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Show Obituary. KEITH. Simple in character were the funeral services held over the remains of Charles F. Keith, at the home of his fath'er, David Keith, 529 Brigham street. At the hour designated for the funeral, every available pavt of the main floor of the house was occupied, and without there were many persons who had arrived too late to hear the funeral services. The body of the young man rested within a casket in the rotunda of the house and around it were the floral offerings of-ferings sent by friends in this and adjoining ad-joining states. There were If lies of the valley, Bermuda lilies, white and pink carnations, palms and ferns, and flagrant ros-ies, all massed up so that the casket asemed to be the center of a huge floral mound. ' On the lid of the oaken casket was a large pillow of roses, carnations and ferns, framed within which' were the words ."At Rest," in purple immortelles. immor-telles. Resting against the mirror at the back" was a large harp with the strings broken. Around the casket .on the floor were niiass'.es of flowers, : banked up so as to conceal the framework frame-work on which the coffin rested. Dr. Paden's Address. At 2 o'clock Rev. William M. Paden, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, read from the Psalms "The Lord is my Shepherd." after which the quartette sang, "Lead Kindly Light." Dr. Paden then made a brief address, after which the quartette sang, "Abide With Me," after which Dr. Paden offered a simple prayer, in which he asked for Divine comfort for the members of the family who had been so sorely stricken. At the conclusion of the services the friends of the young man and of the family had a brief opportunity to view the remains, after which the body was conveyed to the hearse by the following follow-ing pall-bearers: E. G. Kidder, Fi J. Westcott. James Hogle, jr., William j Newell and Samuel Porter of Salt Lake City, and James Byrne. John A. Malia and Charles Shields of Park City. There w;as a large delegation in from Park City, coming In by special train, attending the services at the house and the committal at the cemetery, and returning re-turning to Park City at 8 o'clock in the evening by special train. At Mt. Olivet Dr. Paden read the brief committal services according to the liturgy of the Presbyterian church, and the body Was placed in the general vault to await Mr. Keith's determination determina-tion as to just where the family mausoleum mauso-leum shall be erected. ! The death of Charles Keith was certainly cer-tainly a great shock to, the community, and to the family it brought desolation that is heart-breaking. ' Of a simple, honest, affectionate nature, he won the love of many friends, who regard his untimely death as a! personal loss. To the bereaved father and other rel.-atives rel.-atives is extended heartfelt sympathy. May God comfort them in their deep grief with the remembrance that only the best and tenderest memories of their dear one will ever linger in the minds and hearts of all who knew "Charlie" Keith. May his last sleep be sweet! |