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Show George Langston LangstonPioneer , , Pioneer ofValley of ofValley Valley , Succumb Succumbs SuccumbsI SuccumbsGeorge SuccumbOeorge I ofI I Oeorge George Langston Langaton a resident residentUlntah of ofUlntah ofUIntah > t Ulntah UIntah county for the past . 60 60years 60years 0 years died . at 8.t 8t his hia home In Vernal Vernalat Vernalat Vcrnat j at 400 4100 ; p m in Saturday l"tlMral ltlMral Punraj l"tlMralservices Punrajservices Puner " , services were conducted In the 1"Int 1Int First " 1"Intward Firstward , * ward chapel Monday . at II.t IIt 2 00 p nt itt ntunder ittunder i under the direction of Warren D DRichardson DRichardson 3 Richardson of the bishopricQ bishopricA bishopric A caravan of twenty Odd Pal- Pal Pallows Fe1 - _ . lows preceded the funeral corteg cortege cortegefrom cortegefroth cortegfrom _ from froth his home to the chapel where wherethe wherethe the group and the Rebeccas form- form formed formed ' - ed a line Une on either side aide of the thewalk thewalk walk In keeping with their tbeir regul reguI- reguI reu1- reu1 reguIar reu1ar - " ar ceremony reguIf f ceremonyAn An organ solo was W98 played by byMrs b : [ , I IMrs Mrs Mable Stagg Bta invocation was wasby wasby toy by Va Van Massey . The Singing Mo- Mo Mothers Mother . - - ; ther thera thers rendered "Beyond Beyond 'Beyond " ' Today " I Ill 11 Take You Home Again Ka lCa ICs- ICs ICsthleen Kathieen - . thieen thleen was sung by Mrs Mra Mae Jor Jor- Jor Jorgensen . - ' gensen gel1en $ acoomapnied aocomaprded accomaprded by hfr hfrStagg Stagg . StaggWilliam staggWllUam William WllUam H Siddoway 81ddoway the firs fi'st fist f fi'stspeaker ' t tspeaker speaker told of his Ufc-l Ufc l life-long life long - nC ae aequalntance . \ qualntance quaintance with Mr Lanpton Langaton LangatonMarjorie LanptonMarjorie Marjorie Twitchcll Twitchell read a tribute tributeto 8 to her grandfather A baritone baritonesolo baritonesolo 9 solo * . Perfect Day was W&4 W4 & sungby sung sung- - by byGeorge byGeorge b ; Oeorge George Hemstalk Remstalk N 0 a Sowarda Sowards Sowardathe Sowardswas ' ' was the concluding speaker 'PIl- 'PIl PIl 'P11- 'P11 P11 'PIlItrim 'P11grins ' ' - ' Itrim grins ( Trims s a Journey was sung by the theSinging theSinging th < Singing Mothers The bened benediction benedictionwas tlon tlonwas was by J William W1Ulam Workman An Ar Anabundance Arabundance ) abundance of flowers fiowers were In esj- esj esjdance evi eyt evidence - . ' dence dance . denceInterment danceInterment Interment was In the Vernal VernalMemorIal Memorial Park with graveside graveaide VernalI 6er see- see seevices & . - I vices conducted by the Odd Fel- Fel Pel- Pel FelJ Fel10wlS Pellows - - J lows 10wlS Mr Langston being a char- char charI charter - . I tor ter member of the Vernal lod lodge lodg lodgThe . < ' . j jThe The gra grave ve was wa.s . dedicated by w-.r w.r w .r r - . War Wr , , ' . . Surviving are his Invalid invaUd wife wlte IU\d IU d and IUdsix andaix \ anisix six aix daughters dauhters & , Mrs Edith Jackson JacksorJensen ' , , Jensen Ellen Dean an Randlett RandlettBerthaWltmel.Laa RandlettBertlsaW1tnerLas RandtettBertha Bertha-Wltmel.Laa BerthaWltmel.Laa Bertha Wltmel.Laa WltmelLaa Bertlsa-W1tner--Las Bertlsa W1tner Las - "Wltmfcr--l "Wltmfcr Wltmfcr l " * " ' - . . - * - - a Veg VegflaBeerice VcgtMi- VcgtMi VcgtMiBearice a " ' - - Bearice - rice Schofleld Scbofleld Schofield Katie Twitchell Twitcheli and andLillian andLillian amLillian d Lillian Snow of VernalThC VernalThose Vernal VernalThose Those ThC e attending the services servicesfrom servicesfrom servicefrom from distant points polntA were Mr and andMrs andMrs aniMrs Mrs George Dean and family famlly of ofRandlett ofRandlett oRandlett Randlett Miand Mr Mi- Mi - and Mrs Mra Peny Perry PenyDean PerryDean PerrDean Dean Port Fort Duchesne Mr and andMrs andMrs aniMrs Mrs Tom Cloward Wh1terocks Whlterocks Wh1terocksBertha WhlterocksBertha WhiterocksBertha Bertha Witmer Las Vegas Qeo QeoVlncent QeoVincent GeeVincent Vlncent Vincent and wife wUe Kemmerer Mar- Mar MarJorie Marjorle MarJorie - Jorie jorle Twitchell Twitcheli LaganGeorge Logan Lagan LoganOeorge , Oeorge George Heber Reber Lanirston Lcengston Lm ! ton was born bornin bonIn I IIn In Alpine Utah Sept 22 1860 Hisearly HIs HIsearly HIearly early years were spent . there and andat andat an anat < at Salt Balt Lake City where he receiv- receiv received received recelv'ed recelved - - ' ed a good education He came carne to toAshley toAshley UAshley Ashley Valley In 1879 and spent spentthe spentthe spen'the spenthe ' the first winter with his uncle uncleCoosge uncleOeorge Coos-ge Coos ge org - " Freestone P'reestone Preestone ' and family rarnlly Here Herehe Herehe Henhe he suffered surrered the hardships hardahlP6 of hunget hun hun- hungeT hunger - getand ger geT get- - and illness 11lness common to theI thepioneers thepioneers the pioneers that winterThe winterThe winter I The following two years he workI'd worked work ' ed I'd Id for William Olpson Gipson Glpson on his h1s h1sfarm hisfarm farm In Ashley where he met andmarrif"d andmarried and married marrif"d marrifd " Anna : Mary Nellsen Neilsen on onJan onJan onJan Jan 1 11884 1884 The young couplehomesteaded couplelsomesteaded couple homesteaded lsomesteaded a farm joining Olpsons Gipson Olp Gip son sons a on the ew eabi east . . 'hey hey .hey 'they they . ' ' lived oil on onthis onto oilthis to this is farm 30 yearsMr years yearsMr yearsMr Mr Langston helped build theRock theRock the theRock Rock Point canal drafted the bylaws bylaws by- by bylaws - - laws of the corporation served B6 as B6director asdirector BEdirector director & sercetary &erceta.ry erceta.ry ercetary . and treasurer treasurerof treasurelof Jf of < the canal for thirty years Hewas He Hewas Hewas was also a school trustee for 15 15I 15years 15years 15years years engaged In the tJ1e cattle rais- rais rats- rats raisIng ratsing rals-ng rals ng - - I Ing ' and dairying becoming a pros pros- prosperous prosporous prosperous - - perous porous farmerI farmerIn farmer farmerIn I In 1915 1916 1015 he sold this farm fann and andI andspent andspent andspent I spent one year at Ban San Diego Ca.l1t Cal1t Calif . Ca.l1tI Ca.l1tthen Califthen Califthen then returned and bought thetarm thefarm the I tarm farm one mUe mile east of Vernal |