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Show THOS. S. BLADEN I ANSWERS REAPER; i Stalwart and Respected Old Settler Succumbs to Complication of , Diseases and Operation. j In the passing of Thos. S. Bladen from this sphere of action last Monday, Mon-day, following ,a grave surgical operation, op-eration, Cedar City loses another of its solid, stalwart and useful citizens, and one who has. done his full share ot- piorforing and doVelopment work in this part of Utah. His death brings relief from n long period of suffering,! it having been n number of years since j Brother Bladen was really well and strong. He underwent one or more' operations for the removal of a mn-! jlignant growth from the side of his' face a few years since, and has not! been robust in recent years. I Tho funeral services were held at the residence Monday, the 9th, being attended only by a comparatively nar-. low circle of relatives and friends, on account of the health regulations for' control of influenza. Pres. II. II. Lunt' of the Stake organization wns present and took charge. The members of the 'ward choir were also present, and furnished fur-nished appropriate music. ' The speakers were Pros. Lunt, L.1 W. Jones, Evan E. Williams, William Tucker. The closing prayer was offered of-fered by Andrew Corry and the grave wan dedicated by Bp. Wm. Palmer of the West Cedar Ward. Tho remains were interred beside those of his father, fa-ther, Thomas Bladen, Sr., who died a number of years ago in this city. C. C. Bladen, only brother of tho deceased, was with his son at his Wyoming Wy-oming ranch when advised of the serious ser-ious condition -of-lli8 brotlierhere, and hastened home, but too late to scelunT alive, though in time for the funeral arrangements and services. Cornelius feels keenly the separation, as they were thrown upon their own resources early in life and worked side by side, not only as brothers, but as pals, partners part-ners nnd true friends in every bense of the word. ' Dr. Macfarlanc reports that Mrs. Rass Jones has developed a case of influenza-pneumonia. Her case was given early attention, the serum treatment treat-ment being given, nnd it is hoped thnt the attack will prove light. BIOGRAPHY Thomas S. Bladen was born Nov. 13, 1852, being tho second malo child born in Cedar City. He wns the son of Thomas Bladen and Mary C. Bladen, both English by birth. He started to work on the farm as soon as he was old enough to sit on , a wagon and drive oxen, and followed the occupation of farming nnd stock- i raising all his life. Growing up in the strenuous early days of the settlement of this then wild nnd forbidding country, he en-' dured many of the hardships incident to pioneer life. ' , He wns one of a family of six children, chil-dren, four of whom were girls, nnd i being deprived of a father's care and assistance nt nn early age, became tho head and mainstay of tho family. His sisters were Mrs. Margaret Hoyborno, Mrs. Alice Bulloch, Mrs.' Mary Ann Clews, Mrs. Eunice Hig-I bco and Elizabeth Bladen, tho lntter dying on the way across tho plains, and the three first named surviving him. The lessons which he wns obliged to learn in pioneer work were responsible responsi-ble for his being called on a mission to the San Juan country, which he helped to settle, but returned to..g 'iiifii! fif 'iTtrrhrilivay 'Viien his appointed appoint-ed work there was finished. This call enme in 1879. He was also called to work on tho Mnnti Temple and responded to the call with his usual cheerfulness. He was married to Eliza Ellen Adams Ad-ams January 27, 1882, in St. George Temple. Mrs. Bladen was born in Rounds, North Hnmpdenshire, England, Eng-land, Mnr. 10, 18G0. Deceased was called on a mission to England in 1891, and served an honorable mission there. He helped cut the rock to build the foundation for tho Cedar City tabernacle; taber-nacle; but possibly his most strenuous strenu-ous and self-sacrificing public work was in connection with tho providing of temporary quarters for the B. N. S. when it was established by the Legislature Legis-lature in Cedar City. As one of a committee of five all of whom aro now dead he did most valiant work during the long and cold winter spent in the canyons geting out lumber for tho erection of a building tho following summer. He hnd a rugged and powerful physique in thoso dnya and an indom-nitablc indom-nitablc will and unflinching courage, which know no such thing as givo up, once his purpose was established. Ho has rounded out an amplo life and fully acquitted himselp of a man's work, and has gone to a well-merited reward. Ho lenves a family of seven daughters daugh-ters and one son. They are: Amy Bladen, Rlioda Willis, Mary Lambeth Elizabeth Ence, Rebecca Loigh, Alcen McConnoll, Thomas A. and Zolln Bladen. |