Show STURDY KANE COUNTY PIONEER LAID TO REST funeral services were held saturday at alton aiton tor for jonathan heaton who died in the iron county hospital from injuries received whon he was thrown into a grader immella immediately t ly following the services the deceased wa was taken to Or orderville derville where he yas was lali laid 1 in the ordera e celete cemetery ry hy by th the side ide ot of his father and mother mr r heaton was injured when the blade blad 1 0 of f the grader grade lie he was driving on the i road oad near hla his ranch struck a rock and threw him into the grader breaking some borne ribs wit which ich punctured a an n intestine and a kidney he called to his son in law who was working in the field near by who took a horse to town and brought back a car in which to take the injured man home ile ho was taken to cedar city but blood poison had set in and lie he passed away shortly after mr air I 1 heaton eaton made the statement that hiis his time had act come shortly after he a was hurt hur t some time before ho he had put all his books in order J nathan jonathan 0 heaton was born in payson utah september 17 1869 1859 when ho 0 was eight years yeara old his parents were called to the muddy mission they stayed there until the mission was broken up then his parents followed the advice of president youn young g and came into long valley where jon jonathan a than has resided ever sin since c e As a koy boy he was noted for b being I 1 a hard worker and an d has ha s the record re ord of cutting five acres ot of corn in in one day when the united arder was established in Or derville he was waa an active member bemb e r for a time he was foreman of the sheep but later he was made foreman of the cotton farm at wash ington this thesis Is said to have been the hardest job in the order while in Or derville he married amy hoyt and to this union thir thirteen feen children i en reborn we were born all of them grew to maturity and ten tea ol of them are still living later lie he married lucy carroll all of the the eleven children by her are still living ile he la Is the father of twenty tour four children fifteen boys and nine girls ile he has grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren making in all blood descendants ire he has ever been faithful to hla his family and church ile he served as counselor to bishop esplin in the Or derville ward and was a member of the high council when kanab stake was waa first organized for his willingness and desire to help his fellow men he has few equals and no one who ever knew him ever heard him say evil of his fellow man he ha played a large part in the founding of alton and Or derville at alton lie he purchased the land and let those who desired to settle there have it at a reasonable figure ile he never tried to profit at his neighbors expense ile he always took the lead in supporting any worthy enterprise tor for the benefit of the community la in which lie he lived ile he is survived by lila his t two w 0 wives v I 1 v e s aged seventy one and sixty eight years old respectively the he funeral of jonathan heaton I 1 held at alton saturday S a ay august 9 was indeed a memorable memora blo one the exercises were indeed impre impressive so lye and inspiring each ot of the speakers paid such glowing tributes to the deceased that those of his descendants must have felt a thrill of pride to bo be among the po posterity st erity of such a man irvin roundy said that in years acquaintance he had never known jonathan detton hetton to say aught but good of his fellow men this was m made ade more impressive by the fact act that just previously two of grandpas daughter ln in laws had sung nay speak no ill other speakers fred 0 carroll thomas esplin and president heber hebe r likewise spoke of 0 the merling chara character that autee jona heaton a in im io uniting among nien men A malis maie quartet langa noth favorite hymn cino avnir cn r ye sams faints ll 11 tho cho two nimbi num bi bor by tho the hoir 1 I need thee every hour find and oh my aly r father ather were well veil re rendered and fitting opening prayer was therod by A C judd and tho iliene i benediction diction was pi pronounced renounced by israel eplan the hall was beautifully decorated and there were mora flowers than it has been my lot to see aea at any other funeral ever held in this stake A beautiful wreath of sego grandpas favorite flower domed the casket to it was atta attached cheda a beautiful written by bishop roundy ot of the alton ward in closing I 1 should like to otter offer this little poem as a tribute to grandpa heaton A TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA HEATON A noble soul sohl has left our throng to join that sphere that knows no wrong I 1 wonder iwonder when my time comes to go it if I 1 will be remembered so Falth faithful itil and true la in all ive done honored and loved by everyone and have such children be glad j and honored feet feel to call me dad ills ilia children you will miss him so go yet it if you follow where hell go up and doing you must be to join a father such as he just juat think ot of mercy and the boys boy 15 how great will be their heartfelt joys I 1 to welcome father over the there re and help your mansions to prepare to grandma amy and lucy true no one will miss him quite like you but when youre sad just think how fine to know that over there hes thine and now in closing let iet me say god cheer you on your lonely way arta arid comfort send each aching heart you know you wont be long ions apart d mrs airs zelda boardman entertained the C 0 C club recently A dainty luncheon was served and the afternoon spent playing bridge mrs airs hubert won high score and mrs reed cram C rain low |