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Show Albert L Simons, Pioneer Deltan, Dies Saturday Albert Lee Simons, one of Delta's early farmers, and a resident here from 1911 to 1938, died Saturday of causes incident to his age, 85 years. He died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. D. Brinton, 433 Vine Street in Murray, Utah. Mr. Simons was born August 12, 1863, in Payson, a son of Orawell and Martha Dixon Simons, His early life was spent in Payson, and he was one of the early students stu-dents at Brigham Young University. He married Clara Elizabeth Knight in Payson on July 4, 1884. They made their home in Payson and later in Salt Lake City, and moved from there to Delta in Feb. 1911, where others of their family, the Knights and the Stewarts had moved earlier. Mr. Simons was a stockman and rancher and his farm here was located lo-cated on the North Tract, east toward tow-ard the sandhills. His near neighbors neigh-bors were the Munsters, De Lapps and Heises. On this farm he early introduced the Chinese pheasant, a game bird he greatly admired. He was the first man to bring the birds in, which he did at his own expense, and ran them on his farm. He retired in 1938 and moved in June of that year to Salt Lake City, where his home has been since. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was active in ward projects, both in Delta and Salt Lake City. He had done ordinance work in the Salt Lake temple and was a member of the high priests quorum in Cottonwood ward. He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Brinton, Murray, and two sons, Marr D. Simons, Delta; and Douglas K. Simons, Salt Lake City; 13 grandchildren grand-children and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning in Murray First ward chapel, and burial was in the Payson cemetery. Attending from Delta were Mr. and Mrs. Eb Stapley, Stap-ley, Mrs. Mabel King, Mrs. Patricia Shields and Mrs. E. Eugene Gardner. |