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Show lit FROM LGS IGEIESIS HERE W. W. Scribnor died at the hospital here last Saturday following an operation oper-ation tor ruptured appendix. He. ::: company with S. R. White, Charles and Harold Thomas, were en route j from Los Angeles to Grand Junction. I Colo., when on Sept. 2", .while the other side of Overton. Nov., Scribnor was taken very ill with acute pains. . On being informed of his condition last Thursday. Dr. Clare Woodbury left and met the party about three miles the other side of the divide. Scribner was brought in, suffering intensely. An examination showed him to be in a critical condition and his wife was telegraphed for and arrived ar-rived Sunday, after her husband had passed away. Before dying Mr. Scribner requested that he be buried here, and when this was told to Mrs. Scribner she said it should be as he wished, and their only child, a son 15 years old, was telegraphed for. The son arrived in time for the funeral funer-al services Wednesday. Mr. Scribner had been a bridge gang foreman for the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads and the three men with him were members of his crew. They speak very highly of him, Mr. White saying he had known him many years and he was like a brother. Mr. Scribner was 44 years of age, and was on his way to Grand Junction to work. Funeral services were held at the Lyceum at 5 p. m. Wednesday, conducted con-ducted by Bishop Frank G. Miles. The speaker, was Elder Andrew W. Baker. Mrs. Lucy Thompson sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and a j quartet sang "O My Father." The i opening prayer was by Elder D. H. Morris, and closing prayer by Elder Geo. E. Miles. ' . Interment was made in the city cemetary, the grave .being dedicated by Elder George Brooks, Jr. Many beautiful floral tributes were laid on the grave. A touching and pathetic moment came when the son of the deceased asked if he might take a last look at his father the casket having been closed before his arrival here. The casket was opened and the boy, overcome over-come by emotion said, while looking at his father's remains, "Dad. I'll look after mother." Mrs. Scribner, her son, and S. R. White desire through this paper to express their deep gratitude to everybody every-body for the kindness shown them in their bereavement of husband! father, fath-er, and friend, saying thay never knew so much kindness existed in the world as they found here. Mrs. Scribner felt especially grateful grate-ful to the hospital for the care, attention at-tention and kindly treatment given her husband. |