Show Rites conducted for Utah rancher Pratt Pace well known central Utah rancher and died February in a Arizona hospital of a heart He had been vacationing in Tucson for the past He was a director First Security Corporation and president of the Lazy S Cattle Utah THE VETERAN businessman was a native He was born in Spanish on March He was a son of John S. Pratt a Utah pioneer who crossed the and Rhoda Snell first white child born in Spanish He was married to Mima Christmas in Spanish Fork on March Thomas attended the public schools in Spanish Fork and the Utah State University In In 1004 he was employed by the Young Men's Cooperative Mercantile Institution as in Spanish He was named general manager of the institution in which position he occupied until IN 1914 HE purchased a substantial interest in The Commercial Bank of Spanish Fork where he served as cashier until when he was elected He worked continuously in The Commercial Bank for 42 in which time the total resources of over Thomas served as president of the Utah Bankers Association EARLY IN 1956 The Commercial Bank of which then comprised offices at Spanish Duchesne and was merged with the First Corporation in the largest bank merger in the of the state of Thomas was elected a director of First Security position he held at the time of his Survivors Max senior vice president of First Security Spanish two Art U. Salt Lake and Paul H. In addition two brothers survive John S. and Grant Also there are nine grandchildren and great His passed away June FUNERAL services were held February at 1 p.m. in the Spanish Fork Second AVard Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day |