EMERY COUNTY- Cornelius Ekker 63 well-known, southeastern, Utah rancher died of natural causes Wednesday in his home here. He was born Jan 2, 1884, in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, a son of John G. and Marie( Van T0ll) Ekker. On Aug 28 1907, he married Edna Gibbons in Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, where they settled and operated the Ekker Ranch. Mr Ekker also worked gold claims In southeastern Utah the past 20 years and owned a uranium mine.
From 1906 to 1910 he served a term as a United States mall carrier from Greenriver to Hanksville. At that time, mail was carried on horseback across the desert. He served on the Wayne County Commission from 1938 to 1939
Cornelius and Edna Ekker had 12 children: 9 sons and 3 daughters. Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Reba Geneal Burnett, Denver; Mrs. Julia Marie Cheskaty, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Gladys Louise Way nine sons, Harold E. Ekker Loa, Wayne County, Glen S., Wayne County, Sgt. Bruce H. Ekker, Brunswick, Maine, Arthur B. and Teddy Cornelius Ekker, Horace E., RIter C., Darys F. and Jesse G. Ekker of Hanksville, Utah, 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Hanksville Ward Chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints by William W W. Wells, bishop.
Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) 08 Mar 1952, Sat Page 7
EMERY COUNTY- Cornelius Ekker 63 well-known, southeastern, Utah rancher died of natural causes Wednesday in his home here. He was born Jan 2, 1884, in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, a son of John G. and Marie( Van T0ll) Ekker. On Aug 28 1907, he married Edna Gibbons in Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, where they settled and operated the Ekker Ranch. Mr Ekker also worked gold claims In southeastern Utah the past 20 years and owned a uranium mine.
From 1906 to 1910 he served a term as a United States mall carrier from Greenriver to Hanksville. At that time, mail was carried on horseback across the desert. He served on the Wayne County Commission from 1938 to 1939
Cornelius and Edna Ekker had 12 children: 9 sons and 3 daughters. Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Reba Geneal Burnett, Denver; Mrs. Julia Marie Cheskaty, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Gladys Louise Way nine sons, Harold E. Ekker Loa, Wayne County, Glen S., Wayne County, Sgt. Bruce H. Ekker, Brunswick, Maine, Arthur B. and Teddy Cornelius Ekker, Horace E., RIter C., Darys F. and Jesse G. Ekker of Hanksville, Utah, 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Hanksville Ward Chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints by William W W. Wells, bishop.
Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) 08 Mar 1952, Sat Page 7
Family Members
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Harold Cornelius Ekker
1908–1991
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Horace Edward Ekker
1909–1993
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Arthur Benjamin Ekker
1911–1978
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Charles Riter Ekker
1913–1997
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Reba Geneal Ekker Bennett
1914–1992
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Darys Frederick Ekker
1916–2002
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Glen Stoddard Ekker
1919–2003
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Julia Marie Ekker Cheskaty
1922–2015
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Bruce Herbert "Bampa" Ekker
1924–2009
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Jesse Gibbons Ekker
1926–1999
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Gladys Louise Ekker May
1929–2021
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Teddy Cornelius "Ted" Ekker
1931–2014
