Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-27
Old and Respected Citizen of
Pennington Passes Away
HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE
Led an Honorable Career Was Assoc
ciated with Uncle Charlie Decker
In the Early Days.
Especial to the "News." .

Pennington, March 27.-B. +. Rnowl-
ton. one Of the olde7t and most respect
ed citizens OF this place, died very sud-
denly at his home about noon today.
This morning he was apparently as
well as usual and worked about his
place with his accustomed energy Az
about u o'clock he walked into the
house and sat down In chair lie soon
began to gasp for breath and a mes
senger was dispatched for neighbor,
but the stricken man expired before the
neighbor got there. II is thought that
the cause Of the death was heart fall
ure. The people of Pennington are
very much grieved over the sad event
Frank" Knowlton, as he was always
called. was sixty three years old last
January. He was born in Cummings
vile, Ohio, and while he was a boy
his parents espoused the Mormon
faith. He was reared in the Church
and maintained his integrity to II to the
end of his days. and was often called
on to defend It. He occupied much
the same place In the early history OF
Utah as did Uncle Charlie Decker, who
died last week, and Eph Hanks, a
cousin Of the deceased. He was ASSOC
ciated with those men In many thrill
ing experiences on the plains and In the
mountains. He was prudent and
cautious man and never wantonly
courted danger. but when II was UNI
avoidable he was never known to show
the white feather. He never asked
others to brave danger he was not
willing to face himself, and when a sac
rltice was necessary to be made he was
always one of the first TO respond.
During the later fifties and early sixties
he spent much OF his lime in going to
meet emigrant trains and directing
them into the valley. He made several
trips Of tbia kind with Uncle Charlie
Decker, and was very useful for such
purposes because Of his prudence and
courage. He also rode the pony ex-
press for several months. He lived In
Salt Lake for a number of years where
he had a wide circle of friends. He
later moved to Grantsyille and became
well established there. About ~ years
ago he moved TO Pennington, where he
has lived ever since. He pursued an
upright, honorable course throughout
his career, and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him. His nature was
very kindly and sympathetic, and a
call for help was never made In vain
to him when II was m his power to
render assistance. AT one time he was
In very good circumstances but series
Of financial reverses had reduced him
10 humble circumstances. He, too,
seems to have been pursued by some
evil genius for his calamitles followed
close on the heels Of one another. He
had many domestic troubles TO sorrow
his life About two years ago he lost
his daughter, Hattie, who was the VIC
tim of appendicitis. She was the
greatest pride and Joy to his life. and
since her death he has never been his
old self again He has had other trou-
bles that tended TO embitter his life's
cup but he tried to bear up manfully
and kept his sorrows 10 himself He
came from very large family, being
the brother 10 Ounce Knowlton. the
late Mrs. Captain Hooper, and Mrs
Howard Corey. He led a very sober
and Industrious life. and reared a very
large family, most Of which survive
him. He has son, Frank, who is
now In the Philippines,
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
The funeral viii be held from the
Pennington meeting house on Saturday
afternoon at l o'clock.