from The Ogden Standard Examiner
Friday Evening, December 10, 1937

JOHN HORSLEY
DIES AT HOME
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Merchant, Church and Civic
Leader Succumbs After
Short Illness
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BRIGHAM CITY, Dec. 10 --
John H. Horsley, 68, merchant
and churchman died today at
eight a. m. at his home follow-
ing a brief illness.
Horsley was owner of the
Horsley book store in Brigham
City and is well known through
his civic and church work.
He was born at Perry, Dec. 29,
1869, a son of William C. and
Elizabeth Welch Horsley. When
he was a small boy, his family
moved to Brigham City where
his father founded the William
Horsley and Sons business.
ATTENDED B. Y. C.
Horsley received his educa-
tion in Brigham City and at
Brigham Young College, then at
Logan. In 1894 he married May
Reese Horsley in the Salt Lake
City L. D. S. temple and became
associated in business with his
father. In 1902 he was sent on an
L. D. S. mission to England
and on his return opened his
book store, the only one in the
county.
He was a member of the sec-
ond ward bishopric for 25 years
and at the time of his death was
a member of the Box Elder
stake high council, a position he
held for many years.
In civic life he was city coun-
cilman and served several
terms as city recorder.
WIDOW SURVIVES
Surviving are his widow and
the following sons and daugh-
ters: J. Wesley Horsley, Brig-
ham City judge and former
mayor; Mrs. Marjory H. Pet-
erson, Payette, Ida.; Mrs.
Mariam H. Mangum, San Jose,
Calif.; Mrs. Esther H. Snow, San
Francisco; and nine grandchild-
dren. The following brothers and
sisters also survive: William C.
Horsley, Ernest P. Horsley,
Miss Lou Horsley, all of Brig-
ham City, and Mrs. Lily H.
Petersen of Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be held
in the Box Elder stake taber-
nacle Sunday afternoon at two-
thiry o'clock. Burial will be
made in the local cemetery un-
der direction of the Larkin-Felt
mortuary.