| Show Former Mantl an anDi Di Dies es I In n California John II II- Horning 90 a resident resident res res- ident of Manti ManU for 30 years died at nt his home in San Jose California of causes incident to tonge age on Saturday June 7 Funeral Funeral Fun Fun- eral services were held in San Jose on Tuesday He lie was born in Philadelphia Pa December 27 1861 and came cameto cameto cameto to Utah with his father in 1872 His father opened a distillery ii in Nephi and died shortly after orphaning Mr 11 Horning at a avery avery avery very young age Despite a crippling accident he worked as ns a n cowboy am and gained stock o of his own H He began a railroad career in Nephi N Nephi Ne Ne- e- e phi in 1882 and in 1890 became joint agent there He became becam general agent of the Sanpete Valley Railway in Manti in 1894 He lie began service as division a agent agent agent a- a gent of the Denver and Ri Rio G Grande r I a and n d e for the Marysvale 1 branch in 1907 and held that tha position until he retired in 1926 During his residence in Manti Man Man- ti he was a n member of th the Mani Manti l Odd Fellows Lodge th the Manti ManU Commercial Club and ac active active ac- ac tive live in civic civie affairs lIe He was a member of Lodge No 10 Fand F F. and A. A M. M of Mt Pleasant He lie was an accomplished violinist and amid often played in public II lIe was a member of no church but was looked on as a very religious man He married Libbie L. L Webb daughter daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Elizabeth Eliza Eliza- beth Horne Home Webb in 1884 H His lie lieis lieis is survived by his widow a son and three daughters all California California Cali Cali- fornia residents and five grand grand- children o 0 |
