Show funeral services held forties for Pres Tres john M baxter john mckinnon baxter died earl early friday morning at his lanch home iu in almy funeral services were conducted sun day from the L D S chuich lie ile was wag born at warm springs utah june 3 0 3 1850 1859 the son baxter r and jane mcl mckinon non baxter ills is early life was spent in ili salt lake blaip city his first was k S richards who later became a prominent attorney of utah for a number of years ho he attended mrs pratts private school and from there entered the university deseret Dc seret which is ia now thu the university of utah in mrs baxter moved to randolph with her son john and daughter jane president baxter told many interesting stories of 0 the times lie he hunted bunted afifi an d swam swain with the indian boys that each year passer passed through the randolph country on oil their way from the wind river country to the salmon river each year while lie was wag hunting with wilh the indian boys the girls used to sew for the little indian babies president baxter was one ot the young men that helped build the first canal in bear river lie ile helped haul logs to blud many of the farm houses in the randolph district at that time logs and poles from the randolph canyon were ucil as a medium of exchange five poles would admit a young man to the dance if delivered tu to the lance dance hall it was while getting out poles to pay for a yoke abke of oxen that president baxter was so nearly frozen to death lie ile was married to agnes smith may esth 1878 although they had no childen child en of their own their home was waa always shared by foster children one time the baxters managed a cooperative store in randolph but gave it lip to go on oil a mission to mississippi at this time linie there was very bitter feeling against the mormons cormons and these young missionaries wore were very badly treated by mobs that drove thru from place to place making choir work very hard for them president baxters life lias has been t pent to his bi 8 church and its people A record throng attended services which were held last sunday afternoon bishop jared il II downs bowns of the almy ward conducted the services and read the obituary hymn an angel from froin on oil high president baxters favorite invocation bishop lawrence B johnson of randolph anthem lie ile that hath clean hands and a pure heart speakers pat jas ins brown sr pros pres george A neville neille ne ille former co couii belois s of pre president ident baxter when stake president solo 1 I know that my redeemer lives mrs harold E brough and choir address president rudger claw son soil president of the quorum of the twelve Apost apostles leg salt lake city solo beyond william F starkey address president james drown brown jr president of the woodruff stake anthem the lost chord 11 sir ai arthur thin sullivan choir benediction bishop thomas J of woodruff ward president john 31 peart gave the dedicatory prayer at the grave tile the E cranston I 1 ward choir furnished tile the sinz sins ing under direction of john nellson neilson with mrs laura starkey butts at organ ray durnford son directors pall bearers david dean win J starkey arkey Sr 0 C ting ey evanston an drew funk ogden hyram J norri jr and win johnson Job randolph utah |