| Show ballard alar d resident found dead in lane near home I 1 frank owings dies of heart failure When Filling car radl kadi stor early monday morning 7 J frank 0 owings 1 I gs 72 was found dead in the lane between his pome home and the highway high way two miles mile east of roosevelt mond monday ay morning at 6 A M the body was 1 discovered by fred beardon and an richard finn of roosevelt jhc were passing the place on theia way to to work A physician was immediately nedia tely and an autopsy performed giving heart fallar as the cause of his death mr owings had been dead only short time when his body bode wa the body of the deceased ww wa found near his car parked il ii the driveway between his home and the highway it is believe that aaa mr owings had been to the ditch in front of his pl place ace to ge ater water to fill the radiator of hi aa car ar as a water container lay nea lim mr owings has lived alon for for many years and very lit dittli tl was known of his relatives a though a letter to a niece in hu hit ron south dakota was dincov ered and a wire was sent to her ghe she wired relatives in new port pori pennsylvania who requested tha this lis body be shipped there for bur jal the e body 0 y which ich was taker to 0 the funeral home ome in verna vema was taken to craig colorado wednesday afternoon aft ernon from where it it was shipped to pennsylvania arthur and mrs franl fran swain accompanied the body tr if craig mr owings was born in new W port pennsylvania on june 14 MO 1864 in 1905 he purchased acers acers of land in what is now ballard gid and for many years made veral trips annually from leadville colorado where he lived to lo the he uintah basin to inspect his hi farm ann in 1918 he came here to live and has remained in ballard since ince that time ile he is known to have ave considerable property and holdings in both duchesne and mintah indah counties |
