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Show TWO PIONEERS DIE IN BEAVER Thomas J. Parkinson, 70, died at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of his niece, Mrs. Ethel Wool-sey, Wool-sey, who had been caring for him for over a year. He had been in poor health for several years, suffering intensely in-tensely from asthma and stomach trouble. He had been bedfast for the last several weeks. Mr. Parkinson is an old-time resident of Beaver and is well known throughout through-out Beaver county, having freighted by team for many years between Beaver and Milford. He is survived by three children, Earl Parkinson of Pintura, Utah; Mrs. Delia Baxter of Nebraska. Twc brothers, George and Ruben Parkinson Parkin-son of Beaver; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Greenwood of Idaho, and Mrs. Henry Tanner of Arizona also survive. He had 27 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Daniel thiane Harris, 75, died Fri-after Fri-after several months illness, after several months' illness. Mr. Harris was bora October 8, 1854, in San Bernardino, Calif. His parents were among the early pion-j pion-j eers called by Brigham Young to set- tie that country. Later the family re-;. re-;. turned to Utah and Mr. Harris had lived the greater part of his life in Beaver, where he had been a successful success-ful farmer. Besides his widow, Fannie Tolton Harris, he is survived by six sons as follows: Walter S. Harris of Selah, Wash.; Orvillo Harris of Beaver, Earl Harris of Oak City, Frank Harris of Salt Lake, E. D. Harris of Delta and Fay Harris of New York; also one brother, C. F. Harris, and two sisters, Mrs. Francis Jones and Orissa Robin-: Robin-: son of Beaver. Several grandchildren also survive. o |