| Show Attend Avalanche Victims Victim's Funeral Most of the personnel of the Great Basin Research Center I and the local Forest Service office of office office of- of fice were in Ogden Wednesday for the funeral of Dr Lincoln Ellison for several years in charge of the Research Center Dr Ellison 49 49 was killed by an avalanche near th the Snow ki ar area a above Ogden about about about a- a bout Sunday aft afternoon He was touring west weston on the ski area and was a bit ah ahead ad of others of the when struck and buried by the slide Another skier John Anthony Dean 23 of Salt Lake City was killed when a sec second nd s slide ide struck a rescue party of which he was a member moth Both bodies were found Sunday evening but had to be left until the next day before being brought out Lincoln Ellison was born Aug 2 1908 in Portland Oregon but moved to San Francisco with his family at an early age He received re re- received re received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California California Califor Califor- nia in Los Angeles ng les in 1931 his masters master's degree from University of Minnesota in 1938 and his doctorate from the same school in 1942 He was in charge of the Great Gre t Basin Rese Research Center from 1938 to 1952 liv living ng at the Center headquarters inthe summer summer summer sum sum- mer and spending some of the winters in Ephraim and some elsewhere He and family lived in the home now occupied by Mr and Mrs J J J. W. W Humphrey also in the former Joseph Braithwaite Braithwaite Braith- Braith waite walte home during their stay in Ephraim Those going from here for forthe- forthe the funeral at the Lindquist Mortuary Mortuary Mortuary Mor Mor- in Ogden were A. A Perry Plummer now in charge of the Great Basin Research Center Neil Evan Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son Paul E. E Hans Hanson Hansen Merlin Stock and Theo H H. Anderson Dr Ellison is survived d by his widow Laurel Elizabeth Elver EIver Ellison whom he heni ni married ried April 28 28 1933 and four daughters Liane Laurel Elizabeth Linda and Linnea Ellison all of 2625 Harrison Blvd Ogden I |
