| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME Bills and Mrs Owen Mousley Riverton Earl Gaisford of Fremont California Mrs Maude Singleton of Downey Cali fornia and Ted Gaisford and Frank Gaisford of American Fork Upon her death April 17 1961 Elizabeth was 88 years of age She succumbed at the American Fork Hospital aftertwo week illness of causes incident to old age JOSIAH FRANCIS GIBBS Millard County Blade Born August 26 1845 Died August 1932 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1971 Although his background was rooted in the Mormon Church and he wasmissionary for his faith in England Josiah Gibbs became an outspoken critic of some of its policies His sometimes-tart writing made controversial journalist him well-known but Resolute editorial devotion to the separation of Church and State eventually brought charges of apostasy based on general neglect of duty and he was excommunicated June 27 1908 Gibbs wastalented writer and an enterprising though not overly successful publisher And while his newspaper career came to an inappropriately early end he left behindcontroversial book texts on geology which remained in use two decades after his death and numerous short stories and articles Among subjects explored in his extensive writings were the Mountain Meadow Massacre the Gunnison Massacre the history of Marysvale andtribute to the people who settled in and around Delta Some authorities contend his exhaustive exploration of the two massacres resulted in the most accurate portrayals written about the tragic events And 519 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
