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Show PETER SHEFFIELD BARS ON Prominent Clarkston Pioneer died Monday. Veteran Clarkston Pioneer Dies At Age of 93 Peter Sheffield Barson, 93, one of Cache valley's oldest and best known residents, died Monday at about 6:20 p.m. at his home in Clarkston of causes incident to age. He had been a resident of Clarkston for the past 70 years. Mr. Barson settled in Clarkston as a young man and was a prominent prom-inent farmer of the valley. He was also active in church and civic affairs. He was born in Welling Borough, North Hamptonshire, England, on February 12, 1849, a son of Samuel and Ella Sheffield Barson. He oame to the United States with his parents at the age of seven years. His early life was spent in Salt Lake City. He came to Clark-ton Clark-ton in 1872. He married Mary Ellen Scott on October 20, 1869, in the old Salt Lake endowment house. She died on December 11, 1935. He mand Eliza Ann Scott... her .sister, on. August 8, 1875 and she died on Cnnfnn,T,ni. OK 1007 Mr. Barson served as a high priest in the Clarkston ward and for many years was justice of the peace in the community. He also was county health officer and served as a trustee on the Clark-ton Clark-ton school board. Survivors include one son and four daughters, D. B. Barson, Mrs. Ellen B. Godfrey, Mrs. Martha Goodey and Mrs. Bessie Rasmus-sen Rasmus-sen of Clarkston, Mrs. Vilate Dahle of Logan; 24 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Clarkston ward chapel by Bishop Byron Ravsten. Friends may call at the family home Wednesday .and Thursday until time of services. Burial will be in the Clarkston cemetery under direction of the Lindquist and Sons mortuary of Logan. |
