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Show Cyrus Neff, Pioneer East Mill Creek Resident Dies at Age 93 Cyrus Neff, 93, patriarch of one of Bait Lake's most prominent pioneer families, nassed awav Mondav morning nf ransoo incMpnt worth Neff, first school teacher in the Valley, Cyrus Neff was born in East Mill Creek April 22, 1855. He has resided in Salt Lake City and suburbs since birth and had made his home at 1148 East 45th South for 50 years. He married Grace Ann Boyce in Salt Lake City July 24, 1876. She died 17 years ago. In addition to his daughter, he is survived bv a son, Cyrus LaVar Neff, Salt. Lake; 10 grand-children and six greatgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; three sisters and five brothers, Mrs. Alice Taylor, Eugene and Julian Neff, Salt Lake; Mrs. Retta N. Brown and Mrs. Katie N. Mumford, Sandy; Frank Neff. Sigurd, Sevier County: David Neff, Nevada, and Samuel Neff, Portland. Burial was in Murray City Cemetery. to age. He died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ethel W. Smith, 4644 13th East and funeral services serv-ices were conducted Wednesday at Winder LDS Ward, under the direction of Mark A. Jack-man, Jack-man, bishop. Civic Industrial Leader For many years a leader in the industrial and civic growth of'southeast Salt Lake, Mr. Neff assisted his father, the late Amos Neff, in building a lumber lum-ber and a flour mill, two of the first such enterprises in the valley. val-ley. As a young man Mr. Neff helped to construct the Union Pacific Railroad Company's line across Utah. Later, he was active ac-tive in buying and selling real estate and in agriculture. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Neff served in many capacities. From 1888 to 1890 he was a missionary in Pennsylvania. Since his retire- - , . , . yv P-Vw- 1 PIONEER Cyrus Neff, pioneer pi-oneer southeast resident, passed away this week. ment he spent much time writing writ-ing and memorizing poetry. Son of pioneer Amos Hurr Neff and Martha Ann Dill- |
