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Show Pioneer Resident Dies at Ephraim Many relatives and friends from Gunnison attended the funeral rites held . at Ephraim Wednesday at 2 o'clock for Krastus Christian Willard-' son, 74, who died at his home in Ephraim Eph-raim Sunday, as a result of nephritis, which followed am attack of influenza. Services were held from the L. D. S. West ward tabernacle, and was attended at-tended by hundreds of friends and relatives. Erastus Willardson, a brother to Joseph Willardson, and father to Mrs. Ann Beauregard of Gunnison, was well known in Gunnison through his frequent visits iiere. He was born at Ephraim February G, 1853, and had made that city his home continuously until his death. While a young- man he followed the vocation of freighting between Utah points and the mining districts of Nevada. As he grew up he became an ardent worker in the L. D. S. church activities. He served a mission in Denmark Den-mark and Norway in 1888, and later served in the bishopric. At the time of his death he was a high priest and was active in genealogical work. He had the distinction of dedicating the cornerstone of what is now Snow college, col-lege, and was instrumental in secur-.ig secur-.ig the large school building and the college for Ephraim. During several stages of his life he was engaged in milling, followed the mercantile business, busi-ness, and conducted large farming interests. in-terests. His long life in the county and his various activities in church .Hid business circles made him widely .mown, and the announcement of his death will be keenly felt. Mr. Willardson was married to Car-dine Car-dine B. Thurston, December 9, 1880. i'he wife died several years ago. Ten hildren were born to the union, six if whom are left as survivors: Mrs. Ann Beauregard of Gunnison; Mrs. LaPriel Tuttle of Manti; Leonard Willardson Wil-lardson of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Genevieve Tietjen of Monroe ; Minerva Willardson of Salt Lake, and Lyman Willardson of Ephraim. Two sisters and one brother, Christene and Marie Willardson of Ephraim, and Joseph Willardson of Gunnison; eight half-brothers half-brothers and half-sisters, and eighteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, are also left as survivors. |