Show DEATH CLOSES ACTIVE CAREER Thomas J J. J Jones 72 12 died early Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning death being caused by rheumatism and contributory ailments from which he has been suffering fOrthe for forthe forthe the past three years His death closes close the career of one of Cedars Cedar's most active public citizens Brother Jones Jones' has held public nubile or- or of flee fire ecclesiastical or civil or both both continually con con- continually since his young manhood Ecclesiastically he held office in the Y M M. M M M. I I. I A was an officer in the Sunday School for twenty four years and has been First Councilor to the Stake President since 1925 In civil offices he he has served as County Commissioner t two o terms as as Mayor of Cedar City served two terms terns 11 in the State Legislature t has and ben been a member of the Ir o n l Board and a th 4 ity Court Court- un- un I leb F c l 1 of Cedar 1 a t He has also been an inactive organizer er r of leading c cosh commercial J enterprises in Cedar City being f the ciple organizers of ot the Cedar ec ar Mercantile tile C Co Iron County T Telephone Co Cedar Motors Co Cedar City Bu Building and Loan Southern Utah Mar Mor M Mortuary tune and the Cedar Lumber and nd Hardware Co having served as petal prest- dent Cent of the latter from the time it was organized until his death j I He was also active in th the founding pf of the Branch NOnn Normal Normal 1 School ool now the thea JB n. A. A C C. being the chairman chairman of the committee In charge of of matt matters matters rs More recently he was active active in tn the the refit Coin effort in building th the Escalante Hotel which proved tobe tob s 's such h a big factor in In t the development of f Cedar Cedat City v Y During his earlier life he was considered con considered con con- d AS the leading builder in Cedar chief among his efforts being the supervision supervision sup sup- of the construction of f the Tabernacle the old Ward Hall and the first B B. B B A. A C C. C buildings together ether with many early business houses and resi rest dences Brother Jones ones is survived by six children two brothers and twenty-six twenty grandchildren n. n His wife wile and four children having proceeded him in death His brothers livID living are Lehl Lehi W W. Jones of Cedar and Kumen Jones o of ofSan ofSan San Juan His living children are Randall L. L Jones Mrs Sadie Thorley Mrs Alfred Stuck Marvin and Elton of Cedar and Pres Preston o of Nephi Funeral Fun ral services will be held In the Tabe Tabernacle cle Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock |