates lit in this section was born in brigham city august sib 1877 ile he grew to manhood here and after returning from a mission to the southern states in the latter part of 1898 where lie he sorted served ifor for nearly three years lie he went out to grouse creek to teach school and there met his wife miss eliza who has borne him eight children mr blackburn was called to go to yost to preside over that ward as bishop and lie he labored there tor for a number of years then came to brigham city P find adl entered into the employ of 0 the C ci AV IL co for a few years being later transi ered to ogden ile he f hanged changed his position to that ot of one with tile the burton implement company and while thus engaged was appointed a special policeman by the late T S drowning browning then chief of police A little later on mr blackburn was made a regular I 1 member of the ogden 11 police oil il ce force where lie he served tor for seven years year lie ile was appointed a deputy sheriff by former sheriff IT E petersen re and served throughout that officials term when the administration changed hands mr blackburn was re appointed a deputy sheriff by the present sheriff and was acting as such at the time of 0 lil his death i henry blackburn possessed a genial disposition which made him friends wherever lie went and his passing at the prime of life has not only left desolation in the home but has brought grief to a veritable host hosl oi of friends in this section surviving are the wife aud and eight children the eldest of 0 whom is 20 years and the youngest 4 years ot of age his bis father bishop T 11 blackburn and six sisters funeral services will be held lit in the twelfth ward chap id at ogden sunday at 2 p in under the direction of bishop thomas wheelwright the chapel is located one block west of the home those from this section bention who contemplate attending the funeral should take the car on street and ride to eccles avenue walk one block south to no 2628 |