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Show Funeral Services Held Here Monday For Peter Ephriam Beckstrom Funeral services were held in the south ward chapel at 10:30 Monday Mon-day for Peter Ephriam Beckstrom, 74, of Pine Valley, who died in St. George Saturday, Jan. 20, following follow-ing a stroke suffered December 20, and since when he has been seriously ill. Born in Heber City, March 3, 1866, he was the eldest of two sons of Peter Christiana Lund Beckstrom. In 1870 the Beck-stroms Beck-stroms were among those called to the Muddy Valley mission, remaining remain-ing there only a short 'time, then returning to St. George where their father died. Later the mother with her two sons moved to Pine Valley and made their permanent home. As a young man he worked at the saw mill near Pine Valley for the late H. J. Burgess, later acquiring ac-quiring property and cattle of his own, and through life he followed cattle raising and farming. June 28, 1895, he married Emma Bracken, also of Pine Valley, in the St. George Temple, and with the exception of a few years spent at Central, and a brief period in Uintah, they continued to live in Pine Valley, where they reared a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters. Bp. E. S. Gardner of the Pine Valley ward presided at the services ser-vices held Monday, with Counselor Counse-lor Levi Snow in charge of the program. The assembly room of the chapel was crowded to capacity capa-city with friends and relatives (Continued on page five) I P. E. Beckstrom : (Continued from first page) :i coming from other towns in Wash- a ington county, from Cedar City - and elsewhere. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The six sons of the deseased were pal-bearers. pal-bearers. Included in the musical numbers num-bers for the services were two vocal quartettes, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Lead Me Gently Home" by the south ward quartet, Alice Cannon, Melba Baker, Wm. A. Whitehead and Herman Larkin, and Mrs. Ada Cannon, accompanist; a violin solo "One Fleeting Hour" by Mrs. Irene Everett, vocal solo, "C My i Father" by Vernon Worthen, with Mrs. Mae A. Pace at the organ; vocal solo, "My Faith In Thee" by Mrs. Mamie Paxman, accompanied ' r, on the piano by her sister, Mrs. ; Nemmie Pearce. Pres. W. W. McArthur told of his acquaintance with the deceased in his business life, of his know- j ledge of and belief in the scrip tures, his good management, thrift and neatness in the care of his property, and his great devotion to his family. Speaking of their association as cattle men on the range and off, as members of local base ball teams, as freighters of early days, and as lifelong friends, Edward R. Frei Sr. of Santa Clara, paid high tribute to the sterling qualities possessed by Peter Beckstrom. I Miss Linna Snow, instructor in behalf of the people of Pine Valley sentiments of appreciation for the splendid life of their neighbor and friend, telling of his intimate association as-sociation with her father, the late Frank Snow, of their missionary labors together In the Southern States in 1898, both leaving small families at home, of his quiet, un- obtrusive ways, his pride in well , kept premises, in good teams and cattle, his orderliness and industry, indus-try, love for his fellowmen, and ; his unchanging faith. : Prayers were by W. O. Bentley and Rex Gardner, the body being taken to Pine Valley for burial Immediately following the services. Surviving besides Mrs. Beck-j Beck-j strom are the six sons, Dilworth, i ', of Panguitch, Vere Lee, Gordon, i Marion and Paul, all of Pine Val ley, and two daughters, Mrs. Gor- don Sullivan and Mrs. Earl j Church of St. George; also 19 grandchildren and one brother, M Joseph O. Beckstrom, of Los Angeles, all of whom attended the services except younger grandchildren. |