Show BYRON S EATON IS accidentally KILLED AT VERNAL thursday at about 1130 a m byron S eaton baton former marshal of vercial and who recently returned from a mission to the northern states was fatally crushed in the left groin and abdomen when fastening a chain to a house preparatory to moving it mr air eatoe had charge of 0 a crew 0 of workmen and the large county tractor had backed to near the house by dugar dugal young who supposed he had thrown the engine out of gear he had not done so however and when touching the lever the tractor shot backward mr eaton baton jumped and was caught between the wall and tractor A large artery was severed and the workmen did all they could before dr george H christy arrived at the uintah high school grounds mr eaton baton was conscious throughout acid was taken across the street to his home several ribs riba were also crushed in over the heart death occurred at that same evening no hopes were ever entertained for his recovery funeral services were held sunday noon at the vernal second ward chapel where the largest crowd ever gathered ID the building dissembled issem bled many being turned away it at the door the speakers were louis S gardiner a boyhood chum birch bennion of 0 mt emmons the on of president owen bencion ot or duchesne stake and the first missionary of 0 the deceased bishop george E wilkins and president wallace calder president ernest eaton first counselor in the uintah stake is a brother and the remaining six brothers acted as pall bearers irvin john B 0 H ot of vernal utah lewis vern vera ot of shelly idaho there are two sisters mrs john wardle ot of fort duchesne and mrs reuben hunting ot of vernal he Is survived by his widow lucilla hadlock eaton and 5 children mrs jesse haws mable roma gordon and barbara and 2 grandchildren Inter merit was in the vernal cemetery |