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Show Jack Waters, accompanied by Carol Kesler. Pallbearers Pallbear-ers and honorary pallear-ers pallear-ers were grandsons and compassionate services were rendered by the Second Ward Relief Society. tives. He loved sports and attended all the football games and basketball games at the high school whenever possible. He especially enjoyed en-joyed the sports coverage on television. He kept abreast of world news and read his church books daily. Edwin was an active mem ber of the Lion's Club and served as a secretary for many years and also helped' with the paper drive for many years. He had served as President or secretaryof irrigation ir-rigation companies and was presently secretary of one of the ditch companies. Ninety- nine members gathered ga-thered to pay their last respects re-spects to Grandpa. Tributes were given by grandchildren Calvin White, Scott Olson. Dan Nielson, Lynn Strong, and Nola Sessions, and son-in-law, Lee Strong; speakers speak-ers Lavel Bradshaw and Bishop Bi-shop Randy Bradshaw. Prayers were by sons-in-law Marvin White, Alden J. Nielsen, Keith Harris; and dedication of the grave by son, Leon E. Paice. Musical numbers were by Nell Smith accompanied by Lois White and a male quartett consisting consist-ing of Vernon Condie, J.D. Osborn, Gordon Baker, and i- - i " ' , ; i . J - J f ; J " f V' ; Funeral services were held Saturday, October 31 , 1981, for Caleb Edwin Paice, 85, a life -long resident of Beaver. He was born Nov. 18, 1895 in Beaver to George and Charlotte Orton Paice. .He married Martha Dean June 28, 1916 in the Salt Lake Temple. Nine children were born to this union. Survivors Sur-vivors are his wife, and seven se-ven children; Howard R. Carson City, Nev.; Leon E. and Mrs. Lee (Lucille) Strong, Beaver; Mrs. Alden (Erma ) Nielson, Oak City; Mrs. Keith (Ileen) Harris, Provo; Mrs. Foss (Shirley) Sessions, Norco, Calif.; Mrs. Marvin (Phyllis) White, Wenatchee, Washington. Also, brothers, Dr. Clifford A. Paice, L as Vegas, Nev.; and G Elmer Paice, Beaver; 42 grandchildren and 46 great - grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Edwin was educated in the public schools of Beaver and graduated from Murdock Academy. He attended the University of Utah and Utah State University. He taught at Murdock Academy, in Hurricane, Winter Quarters, Carbon County, and Logan before returning to Beaver where he taught math and science and was also the junior high school principal. In 1961 Edwin was set apart as Beaver Stake Patriarch and had given 592 blessings at the time of his death. His church activities were CALEB EDWIN PAICE with the Adult Priesthood members for 13 years and was an active home teacher. After his retirement from teaching, he and his wife served ser-ved a mission to the South West Indian Mission in New Mexico for 2-12 years; and upon their return were set apart as Stake Missionaries. He raised beef cattle, was a dairyman, and farmed for many years and enjoyed having hav-ing a good horse to ride and use when working with his cattle. He and his wife, Martha, celebrated their 65th anni-verary anni-verary June 28th with a family fam-ily reunion. He loved his family and attended weddings, wed-dings, missionary farewells, baptisms, and naming of babies. ba-bies. He enjoyed music and had sung with a male quartet and mixed quartets for funerals fun-erals and church functions. He also spoke at many funerals fun-erals for friends and rela- many and varied, having been a Sunday School teacher with Martha Dean at age 17; and alternate high councilman at age 21, then a regular councilman coun-cilman two years later. In 1925, he was set apart as a counselor to Bishop Wesley W. Farrer, a position he held for 12 years. During this time, the West Ward Chapel was built and completed in 1932. This is the present First-Second Ward Chapel. He was a bishop of the West Ward for eight years; also, a counselor, to stake president, pres-ident, S. Taylor Farnsworth; a counselor in the high priest Quorum ,executive secretary in Beaver Stake and worked |