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Show WILFORD ARTHUR STRINGER PASSES AWAY SUNDAY Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed Wednesday afternoon in the Copperton LDS ward chapel for Wilford Arthur Stringer, 45, who succumbed in a Salt Lake City hospital Sunday at 2 p.m. of a brain tumor. lie had been ill several months. Mr. Stringer was born in Rock Springs, Wyo., January 18, 1898. He moved from Wyoming to the Bingham district in 1923 and began work with the Utah Copper Cop-per company. Prior to the time he was taken to the hospital he was ambulance driver for the company. He married Edith Graham November No-vember 7, 1922, in Evanston, Wyo. Active in the LDS church, he was a member of the presidency of the eighth quorum of elders of the West Jordan LDS stake. Survivors include the widow, two daughters and one son, Stella Stel-la May, Hannah Fae and Wilford Arnold Stringer of Copperton; three brothers and five sisters, George Stringer of Twin Falls, Willard, Myron and Ethel Stringer String-er of Mountainview, Wyo.; Mrs. Verbena Carpenter of Evanston, Wyo.; Mrs. Annie Wade of Modesto, Mo-desto, Cal.; Mrs. Hazel Thompson Thomp-son of Ogden and Mrs. Veda Mi-kesell Mi-kesell of Rawlins, Wyo.; one half brother and two half sisters, John W. Stringer of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Edith McPhee of Kem-merer, Kem-merer, Wyo., and Lillian Stringer String-er of Phoenix, Ariz. The following program was conducted at the services: Bishop George Nix presided. Speakers besides Bishop Nix were Ray Larsen and Angus Christensen; songs, Copperton LDS ward Relief society, "I Know My Redeemer Re-deemer Lives" and "Oh My Father"; vocal trio, "In The Garden", Gar-den", Beverly Nix, Shirley Parkin Par-kin and Jena Vee Olson, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Ruby Parkin; vocal solo, "Going Home", Joel P. Jensen. Pallbearers were Leo Thome, Harvey Danks, Udell George, Albert Ray, R. C. Roberts and Robert Booth. rs 1 |