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Show OBITUARY. i , Sheperd. The funeral of William I Jennings Shepherd, the young son of Professor and Mrs. Arthur Shepherd of 172 First avenue, was held at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Jennings, Jen-nings, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The sympathy of many friends is extended ex-tended to the young, parents. The little lit-tle lad was a most promising boy, brignt and handsome, with all the sweetness and winsome beauty of childhood. May God comfort the bereaved be-reaved parents and relatives is the earnest wish of all who know them. Watters. Ichel Watters died in Michael Reese hospital last week. At the time of his death he was on his way eastward in company with his wife and daughter. daugh-ter. The destination was New York, but owing to the acute nature of Mr. Watters' illness it was found imperative impera-tive to stop at Chicago. The body was brought to Salt Lake for burial. It left Chicago Thursday on the Los Angeles Limited and arrived here Saturday night. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Temple B'nai Israel. Mr. Watters was born in Germany and was about 81 years of age. He came to Utah in 1864 and was one of the first non-Mormons to arrive in this city or vicinity. During the early days, when there was no Jewish minister min-ister here, Mr. Watters offkJiaited at marriages and funerals and was always active in religious work. He is survived by a widow, a daughter daugh-ter and two sons. The latter are Dr. Leon Watters and William G. Watters, who reside in New York. The former is a graduate of Columbia and has attained at-tained prominence in his profession. The two are engaged now in the manufacture man-ufacture of surgical instruments. The daughter. Miss Martha Watters, has loner been a nnnular teacher in the Salt Lake schools. Mr. Watters was a member of the Odd Fellows' organization and was, by admiring friends of that order, presented pre-sented with a goliltnounted umbrella just prior to his departure for the east. He was also a member of the Independent Indepen-dent Order of B'nai B'rith. During his lifetime he was engaged in the jewelry business. He was one of the first to go to California, whre he arrived in 1850. Funeral services were held in Temple Tem-ple B'nai Israel on Fourth East street at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rabbi Freund delivered an eloquent funeral sermon, in which he paid high tribute to the life and character of Mr. Watters. Wat-ters. The sympathy of many friends is extended ex-tended to the bereaved family. |