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Show JOHN H. KIMBALL Di IK OREGON; FORMER PROVO RESIDENT - According to advices received "by Salt Lake relatives, John H. Kimball, known to his friends as "Don," was summoned by death and pasard peacefully peace-fully away at his home in Beaverton, Oregon, at 7:30 a. m. Friday, November Novem-ber 29, 1918. He was the son of the late President lleber O. Kimhall and Lucy Walker Kimball, being her eldest eld-est son. Ills -wife was the eldest daughter of Captain Richard Hopkins, who was In the employ of Kimball & Lawrence prominent merchants In earlier days. Captain -Hopkins came to Provo In the "60s" to manage a store for Kimball Kim-ball & Lawrence and was the first superintendent, of the Provo Co-op Store. "Don" lived In Provo for a number of years In the late "60s" and early "70s" and with other members of his mother's family will he well remembered remem-bered by many Provo people He and ; his wife were pioneers In the settling of Meadowville, Rich County. Jle later ' changed his residence to Logan City j and In the early pioneering or Alta, Canada, he located in Kimball, a sec-, sec-, tion southeast of Cardston. Becoming weary of Isolation his well developed ! ranch was sold and he moved to Leth-, Leth-, bridge, Canada, and finally built a i home in Bet verton, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball have had five I sons, who have been enlisted in this . great war struggle. The wife and mother of these soldier boys, with I her daughters hftve all been engaged j in the Red Cross work. One son In France suffered shell shock. In addl ' tlon to the sons there Is a son-ln law and a grandson in the army. "Don" had the courage of his con vlctions and feared no man," said on who knew him well. He was loyal true, stMdfiwt and firm in his friend ship as well as patriotic to his country. coun-try. The Kimball family and others who knew him will ever remember him with loving kindnevs." |