Show coalville Co alville pioneer passes awa away after long illness william sherwood saxton 75 lifetime life time resident of this section died at his home in coalville Co alville friday afternoon january 10 1941 ot of a lingering illness having been confined to his bed for many months he was born february 8 1865 at coalville Co alville mr saxton married anna johansen in coalville Co alville on november 1st ast 1887 mr saxton has always been an active worker in civic and religious I 1 fields he spent 18 years in the bishopric of the upton ivard 10 of i which he served as bishop he has always been an outstanding character in helping to build up the community in which he lived surviving besides his wife are the following children elmer saxton and william S saxton of declo dealo idaho mrs G A gledhill of mcgill nev eugene saxton of raymond idaho harold saxton of upton vern saxton of 0 coalville Co alville and lewis saxton of tooele thoele also one brother C D saxton of coal ville 35 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren funeral services were conducted at tuesday in the L D S ward house at upton interment was in the upton cemetery the order of the services was as follows opening song oh rny my I 1 father by quartette judith beard mrs austin geary lawrence lawrenc I 1 wright and emerson staples Ls opening prayer wm win if H mangum duet softly and tenderly mrs austin geary and mrs lawrence wright sketch of lite life of 0 ohp th deceased ep bp vern boyer vocal duet sometime somewhere mrs eva jacobson and mrs Arti artimisia powell accompanied by juanita moore address edward powell violin duet out of the dust beth powell and verna deon deming demine address wm H robinson vocal solo in the garden judith beard address wilbur powell quartette beyond the river benediction parley A powell the alae grave was dedicated by walter dark clark the large number of relatives and friends who gathered to payl pay ther their last rei regards ards to thi beloved pioneer attests the high esteem in which ne nc vas hela in this community |