Show junctions oldest resident buried monday afternoon james 1131 11 pases after lingering at fallibly Fal lilly ionic homo funeral services were held monday for 01 james hyrum empey 86 85 in tile the junction ward waid chapel bishop jay W applegate conducted and announced the numbers speakers akeis at the services sei vices were I 1 ireney cannon and W E bay dishop applegate offered re ular inai ks musical numbers included the 0 opening poll I 1 ng number by the choir a solo by dill bill horton of circle ille and a quartette quai selection by claudius doty glen betenson judd I 1 and harold gottfredson Gottfied son J 11 II gave the invocation and tile the benediction was vas pronounced by cameron Cain eion Noll noelton ton burial was as in the hill cemetery with bishop applegate dedicating the grave mr empy died at ills his home in continued on last page james hyrum byrud empey Is buried monday continued from page one opel junction fildy ol of last week k alter te suffering ering jor tor some time from ailments incident to old age he was the oldest resi resident dent of Ju junction notion and had lived there tor for the past 33 years he ys vas born in the fifteenth ward an fn in salt lake city october 12 1867 1857 his parents wore were william A and martha fielding empey who were pioneers to atah he spent his boyhood and early manhood drys days in st george he worked on the st george temple for or a year and a hat half and served 18 months as a missionary to the navajo and nd Mo indians on june 15 1881 he married harriette Ha rrlette keele in the st george temple they moved to panaca nevada where they lived for a number of years his wife died in 1906 and in 1909 he came to junction where he has since resided he was a from st george to salt lake city for five years in the early days daya when it took a month to make the trip he was a machinist and blacksmith sm ith for more than 35 years he was also in the mercantile business here tor for a number ot years he ha has been a member of the city council in J junction u and tor fr a number of years was president of the city creek reservoir and irrigation company he has also held responsible positions in the L D S church he was the father of nine children live of whom preceded him in death 1 on september 9 1926 he married mary I 1 E lebaron bay Bec Bee sides his wife he Is survived by three daughters mrs airs martha barlow junction mrs naomi woods and mrs inez I 1 king 1 tn g 0 of fp provo r a and d a s son ol 01 lemar m a r lan E empey m p e y 0 of f filant r t C california a r nl a three brothers heber and charles empey of st george and arthur empey of burley idaho and one sister mrs airs mary thomas of st george and 19 grand wrid ind 23 children also survive |