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Show Funeral Services ForMrsIitchfield Funeral services were held Friday Fri-day afternoon of last week for Mrs. George Litchfield, 62, who died August 13 in Salt Lake City while enroute to a hospital from the home of a relative in the city. The services were in charge of Rudolph Nielsen, bishop's counselor, coun-selor, and was carried out in accordance ac-cordance with previously expressed express-ed wishes of Mrs. Litchfield. Sister Sis-ter members of the local Rebekah lodge took charge of the flowers and also conducted graveside services ser-vices at Cedar City cemetery, where interment took place. Speakers at the funeral services were Bishop Carlyle Gronning, Mrs. Barbara Adams of Para-gonah, Para-gonah, a girlhood friend of the deceased, de-ceased, and I. Mitchell Fisher. Musical numbers included a selection selec-tion by a trio, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Fisher and Bishop Gronning, a solo y the latter, and a vocal solo by Mr. Fisher. The opening prayer was offered by G. Carl Goodwin, bishop's counselor, coun-selor, and the benediction by George Stevens of Parowan. Sarah Mumford Litchfield was born April 20, 1883 at Parowan, a daughter of Thomas and Betsy Gunn Munford. As a young wo-tr.3n, wo-tr.3n, she came to Beaver county, living first 'at Newhouse, and, on September 2, 1919 she and Mr. Litchfield were married at Beaver. They had made their home in Milford Mil-ford since that time, Mrs. Litchfield Litch-field having been an active community com-munity worker and Rebekah lodge member, in which organization she had served as noble grand and was entitled to wear the 20-year jewel of the order. Loved and respected re-spected by all who knew her, the sympathy of a host of friends goj to the husband and daughters in j her passing. i Surviving Mrs. Litchfield are her husband; three daughters, Mr,s. 1 Mont Griffiths and Mrs. Julian Arnold of Milford; and Mrs. Rayj Easton of Caliente, Nevada; also j two brothers, Thomas and Robert ! Mumford of Cedar City; and eight grandchildren. i |