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Show Funeral Is Held Wednesday For Pioneer Citizen Joseph W. Halliday, 93, and at the time of his death was the oldest man in North Utah County, passed away at his home here Monday afternoon, following a three week's illness. Funeral services ser-vices were held in the First Ward L. D. S. Chapel Wednesday afternoon after-noon at one o'clock, with Bishop's Counsellor Elvin R. Thorne, directing. direct-ing. He was born in Bristol, England, April 21, 1850, a son of George and Sarah Kendell Halliday. The family fam-ily joined the Latter Day Saints Church in England, and emigrated to Utah in 1854, arriving in Salt Lake City. He resided in that city until be was sixteen years of age, when he moved to Pleasant Grove and has lived here since that time. Mr. Halliday married Louisa Howley, May 13, 1872, at the old Endowment House in Salt Lake ' City. They lived together 62 years. She passed away 4 years ago.. He has always been an active L. D. S. Church worker, serving as a member of the First Bishopric of the Manila Ward, and also serving as Superintendent of Sunday school of that ward. He was a member of the Timpanogos Stake High Council at the time of his death. He is survived by six children: Mrs. Pearl Wadley, and Mrs. Merle Coombs of Pleasant Grove; Joseph Halliday, Vera Halliday, and Mrs. Vida Adamson of Salt Lake City; and Will Halliday of Shelley, Idaho. He also leave 9 grand children; 27 great-grand children and one great-great-grand child. One sister, Mrs. Weltha Shaffer of Salt Lake City also survives. The opening number was-ti vocal solo, sung by Mrs. Mae R. Walker, "i Know That My Redeemer Lives,'". She was accompanied by Irwin Jensen. Invocation was asked by Vere Halliday, a grandson. A biographical sketch of the life ! of Mr. Halliday was read by Gor--don Wright, a great grand son. Mrs. Delbert Chipman and Kenneth Ken-neth Robison, accompanied by Mrs. !Mary Humphries sang a vocal duet "In The Garden," The first speaker was Karl Banks who eulogized Mr. Halliday as a good citizen, and spoke feelingly of his love for his neighbors. The second speaker was Lyle B. Nichols, a nephew, who after ex-' ex-' pressing beautiful thoughts of life and death, used these words, "Tis "better to walk in the dark with God, than walk alone in the light." President Wilford W. Warnick told of his close association with members of the Halliday family, and after expressing sympathy, read H. R. Merrills poem "Let This Be Heaven." Cloisng emarks were made by Elvin Thorne. Muiscal numbers interpersing the speakers were an organ solo, "0 My Father' by Gene Halliday, a grandson. An instrumental num-"ber num-"ber "Nearer My God To Thee" was played bv a string ensemble from the high school directed by Irwin Jensen and the closing number n duet by Mrs. Chipman and "Mr. Robison. accompanied by Mrs. "Humphries. "Theres Life "Beyond The Shadows, Theres Hope "Beyond The Veil.' Benediction was pronounced by Tj. AT. Atwood. Burial took nlaee in the Pleasant Grove Citv Cemetery, Ceme-tery, where R. T. Wadlev offered thf rWicatorv praver. Pall henrers. all prnndons of tho d'srted we Nvle Wndlev. rnr AHurnsrm. Marion TTnllidiv. nWt- TTnilidnt'. Eldo Hnllidnv. and "Wm-ne Adnmson. |