| Show DEATH OF A FORMER RICHFIELD YOUNG MAN tho thom ma as s E dark clark expires at the home of his sister last saturday A sudden death in this city last iasi saturday morning was that of thomas erastus dark clark born in richfield sept 29 1879 a gentleman who grew to early manhood in this city but who left here years ago to seek a competence in other fields he was a son of the late W H and mary A dark clark pioneer residents of richfield and had many relatives here among them being a brother S G dark clark and a sister mrs alex elliott seventeen years ago mr dark clark became a resident of pioche nevada where for a long time he had lucrative employment in the great delamar mines and mill from that place he removed to california attracted by the n new ew oil fields near bakersfield here again he had steady employment and enjoyed the confidence of the company which was engaged in boring for oil some two years ago his health began to fail and he spent a year in kansas and oklahoma seeking to regain his former vigor but all his efforts were unavailing his health continued to decline and about two weeks ago he returned to his boyhood home in richfield making quarters with his sister mrs alex elliott his condition became very alarming last thursday night and on saturday morning he passed peacefully away Z the funeral services were held in the third ward chapel sunday afternoon many relatives and friends of the deceased being present the services were in charge of bishop james anderson and the music was by the chapel choir miss christine robinson singing a beautiful and appropriate solo H N hayes was the sD speaker eaker he told of mr darks clarks life in this city and of his wanderings and extended sympathy to the relatives mr dark clark had never married at the funeral all surviving relatives were present excepting a sister mrs mary E of twin falls idaho who was unable to be present the interment was in the dark clark burial lot in the city cemetery |
