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Show LeetoivBennett Fern Houston Horace Coltharp Dies At Hayden William Horace Coltharp, a prominent businessman and pioneer pio-neer in the Uintah Basin, passed away Saturday at his home in Hayden, Uintah County, after an illness. He was born in the old town, the first settlement in Ashley Ash-ley Valley, Feb. 26, 1884. Mr. Coltharp will be missed' as a man who liked to meet his friends with a smile and a hand clasp, that was always sincere and his love for his fellowmen made him loved by all who knew him.J A complete obituary is found elsewhere in the Standard. Out of town relatives here to attend funeral services for Mr. Coltharp were: Mrs. Snell Miller of San Lorenzo, Calif., and Mrs. F. J. Sur from Mill Valley.-They arrived by plane Sunday evening, and Mr. and Mrs. Noel Prease, who have been spending the winter win-ter in California with a daughter, who arrived' Monday from Clare-mont; Clare-mont; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichols of Rangely, Colo.; Mrs. Bertha Graham of Long Beach, Calif., and Edward Coltharp of Salt Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Henderson of Denver. Friday was Girls' Day dance at the Union High School, and from the interest taken here it should have been a very interesting party. Mr. and' Mrs. Joseph Horrocks of Lapoint visited Saturday with Byron and Nell Horrocks. Mrs. Frances Bowen left for Salt Lake Thursday' for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Butter-field. Butter-field. Many friends from here attended attend-ed the funeral services of David Andrews who was a former longtime long-time resident of Leeton and Bennett, Ben-nett, which were held at Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Monday. George Houston was surprised Sundays evening when some friends called to visit him, serving a nice dinner and enjoying cards for the evening. |