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Show Peter Logsdon Answers Call Of His Maker Peter Logsdon, 65, for over forty years a resident of this city, died at his home last Friday night at 7:30 p. m. after a lingering illness. Mr. Logsdon had suffered ill health for a number of years, and for the past ten years had been unable to get about without the aid of crutches, but in spite of his afflictions he was able with the kind care of his wife and family to enjoy himself and manifested a kindliness to all. He suffered a great deal but was uncomplaining un-complaining and his keen mind and sense of humor were outstanding characteristics of his daily life. Simeon Peter Logsdon, son of Denie and Lydia Ash Logsdon, was bom October 17, 1868, at Munsfords-ville, Munsfords-ville, Harts County, Kentucky, the fifth child in a family of seven. When he was six, the family moved westward as was the trend of the times following the Civil War, and settled on a small farm in western Kansas, then the western terminus of the railroads. The older brothers soon found employment in hauling freight from Witchita into that part of the country which later became the states of Oklahoma and Texas. The mother never overcome the hardships of the trip from Kentucky and was ailing most of the time making it necessary for Peter and a small brother to attend to the household duties supervised by a married sister. When fourteen Peter accompanied an older brother on a freighting trip into the southwest and before they returned the mother had passed away and was buried. At fifteen he secured a team of his own and helped freight with his brothers into Indian territory and was hired to help in the memorable opening of Oklahoma, for settlement. settle-ment. In the year 1888 he and his younger youn-ger brother Paul started for the state of Washington in response to I urgings from the older brothers who had taken up farms near Belling -ham. Peter and Paul, the brothers, worked in Colorado enroute west and then purchased a ticket for Ogden and made a side trip to Salt Lake, and while there found an opportunity opportuni-ty to work for a contractor all summer. sum-mer. In the fall he was unable to pay them and offered them a team and wagon each and a chance to come to American Fork canyon and haul out railroad ties which they did until winter set in. Mr. Logsdon was well suited here and has left the state but once since j coming to Utah in 1890. He met 'Miss Susie Wagstaff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wagstaff, and in 1 1894 they were married and then moved to Bingham where they spent six years. However the lure of the farm was ever present and they moved back to American Fork where he built his home and engaged in farming in 1900. Four years later, 1904, Mr. Logsdon was elected to the office of city marshal which duties he successfully performed for six years, and in 1910 again returned to farming. His health began to fail and in 1918 he was forced to give up his occupation. The tragic death of his oldest daughter, Elva and her husband, Willard Smith, here on December 31, 1932, when they were struck by a train was a shock from which he never fully recovered. He was the father of six children, reared to manhood and womanhood. Surviving are his wife, five children: child-ren: Roy C, Lehi; Howard, Salt Lake; Leona Hanson, Bingham Canyon; Can-yon; Florence Buckwalter, Salt Lake, and Erma Adams, American Fork, '.also two brothers, Clarence Logsdon of Bellingham, Wash., and P. S. Logsdon of Los Angeles, and a sister, I Mrs. Mary J. Alberts of McAllister, I Oklahoma, and ten grandchildren. I The funeral services held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First ward chapel were largely attended and there was a profusion of floral tributes bespeaking the love and esteem in which the deceased and his family are held in the community. com-munity. Bishop T. A. Greenwood was in charge. The speakers, who told of the good qualities of character the deceased possessed, his honesty, integrity and kindliness, were former bishop James T. Gardner, James H. Clarke and Bishop Greenwood. Miss Helen Smith, a granddaughter, read a biographical sketch. A double mixed quartet rendered two selections, "Like As A Father" and "Resting Now From Care and Sorrow," and the other musical numbers were a vocal duet "Perfect Day" by Mrs. LaDocfe Wagstaff and her son, accompanied by Miss Helen Devey; and a violin solo "Going Home" played by Milton Brown, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Mary Humphries who also accompanied the quartet. I The invocation was offered by S. ! L. Chipman and the benediction pro-jnounced pro-jnounced by Leo T. Shelley. Inter -. ment was made in the city cemetery where Orval C. Mercer dedicated the grave. |