Show thomas morris dies the sad and intelligence was received wednesday of 0 the passing of 0 thomas morris a veteran stone mason and father of our former townsman thos G morris now ot of keetley nephritis was the cause of death deceased was 76 years of age lie he was born la in salt lake city on august 27 1854 in the house in which he be died he was the son of oc thomas monis feho came to salt lake in 1852 mr morris worked on construction of the L D S temple and tabernacle he contracted for stone work of the city and county building cut the first and last stones used in building the state capt tol hla his last work was cutting of tho the mormon battalion bat t allon monument now on the capitol grounds mr morris was married in may 1880 to Euph emlo erata gibbs eight children were born seven of whom survive they are fours sons thomas 0 of keetley old and john E Z of salt lake and frank R of los angeles and three daughters mrs C W craig of los angeles mrs airs E J gruttner of south pasadena Call california fornia and mrs 0 A nowell of stockton also surviving are two sisters mrs G mi gillett of fumerton FuU erton california and mrs margaret of salt lake I 1 |