Show Wm H. H Denison Dies in Sleep William Hans Denison ap apparently apparently apparently ap- ap passed peacefully away away away a- a way in his sleep at his home about Saturday morning after a lingering illness He had his gall bladder removed on June 29 of last year and had never fully recovered his strength family members re re- re port He was born May 15 1886 at Sterling to Ephraim and Mary Ellen Johnson Denison He married Mary Jensen June 30 1907 in the Manti ManU Temple He spent his early life in the livestock business in Sterling and Centerfield and moved to Ephraim in 1942 He was custodian for forthe forthe forthe the Institute building and grounds for ten years years He was a high priest in the Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim South ward and had served as a stake missionary Survivors include his wi widow widow widow wi- wi dow and one son Clarence ClarenceA W. W A Denison Ephraim other sons and daughters Vernal E. E West Jordan Miles J. J Kearns Floyd R. R Drap Draper r Ernest S S. Lincoln Nebraska Mrs Merrill Wanda Curtis Aurora Mrs Homer Ruby Whitlock Sandy 31 grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children 17 great grandchild ren sisters Mrs Ellen Nelson Nel- Nel Nelson son and Mrs John Maggie l Thomas both of Sterling Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Ephraim South Ward Chapel and burial burial burial bur bur- ial was in the Centerfield Cemetery where the grave was dedicated by a son Ernest Denison Bishop Ross P. P Findlay conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted the funeral and made opening and closing remarks Other speakers were Albert Anderson of or Manti who had been a childhood playmate and a n teen-age teen pal of Mr Denison and had served as bishop of Sterling and Neil C of the stake presidency f for former o r m mer e r South SouthWard SouthWard V Ward ard bishop He read a poem written by Mable Follett Blaney Blaney Blaney Bla- Bla ney of Ogden a former Snow student in which she paid tribute to both Mr and Mrs Denison Prayer at the home was by Merritt Bradley of Sterling the invocation was by George GeorgeQ Q Edwards and the benediction benedic benedic- benediction benediction tion by Darwin Mellor of Salt Lake Prelude and nd postlude organ music was played by Mrs Ardith Peterson who also ac accompanied accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied the the choir and other other other oth oth- er musical n numbers u m b be e r s. s The choir directed by Mrs June Nelson kelson sang O 0 My Father and Sometime Somewhere Well We'll Understand Mrs Bertha Bertha Bertha Ber Ber- tha O. O Anderson sang In InThe InThe InThe The Garden and Lawrence LawrenceR R R. P Poulson o 0 U l 15 s o 0 n sang Coin Goan Home A lunch was served at the Centerfield Ward chapel af after after after af- af ter the he burial It was under the direction of Mrs Alex Jensen sister of Mrs Denison Den Den- ison |