Show funeral services held for accident victim funeral services were held this lF friday afternoon for james harrlson wiltsey Wll 27 husband of elizabeth bettridge wiltsey who was accidentally killed last friday june mr aix wiltsey was employed as on a rock crusher doing highway construction work at his home town of red bluff california As we understand it a pulley gave way and flew several feet striking him on the back of the head and he died later that day his body was brought here tor for burial at his cifes request reque at arriving here thursday morning funeral services were held in the fast east ward chapel with bishop W L adams presiding A mixed chorus consisting of cora ward rule rula D orton berta burton pearl bentley claude burton W W mitchell Ml ray adams and ivan john directed by ida burton with mary alary lyman at the piano sang nearer al god to thee as the opening number prayer was offered by S J whitney after which the chorus sang rock of ages speakers were simon A matheson W clair rowley and will L adalis ada ns musical numbers given between speakers were a song lay my head beneath A rose by wm AL dalan accompanied by laeita mitchell ind and violin solo by wl i della ella marsden playing the accompaniment pani ailment ment the chorus sang lead AT lie gently home rather father as a closing song and silas J ward pronounced the benediction at the cemetery the grave was dedicated by alvin benson pallbearers Pall bearers were oscar wiltsey thomas joseph webster dee and jarnes james bettridge Bel tride the casket was draped with the american flag commemorating ills his years ot of service in the navy there were also many beautiful lowers flowers banking the casket the tic deceased ceased was baill in red bluff california in 1910 a son ot of james henry and margaret phipps wiltsey and was a graduate of the grade and high schools of that place we wd understand that he also served an all enlistment in the united states navy lie he came here three or four years ago to visit his brother oscar ar wiltsey and family and it was althis time he became acquainted with elizabeth bettridge and they were married three years ago this spring besides hla his wife he is survived by a two year old daughter barbara jean ills his stepmother step mother mrs A W hunt ot of red bluff a brother oscar wiltsey of salt lake city and one sister mrs airs A G brunor bruner of santa maria california |