| Show manti lasal forest chief dies at price robert H park 52 price sup of the manti lasal national forest died saturday at the city count county ive hospital following a brief illness ss mr park parka was born january 14 1899 a son of david and elizabeth jar rett park at nephi juab county he spent nis early days at farm ing and ranching he was a grad aate of the nephi high school fol lowin which he attended sum mer schools at brigham young university and later was a st student of forestry at the uni university ver sit y of montana at missouri Mis souli he was wa s a teacher in the public schools of nephi for a number of years tt he entered the forest Ser service vIct on the ashley national forest as a ranger at lonetree wyoming in may blay 1925 in april 19 26 he became ranger in charge of the district of the lasal and in august 1927 he was transferred to take charge of the kaibab mountain district ric t of the kaibab in northern arizona and he was stationed both at kanab and williams arizona in the southwestern a and nd intermountain regions of the forest service in 1937 in march he was transferred first lo 10 become ranger at salina and in november 1938 assi assistant supervisor per visor of the fishlake fishlike Fish lake national forest at richfield the in interest and understanding of mr park as a land manager continued in april 1942 ne was made supervisor ot of the old powell national forest fores t at ac panguitch and in november 1144 1944 when the powell merged w with ith the dixie he became supervisor of the ashley national forest and resided at vernal in this move he became supervisor of the forest on which he had begun his career in the forest service at lonetree in march 1945 he was made supervisor of the manti national forest and resided at ephriam and in april 1949 he was made t the he supervisor of the combined man LI ci lasal national forest a and nd nas has lived with his family at price the career of mr park in the te forest service was marked by and sheep ranges he was a sheds and of big game cattle his ability as X a technician in the management 06 04 forest water members of lions clubs ot utah he was a former se argant of batorey E of the fie field id artillery of utah national guard at nephi at the time of his death he was a member of the sheriffs posse of price surviving are his widow mrs ludean L park price one daug liter marion mave treadway salt lake city one son robert henry park attending the brigam young university P provo three brothers harold and ralph park nephi and william jarrett las vegas nevada and two sisters mrs glen delta and mrs william warren payson funeral services were ed tuesday at 9 a in in the mitchell funeral home at price under the direction of bishop duane A frandsen price second ward church of jesus christ of latter day saints ser vices were held at nephi at 3 p in burial was at the nephi city cemetery |
