Show DEATH CLAIMS FORMER VERNAL CITY OFFICIAL AND CHURCH WORKER david bo be nin 73 former mayor and postmaster of vernal die diri A in afton wyoming wednesday ol of a heart attack the deceased was born bon february 1 1864 near vernon tooele thoele county utah a son of john johi and esther ann birch bennion in 1901 he moved to vernal utah where for many years he was engaged in the banking balking and creamery business during president wil sons administration he was appointed postmaster of vernal city I 1 mr bennion was active in civic affairs of vernal and was elected mayor from 1907 to 1901 he moved move d to afton in 1922 1122 where he has since lived in 1916 he was ordained a patriarch in the church I 1 ii which capacity he acted in n uintah duchesne and star valley stakes surviving are his widow mrs clara pehrson Benr tion afton I 1 two sons merrill bennion salt sal lake city and stanley bennion atton afton four daughters mrs harry J swenson and mrs edna harvey afton and mrs airs byron thomp i son price utah |