| Show I 1 JOSEPH E RAY DIES SUDDENLY joseph E ray died suddenly at its his home in fillmore wednesday at i 5 in ili tho the evon evening ings mr air ray was apparently in ili the host best of health having spoilt spent a good portion ot of the day in ili his garden gar doii shortly beford 5 lie ho was visiting pleasantly with its his wife and W A ray its hla son soil on oil tile porch at his hia homo home ile ho had remarked shortly before batore that lie ho had never felt hotter better in ili its hla life and was planning a flailing fishing trip for tile the following day A tow few minutes before hla his death lie he was seized with a pain which lasted a few seconds when lie ho suddenly collapsed A few i minutes iti later dr maxon 7 stated that lie ho had passed away of heart failure suddenly and with sc scarcely arcely any conscious pain joseph I 1 E ray was born january ath 1851 being past 74 years of ago age ile iio came to Fill fillmore moro with ill his father john A A ray in ili 1853 hero here lie he hits has resided with the exception of a few years in salt lake city since that time mr air ray la Is survived by ills his wife mary E ray and three sons sells raymond ray clinton D ray and W A ray and two daughters mrs ruby it davies of portland oregon and mrs josto R greenwood of L loa ob angeles calif mr ray had an all eventful career as a boy in ili the pioneer days of fill diore lie ile belonged to the sturdy band of men mail known as the black hawk indian war veterans ile he was active tor for many years in defending his neighbors agonist the outlaws who infested southern utah in early lays days ile he with wise cropper and peter huntsman broke up the ben tasker gang of outlaws at deseret springs and ami with mr air cropper and others captured and broke up the francas noy ney hand band of highwaymen high way men 60 50 miles west of fillmore after a serious shooting affray in which two of tile the gigli way men were badly wounded mr ray was active in the ciomo promotion and development of mines and big agricultural enterprises enterprise a in utah and other western states ile he was a nall man of active mind and vigorous enterprise always occupied with matters of importance ills favorite pass aside from athletic sports in fit which lie ho always excelled was agriculture ri and gardening in these occupations lie he was well versed and quite successful three years ago lie ho retired from business in ili salt lake city and moved to ills his old homo home in Fil willinore linore whore where lie he kept a garden and dire directed eted tile the development of a splendid farm I 1 of acres lu in the ar artesian well bolt belt west of fillmore tho the funeral services will bo held in ill tile chapel at fillmore sunday at 2 P at |
