Show Rena Bennett ett L. L Nielson Native Of Ma Manti Dies in Truck Tuck Crash Bennett Lynn Nielson 30 of Centerfield was fou found nd dead early arly Saturday in the crushed cab ab of his up pick-up truck about 22 2 miles southeast of Salina alongside longside Highway 10 which goes through Salina Canyon He was a son of Stanley and Edna Munk l Nielson l of Ephraim but ut had lived in Centerfield the past ast few years where he had extensive farming and livestock interests Mr AIe Nielson was in Ephraim Friday and picked up Phenor Petersen Peterson whom he took look to the winter vinter sheep range on the east desert to be with his brother Cassady Peterson Petersen herder for Mr Nielson The three throe had supper together at the sheep camp and then hen Mr Nielson started f for o r rhome home ionic about 8 p. p m. m The camp is about 30 minutes drive from the highway and Mr 11 Nielson had come about a 15 minute drive along the highway when the mishap occurred His ills mother reports that he apparently apparently dozed and the truck went along long the shoulder of the road for or some distance then struck a post and went wont end over end lIghting on its top in a crock creel bed bod to the right of the highway The cab was crushed and Mr 1 Nielson apparently died instantly instant- instant ly y of a broken neck nock The truck loaded with grain did not catch fire ire V When hen Mr 1 Nielson failed to return home homo Mrs 1 Nielson supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed he ho had decided to stay at t the sheep camp over night and nd so did not worry about it A passing motorist reported seeing the wreckage about 9 a a. a m. m Saturday probably about 12 hours after the mishap When officers arrived at the scene scone it ii took some time to pry the victims victim's body from the cab An undertaker told relatives that the body was frozen the victims victim's mother said Bennett Lynn Nielson was born Dec Doc 11 1928 in Manti ManU Ho lIe attended Ephraim schools and graduated from Snow College Col Col- lege lie married Nevada Siler March 16 1949 in Richfield They lived in Ephraim for a few years before moving to Center- Center field Survivors include his widow two sons and a daughter Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett Chad 6 Niles J. J 5 and Cassia Jane 15 months all of Centerfield his parents of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim one sister Mrs 1 Nedra N N. Dell Boll Ogden four brothers Stanley Stanley Stan- Stan ley Icy Reed Rood Charles and Kenneth D. D Nielson all of Ephraim and James Rue Nielson on mission in Hawaii for the church Funeral services were wore set for Tuesday in the Ephraim W V West WestWard e est s t Ward Yard chapel The young mans man's father was not among those in I attendance lie underwent surgery surgery surgery sur sur- gery the evening of Dec Doc 18 atthe at atthe atthe the Sanpete hospital for double hernia lie was reported to be doing fine line but started running a fever Sunday ant and Monday It was not certain if it ithe he could be bo home before the funeral but it was certain he would not be able to attend the services Another Blow For This is the fourth major blow to hit the Buci Buel Siler family in inthe inthe inthe the last few years First it was their small granddaughter a daughter of Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Thomas Thomas Thomas Tho Tho- ThoI I mas Linda Clark killed at Beaver Beaver Bea Bea- ver vel by a stallion which picked I Ithe the child up with its teeth anc and shook her to death Then last las 1 June 6 G their only son LaMar Siler and a son-in-law son Billy BillyJoe BillyJoe BillyJoe Joe Green were drowned a at Fish Lake Now another son- son law in-law has been killed in a aI I traffic accident I |