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Show Rites Are Conducted For John Kennedy Funeral services for John Kennedy, Ken-nedy, 72, veteran foreman of the Utah Copper company and In their employ almost continuously continuous-ly for 30 years, were held Sunday Sun-day at the Legion Civic Center under direction of American Legion Le-gion post No. 30. Ray R. Adams, director of the Industrial commission, was principal prin-cipal speaker. Post Commander Wayne Shelley and Chaplain David Da-vid Lyon were other speakers. Robert Colyar played piano selections. se-lections. Pallbearers were J. D. Shilling, Shill-ing, Roy Shilling, John Steele, Joe Colyar, Sam Jenkins, Charles Charl-es Fansler, M. Dotterel-, George Bolman. The American Legion color guard conducted their ceremonies. Final salutes were fired over the grave by the Fort Douglas firing fir-ing squad. Interment was in the Bingham cemetery. The Bingham Mortuary was in charge. Mr. Kennedy succumbed to pneumonia last Friday in a Salt Lake hospital. He was born In Pittsburgh. Pa., on February 2, 1866. He enlisted in the World War as a private in 1917. At the close of the war and 21 months overseas service, Mr. Kennedy had won a commission as second lieutenant. lieu-tenant. In France he met and married Mathilde Harvard, who survives him. s |