Show FUNERAL S SERVICES VIGES FORT FUR J. J Ht H. HUNTER Wednesday afternoon services services ser- ser vices ices were ere held In the tabernacle for Joseph oseph II Hunter who ho passed from this his life Sunday December 9 from Coun Ch Chas s. s R. R Hunter of the First Ward officiated The opening sung Through Deepening Trials was rendered by the choir after which Elder Herbert Webster offered prayer Kenneth Macfarlane Wm Macfarlane Macfar- Macfar Macfarlane lane ane Ray Cosslett and Leht Lehl Jones sang ang Oh It Is Wonderful Elder Samuel F. F Leigh was the first speaker and said in part that he felt feltt It t an honor and a privilege to speak at athe atthe the he funeral services of his old freind Elder Leigh said that a short time ago while he was In the shop of the de deceased deceased deceased de- de ceased Harry as he was familiarly known told him that he did not feel very ery well ell and felt that he was not note going to live very long Many Harry ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed the wish that I speak at his funeral and told me not to ten all of If his faults as that would make the talk too oo long and not to tell of his good qualities as that would woUd make the talk too short but preach a sermon that would be beneficial to his boys I de desire desire desire de- de sire to grant his request but cannot ci refrain from telling just a little about Harry At one time we did not have haven In n Cedar an undertaker as we do now and the first person called l for when Continued on Funeral Services For J. J H. H Hunter Continued from page 1 someone pa passed away w wn Ht Hl r ry o o 0 prepare the bOO boU body for bur bUt burI I I ie e did this his work for many years and without without without with with- out charge Many times he be paid from his own funds the expense incurred and he did this freely with never a thought bought of remuneration He had his faults aults like all aU of us but he choose the part of good Samaritan in thi community community community com com- and he has has won the love and respect of many by his kind acts act The speaker then spoke on the life Ute hereafter hereafter here here- after saying that we are here to conquer conquer conquer con con- quer the weakness of the flesh that we might gain a a great reward In the life Ife to come Walter Lunt sang I Know That My Redeemer Lives accompanied by the choir Mayhew H. H Dalley Dailey then occupied some ome time and among his remarks said aid that many good things could be said of Harry He had known him all his life me and knew him to be an honest man was always wilting willing to respond to help those In sickness and has done a wonderful lot of good In m the community ty y through his kind heartedness Alex H. H Rollo next spoke and said Harry Hury Hunter was my friend and a arue atrue atrue true rue one for nearly 34 years Harry had lad told me some two months ago that he le wanted me to speak at his funeral and tell the truth about him and the whole truth I can say slY that he was honest and a sincere Latter-day Latter Saint although he was never very active in church circles We years ago worked together and at rest periods we would argue together on religion I taking the he view in order to draw him out and I learned that he was a firm believer in the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints Harry had his weaknesses but buthe buthe buthe he fought them and although he was not successful In conquering them entirely entirely entirely en en- he nevertheless knew that the better life we lived here the greater reward would be ours in the next v. v world orld He Ke gave gue his children the best he could and always corked for their education and I hope that they will find consolation in following the goo good examples he set In honesty and belief in the gospel Lorenzo Luke sang Face to Face Elder H. H H. H Lunt said that he believed ed that the services were as Bro Hunter Hunter Hunter Hun Hun- ter would have them He was a lover of good singing and music such as we had this afternoon Our dearest friends are those who share with us our Joys JOS and sorrows This audience speaks for the est esteem em In which Bro Hunter is held He lie was well born ant and was a pioneer stock of sterling upright upright upright up up- right people He cherished the advice given him by his parents I remember ber her that while I was bishop of this ward during the of flu u that carried carried carried car car- ried many a nay away ay some ten years ago that Harry never hesitated to come and help prepare the dead for burial and he did it graciously and willingly I pray that the children he left be behind be- be hind may have ethe the faith of their parents parents parents par par- that have gone before Bp F. F B. B Wood concluded the speakIng speaking speaking speak speak- ing by telling of the many good things Bro Hunter had done donen In to the COmmunity community community com COm- during his life me He had sent senta a son on a mission His boys were ere ex exceptionally exceptionally ex ex- musical and Harry had given liberally of his substance to educate educate educate edu edu- cate them along this line Une The closing song was My Father Knows by the choir and the benedIction benediction bene bene- diction was pronounced by Wm V V. Wa Walker ker |