HEBER - Samuel Jones, 76, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Martha J. Blackley, Monday of a stroke, which he suffered some time ago.

He was a son of Elisha and Sarah Ann Cummings Jones, and was born July 12, 1858, at Provo. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Mt. Pleasant, where they resided until he was 5 years old. When they moved to Heber, where he had since made his home.

Mr. Jones was an expert timber and sawmill man, and spent many years sawing timber in the canyons. His father died when he was a young man leaving his mother with eight children and 12 children of her husband's by a former marriage. Samuel, being the oldest son, had to share the responsibility of rearing this large family.

He, together with Edward Buys, surveyed he Timpanogos canal. Mr. Jones also acted as a construction foreman, and for many years served as watermaster for the company after the canal was completed. He was married March 24, 1881, to Margaret Park Fisher, who died August 1. 1924.

Surviving are two sons: David F. Jones, Salt Lake City; Elisha Warren Jones of Heber; two daughters, Mrs. Martha J. Blackley and Mrs. Annie J. Smith, Heber; a niece. Elizabeth Fisher Shoell. Weston, Idaho, whom he reared from infancy; 16 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: John Jones of Mountain Home, Mrs. Rachel Lee. Mrs. Mary McDonald. Mrs. Nancy Maloney, Mrs. Susie Mitchell and Mrs. Louisa
Morris, Heber.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m. in Wasatch L. D. S. stake tabernacle, under direction or the Heber Third Ward bishopric. Interment will be in the Heber city cemetery. Friends may call at the home of Mrs. William Blackley Wednesday after 4 p. m. and Thursday until time of funeral.

Salt Lake Tribune, March 20, 1935, Page 26