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Show Funeral Services For George Alvey Held Saturday, Nov. 30 Funeral services for George Alvey were held Saturday, Nov. 30, in the South Ward Chapel with Bishop Lorell Munson presiding and Grant McMullen conducting. Prayer in the home was by Lorenzo H. Griffin. Prelude and Postlude music was by Areola Gates, she was also the accompanist for the singing. Opening song "Oh My Father" by the Singing Mothers; Invocation by Andrew Spencer; song "In The Garden", Singing Mothers; Speaker, Pres. J. Clyde Spencer; song "Beyond The Sunset", Veda Mitchell, Vcrda and Louise Liston and Betty Alvey, Speaker, Bp. Lorell Munson; song "The Lord Is My Shepherd", the Singing Mothers; Benediction, Melvin Alvey. Dedication of the grave was by Vernon Peterson,, burial was under direction of Neal S. Magleby .Mortuary, Mr. Alvey died Monday, Nov. 25, 2:30 p.m., in the Panguitch hospital after a stroke. He was born March 24, 1884, in Arnold, England, to James and Sarah Mayfield Alvey. He came to the U.S. in 1889, to Escalante in 1894. On Dec. 6, 1905 he married Ann Spencer in Escalante; it was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. He was a farmer and an activt member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wid ow; 2 sons, 2 daughters: George Mazel, Orem; Royal, Tropic; Mrs. Vernon Peter-con, Nampa, Idaho; Mrs. Louis C. Lend, Clinton, Iowa; 10 grandchildren, 3' great grandchildren ; 2 brothers: Sam and Tom of Escalante (Tom is in Salt Lake City with his son Howard and was not able to come); 4 sisters: Eliza Mclnelly and Alable Pratt of Escalante; tne Adams of Kanab; Sarah McCuller of Delta. The services were impress ive and very well attended, relatives and friends who used to livo here and lots of folks from Tropic. The immediate family were all here and wish to express their appreciation for the sympathy and kind- Mr. George Alvey ness of the people, not only here but in Panguitch, especially the doctors, nurses and folks at the hospital who did everything in their power for the comfort and well being of these folks, |