Show pres thos P cottam of st george dies mrs airs thomas cottain of this city received a message tuesday afternoon from her husband thomas cottam at st george stating that his father thomas P cottam cottain of that city had died tuesday morning ile he was 69 years of age and had been a leader in that section in L D S church activities mr air cottam cottain was president of the st george temple an ornamental plasterer by trade and was a pioneer of southern utah he was born in salt lake city september as M 1857 and moved to st george in where in later years he engaged in stock raising and agriculture ile he was appointed bishop of the Fourth yourth ward in 1887 and served in this capacity until 1896 ile he served in many other official church capacities and in 1917 was ordained a patriarch I 1 upon the death of pros pres david A can rion non of the st george temple dent cottam cottain was chosen as his successor ile he also served as mayor of st george and assessor of washington county and was a member of the state legislature from 1905 to 1908 surviving are six sons and three daughters |