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Show Funeral Rites for Ben F. Adams Held on Monday Impressive funeral services for Benjamin Frampton Adams, Ad-ams, 85, were held in the Timpanogos Tim-panogos Stake House, Monday, Feb. 25, at 12 noon, under the direction of Bishop Eleroy H. West of the Pleasant Grove LDS Seventh Ward. Mr. Adams, a life-long resident resi-dent of Pleasant Grove, died at his home, 783 East Second South, Friday, Feb. 23, from a heart ailment. Speakers, who paid a glowing glow-ing tribute to the deceased for a long, useful and purposeful life, were Merrill N. Warnick, Dr. Joseph L. Thorne and Milton Milt-on Jacob. A life sketch was read by Dezzie Adams Stafford and Bishop West spoke closing words of solace and sympathy. William E. Petersen sang a vocal solo, "Stranger from Galilee," Gal-ilee," Patricia Seely and Jeanne Walker sang a duet, "Beyond the Sunset" and Gene Nelson sang a solo, "End of a Perfect Day," all accompanied by Karla Haynie. Mrs. Haynie also played prelude and post-lude post-lude music. Family prayer was led by Henry N. Stoddard, invocation was asked by Bishop Lloyd L. Peterson and Dr. A. Clyde Hill offered the benediction. Pallbearers were Steven and Leon Peterson, Tom Stoddard, Steven Hammond, Kent Thorne, David Heaps, and Benny and Eddie Adams. Honorary pallbearers were Nathan Adams, Russell Jacob, Victor Hammond, Bert Kirk-wood, Kirk-wood, Paul Adamson, Don Mc-Fate, Mc-Fate, Daniel Nehring and Charles Char-les Adams. Flowers were cared for and arranged by the Seventh Ward Relief Society. Burial was in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, where T. Ar-die Ar-die Adams dedicated the Grave. Mr. Adams was born in Pleasant Grove, Dec. 25, 1882, a son of John A. and Mary Frampton Adams. He married Margaret Adamson Oct. 28, 1908 in Provo. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A high priest in the LDS Church, he had operated a fruit and produce farm practically since boyhood. Most of his home-grown produce, he marketed mar-keted by wagon and team and later by motor truck, throughout through-out Utah and Wyoming communities. com-munities. His advice on agricultural agri-cultural and civic affairs was frequently sought and freely given. In later years he became respectfully known as the "philosopher "phil-osopher of Battle Creek." Survivors include his widow, sons, daughters: J. Nathan, T. Ardie, both Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Henry N. (Dezzie) Stoddard, Stod-dard, Pendleton, Oregon; Mrs. Russell (Bernice) Jacob, Provo; Pro-vo; Mrs. Joseph (Margaret) Thorne, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Victor (Laura) Hammond, Maryland; 28 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; a brother, sister, John L., Mrs. George (Mattie) Larsen, both Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove. |
