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Show William W. Flanigan Dies, Services Held Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed in the Cedar LDS Fourth Ward Monday for William Wallace Flannigan, 84, who died in a SL George rest home on Friday June 16 of causes Incident to age. Prominent pioneer of southern Utah, Mr. Flanigan has been associated as-sociated with several events of historical significance in the development de-velopment of the southern Utah area. Principally he was affiliated affilia-ted with the cableway construction construc-tion into Zion Canyon in 1901, has been recognized as the origi-ator origi-ator of the architectal landscaping land-scaping of the College of Southern South-ern Utah campus and he is noted as the father of the popular Zi-on's Zi-on's Narrow hike. Speakers at the services included in-cluded Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite, and William H. Manning with remarks by Sheldon Olds, member mem-ber of the Fourth Ward Bishopric, who conducted the services. A mixed quartet composed of Wm. Condie, Cora Condie, Ray Cosslet and Mamie Eck, accompanied accom-panied by Beth Leigh sang two numbers; Jackie Flanigan Robinson, Robin-son, a grandaughter, played a piano solo and Miss Carol Lou Munford sang a vocal solo. Prayer at the mortuary prior to the services was by Harry Lunt. Invocation was by Theron Ash-croft; Ash-croft; benediction by Hazen Cool-ey Cool-ey and the dedication of the grave at the Cedar City teme-tary teme-tary was by Clifton Chatterley. Prelude and postlude organ music was by Mrs. Ada Palmer. Mr. Flanigan helped construct the cableway from the top of Zion into the canyon, a distance of 2,500 ft. in 1901. The cableway was in operation for six years and it was used principally to bring lumber for the development develop-ment of communities along the Virgin River and to also construct con-struct the first lodge in Zion Park. Many of the beautiful pine trees on the campus of the College Col-lege of Southern Utah were planted under the dilution of Mr. Flanigan when he was grounds and buildings superintendent superin-tendent of the Branch Normal School, forerunner of CSU. His first trek through what is now known at the Zion Narrows Nar-rows was in the fall of 1900. It was not, however, until 20 years later that he persuaded others to make the trip with him. Today To-day the hike is one of the most popular attractions of the entire area. He was born in Rockville, Feb. 17, 1877, a son of Thomas Em-mett Em-mett and Ida Johnson Flanigan. He married Nellie Draper, March 15, 1898, in the St. George LDS Temple. Mrs. Flanigan died in the fall of 1957. He is survived by two sons: Elsworth, Cedar City and LeVar, Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. Chester Allen, Richfield and Mrs. John Ruesch, Springdale: 11 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. |