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Show t ; i OBITUARY. j i Hegney. The death of James Hegney, which occurred Wednesday, brought sorrow deep and sincere to the hearts of all who knew him and his estimable family. fam-ily. His illness lasted about a month, and the immediate cause of death was a severe case of la grippe. He was a native of Sandusky, Ohio. 'and was in his sixty-third year. For nearly twenty-five years Mr. Hegney resided in Sa.lt Lake, and was considered one of Salt Lakei most prominent and successful suc-cessful business men. For several years past he was proprietor of the Albany hotel, on Fifth West and Second Sec-ond South. The dec-eased was a man of most sterling worth and honest chara?-tcr. chara?-tcr. Always a careful business man, shrewd, cautious in all business dealings, deal-ings, he was a most generous and ki:idly friend to those in nce:l. Many I I N i ill Wiii.iii James Hegney. kindly deeds have beeo done 'by "Jim" H.-gney. bat so quietly and humbly that only those nearest to him ever knew the depth of his kindliness of lv.-art. A widow and tie cU'UghWs, three of whom are mairicd, and two sons survive sur-vive him. The two younger daughters .re Maid- and Gladys, the two sons. Ja,-.ic.s and Charles, and the throe married mar-ried daughters ate Mrs. Thomas Lam-plugh. Lam-plugh. Mrs. Fra.ik Conrad and Mrs. j Thomas Charlton. The funeral will be held from St.! Mary's ca'hedral Friday morning at 9:.'i'0 o'clock. IIi?h requiem mass wiii be celebrated Father Ki;!y, an old friend cf the deceased, will preach the funeral sermon. Interment will be in Mount Calvary. To the sorrowing wife and children is extcr.de.1 the earnest sympathy of all. May God comfort them in the loss of the good husband and father. May his soul rest in peace! Leigh. The tragical "death of Clinton B. Le.'gh at Bingham last eek brough: g'oom to the hearts of all who knew and level the man for the many lovable lova-ble qualities of his heart and mind. Even to the friends who loved him best it was not known how many earnest, symp.-tthetie hearts ached over his untimely un-timely death. From the governor of the state down to the humblest came expressions of warmest sympathy for the bereaved ones. At 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon all thai was mortal of Clint B. Leigh was to ri'st in a vault in Mount Olivet -Cffie'ery. The funeral occurred at 3:30. o'clock from the family residence, i!75 Wall street. At 3 o'clock the members of the legislature assembled at the Wil-r-in hotel, and from there were taken to the Leigh home. Th" Horal off e-rings were the most elaborate afd beautiful ever scon at the funeral of a private citizen. in Utah. From the h-iuse of representatives was a pillow of roses and carnations: from the senate ; harp of iose-s; from th-' Tribune V:U li.ies and violets; from the Herald out lioweis: from the Mum- uf iotiirers & Merchants' association a p:!!.vv: from the Telegram mer-hanica! department, violets, carnations and r.-ises: from the city council, a wreath; fiom th Boston Consolidated Minim; company, viol eta and lilies of the valley val-ley ; from the Daughters of the Confederacy, Con-federacy, a bouquet of i.st.k carnations, and from personl friends manv beautiful beau-tiful floral tributes. At th- home brief exercises were htld. Rev. C. E. Perkins of St. Paul's Episcopal church reading the church service for th" dead, while Rev. Dr Benjamin Young of the First Method-is Method-is Episcopal church offered prayer. After the exercises the body was taken to Mount Olivet. The active oaiibearers were William Igleheart. A. F. Phillips, S. C. Wing. .1. It. Brnnsford, S. M. Stenhouse and j C. Lea rw The honorary pailbeareis wfrer From the house Representatives Henri. . Milli-r, Kuchler and Robinson: from the' sciate Senators Williams, Hulaniski V. alt on and Parks. The funeral proccssii.n was a lorj' one. and Mount Olivet was not reached until nearly 5 o'clock. At the cemeterv similar exercises were held as at the residence bv Rev- Dr. Perkins and Rev. Benjamin' Young, and the body was laid to rest, in the vault with his sister-in-law, the late Mrs. Joseph LiT'pinaii. . whose death occurred bu five weeks ago. The last chapter in the-railroad the-railroad accident at Bingham which ended the lives of two good men, -wa'-j ended. Mai- the last sleep of Clinton Leigh be as calm as his life was peaceful! |