1905-01-Improvement Era—Death of Elder Mantle

Death of Elder Mantle

Improvement Era, v. 8 n. 3, January 1905, p. 236.

Death of Elder Mantle. — Elder John Willard Mantle, of Taylorsville, Salt Lake county, died on the 25th, in Baltimore, where he was laboring as a missionary in the Eastern States mission. He was the son of Llewelyn and Catharine Watkins Mantle, and was born in Salt Lake City, July 24, 1854. On the. 29th of September, 1903, he was set apart by Elder Seymour B. Young, for a mission to the Eastern States,and left for his field the following day, where he labored faithfully. His health some time ago began to fail, due to some internal complications. On the 18th of November, he underwent an operation, after which he appeared to be rapidly recovering, but on the 25th he was seized by a severe spell of sneezing which evidently affected his heart, and it, being weakened by the operation, and perhaps by the anesthetic, could not resist the strain. The remains were brought home by Elder Wilford M. Allred, of Spring City, who arrived in Salt Lake City, on the fifth of December.