| Show Funeral Held For Prominent Citizen FREDERICK D. D SMYTH DIES FOLLOWING STROKE Well VeIl attended funeral services for Frederick Duncan Smyth 67 61 prominent Sanpete citizen were conducted Saturday afternoon in inthe inthe inthe the Manti North Nort ward chapel Mr Smyth died died at a Salt Lake hospital Wednesday of last week of cerebral thrombosis suffered on March 5 5 He was born Aug 15 1881 in Mendon Cache county a son of Prof and Mrs A A. A C. C Smyth but resided in Sanpete county since I childhood He lived in Fountain Green for many years where he engaged in farming and also was an electrician and banker Active in civic and church affairs he had been a city councilman member of the North Sanpete board of education ward clerk and bishops bishop's counselor He was a high priest in th the Manti Monti M North Ward V at It tim timp time T- T of dea death the He married Mary Verona Cox inthe in inthe inthe the Manti temple Oct 25 1905 They had lived in Manti Mantl since 1937 1931 and until recently Mr Smyth had b been en an appraiser for the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Land Bank of Berkeley He is survived by his widow and five daughters Mrs Frances Blackham Blackham Blackham Black- Black ham Spring Glen Carbon county Mrs Alice King Manti Mrs Mable Christensen N. N D. D Mrs Evelyn McNeill Bluewater New Mexico and Mrs Carol Beth Keller Keller Keller Kel Kel- ler Salt Lake City also 16 grand grand- children Bishop Calvin Keller was in charge of the funeral services The prayer in the home was by Matthias Matthias Matthias Mat Mat- thias Allred of Fountain Green Prelude and postlude music was played by Mrs Della Delia Cox The choir sang Lord We Ve Come Before Thee Now a composition of the father of deceased with Ellis Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son as conductor and Clara Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son as accompanist The invocation was by Louis H. H Hougaard Irvin of Green was the first speaker who said he was wasa a close associate of the family and I considered them some of his dearest dearest dearest dear dear- est friends He had the privilege and pleasure of teaching the Smyth girls in Sunday School and had found them to be outstanding He had always known Mr Smyth to tobe tobe tobe be active in church and community affairs and had served with him in inthe inthe inthe the bishopric of the Green ward Mr told of the beautiful ul home life in the Smyth home where Love at Home was the motto and all strived for each others other's happiness They all appreciated appreciated appreciated the blessings of the gospel and Mr Smyth had proven to be bea a loving husband and father the speaker said Mayor l George E. E Collard of Provo formerly of Green spoke as ns a friend of the family and said he had left a centennial celebration celebration celebration cele cele- bration going on in Provo for the privilege of attending the ilie services and paying a n tribute to a man he loved One often speaks of love between man and woman Mr 1 Collard sail adding that he could truthfully say that a love existed between him and Mr Smyth which was vas seldom seen among men They had been associated in business activity and Mr Smyth had held great responsibility and was faithful faithful faithful faith faith- ful in all his duties in the bank willing to go not only the ilie first mile but often the second mile mileto to patrons All contacts contacts contacts con con- with Mr Smyth were pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant and he knew him always to be wholly honest Mayor Collard said He also paid tribute to Mrs Smyth who had assisted her husband in his illness with all the love that existed in their home He again told of knowing Mr Smyth as one who had always done things well being most particular in the keeping of books and records al always always always al- al ways accurate wherever he worked Mayor Collard also brought greet- greet Continued on Page 4 FUNERAL HELD FOR PROMINENT CITIZEN Continued fr from m page I t ings and md condolences from a little i colony of people in Provo who were all formerly of Fin Green VeLois Nielson and Corliss Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man sang The Lords Lord's Prayer accompanied by Jane Ander Anderson on after which A. A Bent Peterson a time long-time friend of oC the Smyth family family family fam fam- ily said he felt highly honored in being asked to pay a tribute of respect to such a man as Fred Smyth He spoke of oC the tho preexistent preexistent pre pre- existent state how man comes to earth to take a body and then returns to the God who gave him life He said our stay here is part of eternal life liCe and expressed concern that many fail to see that this life liCe is a testing ground If we fully understood the gospel plan we would work much more for the assurance of eternal life lUe the speaker said adding that it itis itis itis is necessary to be born bom and to tolay tolay lay Jay down our lives that we may rise again He also spoke of Mr and Mrs Smyth as ns a loving de devoted devoted de- de voted couple to each other and to their family He expressed happiness happiness happiness hap hap- for Cor the associations he had had with the family and for having having having hav hav- ing them as neighbors Mr Smyth he said loved little children and had left the family a fine example and a good name Bishop Keller told of having known the family for the past 13 years the time they had lived in Manti and had found Cound Mr 11 Smyth always interested in the welfare of others He was a man manof manof manof of high ideals who believed in education and high moral training for his children and ardent aident church member who fully believed in paying paying paying pay pay- ing tithing He hoped the children would ever keep in mind the fine example set by their father rathel and grandfather The choir sang another A. A C. C Smyth composition One Day Nearer Home The benediction was pronounced by Pratt Allred and the grave was dedicated by W. W Lee Hall |
