| Show Wayne Pioneer Dies At Manti Mant I George Brown Rust 90 a pioneer resident of Wayne county and the Uintah Basin died Jan 24 at the home of his daughter Mrs Alma Pe Pe- Pe terson He suffered a stroke while living at Talmage Duchesne county two ago and had lived in Manti the past year and a half He had been bedfast the past six months Mr Ru Rut Rust t was born Oct 31 1856 in a dugout near Spanish Fork a son of George S S. S and Eliza Brown Rust He experienced many of the hardships hardships hardships hard hard- ships of early days in Utah and in pioneering new country He married Melinda Elvina Roberts in the Logan temple Dec 21 1887 They lived for many years in various communities in Wayne county and later moved to the Uintah Basin He had been active in church and civic work and had served in bishoprics in various places for a total of 38 years and had also held offices in different auxiliary or organizations organizations organizations or- or of the church Surviving are his widow 8 sons and daughters Rand O. O Rust Mountain MountainHome MountainHome MountainHome Home Duchesne county Alva G. G Rust Hayden Uintah county Eltin R. R Rust Talmage Duchesne county Mrs Ethel Jensen and Mrs Ella Hansen Centerfield Centerfield Centerfield Cen- Cen Mrs Eliza Ann Seager Green- Green river Mrs Nora and Mrs Mary Petersen Manti three brothers David B B B. Rust Bust Provo Roy W. W Rust Mt Emmons and Wm S. S Rust Manti I 37 grandchildren and 23 great grand children He and d his wife also reared a grandson Arlin Roberts Potter whose mother died when he was but three months old and who now at- at th the U TT ITS SA A P C at at t T Lo g an n. n b I Funeral Held Funeral services for Mr Rust were held beld Wednesday afternoon in the Manti Man Man- ManI I ti South ward chapel with Bishop I Glen L. L Anderson in charge Prayers were by Richard D. D Rust and Sidney Roberts Special music included the following solos olos Prayer Perfect by Lega Rust In The Garden by Erastus Erastus Erastus Eras- Eras Petersen and by loan Joan JoaNi Ni Nielson n. n Bishop Anderson spoke of the integrity in integrity integrity in- in of this man and the value of the service rendered by him l m and his family in the various wards where they had lived I Bishop Ernest R R. spoke of the independence industriousness honesty and dependability of Mr Rust who had served as bishop of the Talmage Talmage Talmage Tal Tal- mage ward for many years and during during during dur dur- ing that time the ward had a per percent percent percent cent ward teaching record most of the years If a teacher failed to make his calls because of ill health or for other reason Bishop Rust would do dothe dothe dothe the teaching himself th the speaker said Mr told a story showing a remarkable answer to prayer and then read a tribute to Mr Rust written for his birthday by a daughter Bishop Alma Petersen quoted Edgar A A. Guest I ul would rather see a sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon than hear one and said this vas was as the philosophy of George Rust Mr Rusts Rust's father was baptized by Joseph Sn Smith th the speaker said and was with the first group sent to settle Spanish Fork Ten children had been born to the Rusts and all received Continued on last Jast page n U j WAYNE VAYNE COUNTY PIONEER DIES AT SAT MANTI l Continued from pal page 1 good educations although they had to travel many miles to go to school Mr Peterson then read A Real Man and said Grandpa Rust was like that Luzon Burton a member of the stake presidency told of the found in the Rust home and of the moral support given to I Ithe the young people by Mr Rust who retained his keen mind and sense of humor to the last He admonished the cl children and grandchildren to emulate the life of their father and grandfather Arlin Roberts Rober Potter spoke of his grandfathers grandfather's active life and ambition He He is not dead but just passed on and we shall see him again This is his farewell testimonial just as when a missionary leaves to go to the mission mission mission mis mis- sion field He honored his priesthood and fatherhood and now is a candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for Godhood the speaker said l adding that the gospel came first in his grandfathers grandfather's life The reason we fear death is because we do not un understand understand understand un- un it Mr Potter said Follow Follow Follow Fol low the file leader was an expression Grandpa used and may we ever doas do doas doas as he bade us do Mr Potter con con- eluded Interment was in the Manti cemetery cemetery cemetery tery under direction of the Buchanan Buchanon mortuary The grave was dedicated by Wm S. S Rust I |
