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Show WILLIAM S.JMS, PIONEER Ono of Carbon County's Oldest Oitf-zona Oitf-zona Passes On. Another of tho pioneers of Carlwn county and of Kostcrn Utah passed away suddenly of nppoploxy nt his homo nt Castlo Onto last Soturdny in tho person of William 8. Jones Deceased De-ceased was born nt Llnncllj. South Wales, in 1857. Ho enmo to the Unit cd 8tntos fort -two jcars ngo, going to work for tho Pleasant Vallc) Coal company at Winter Quarters as a miner. Somo seven jcars later ho was sont to Castlo Gale, whero ho sinco had lived. At that timo thero was not a houso in that camp. He died as ono of tho very oldest of the company's employes. Although his health lms been gradually gradu-ally falling sinco suffering from nn ntlnck of influenza last winter, deceased de-ceased was not complaining up to tho end. Tho suddenness of death may bo realized by tho fact that ho worked tho day beforo ho died and called Mrs. Jones that morning with tho intention in-tention of going to work. Deceased was conspicuous for his kindhcartcd. fraternal nature, tenderness toward his family and associates, lovnlty to his employers and his possession of a wide rango of fnends. It is said that ho did not havo an enemy Funeral service wcro held Sunday nt Amusement Hall nt Cnstlo Gntc. Interment was nt tho cemetery thero Tho floral offerings wcro beautiful nnd very many of them. Ho leaves a widow, Mrs. Margaret Jones, nnd daughter, Mrs. Kmmclt K. Olson, of Pnce. |