David Mailon Guest, born 19 October 1870 in Millcreek. He was married in the Salt Lake Temple to Marintha Altheria Hart on 28 November 1900. They were the parents of nine children, all living to adulthood except the first little girl, Gladys Marintha, who lived only three days. They were living at 2147 South 7th East, in the Forest Dale Ward, Granite Stake. He held the priesthood office of Seventy in 1920 and was a High Priest by 1930. David died 30 March 1938 in Salt Lake City. He is listed in the 1910 Salt Lake City Directory as having a dairy on West Temple south of 14th [33rd] South. His obituary was in the Deseret News of Wednesday 30 March 1938 with a picture of him in a uniform of some type. The microfilm copy was very poor.
David Malin Guest, 67, 2147 Seventh East Street, died today at 6 a.m. in a local hospital.
Born in Salt Lake City, Oct. 19, 1869, the son of Edward F. and Jane Price [sic] Guest. Surviving are his wife, Marintha Hart Guest, five sons, David Russell, Howard, Derl, Elmer and Calvin Guest: two daughters Mrs. LaVon Remington and Miss Vivian Guest, all of Salt Lake. Also two grandchildren and two brothers, Edward F. and Orson J. Guest.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 12:15 p.m. in the Lincoln Ward Chapel with Bishop Willard Richards officiating. Burial will be in the Wasatch Lawn Burial Park.
His widow lived until 8 September 1966 of causes "incident to age." She was living at 41 South 900 East at the time of her death.