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Show : Thomas Singleton Dies i Following Serious' Illness i . i 1 nomas Singleton, 67, prominent iu ; lanuing. and sheep am! cattle rn's:-.?, I died at his home here Tuesday n-.o-n-I iiijj", ivlaicn o, toilowing a serious i'l-ness i'l-ness of several weeks duration. He was born in American Fork, July 12, 1SC1, the son o John and Hannah Binns Singleton. His father died when Thomas was about eight years of age, being frozen to death j where the Lehi sugar factory now j stands. Owing to this fact, it became i necessary for the youngster to assist j his mother in supporting the younger children. This fact ar.d the meager conditions of the schools at that period, per-iod, he had but little svholasUc education, edu-cation, the most of his knowledge being be-ing learned by himself as much as he could obtain outside of the school room. He commenced business for himself him-self as a farmer and gradually branch ed out into the cattle and sheep business, busi-ness, in which he became not only successful, but promineiit in these circles. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Summers Singleton, and six children: J. H. of Gandy, Utah; Dell, Mrs. I.ettie Peck, Mrs. Lillio Jensen. Mrs. Ruby Conder and Miss Stella Singleton of this city. Sixteen grandchildren, grand-children, three great-grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. Mary Jane Taylor, Mrs. E. A. Wild of Ferron, Utah; Mrs. William Pulley, Salt Lake City; Robert Singleton, Mrs. James Blood, Mrs. John E. Buckwalter and Mrs. William Miller of this city. Funeral services were held yesterday yester-day (Friday) afternoon at 2 p. m. in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle. This account will be given in next week's edition. |