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Show Funeral Rites Held Tuesday for Earnest W. Fowlke Impressive funeral services and full military honors were held last Tuesday for Pfc. Earnest Wesley Fowlke, 20. Services were held at 11:00 a. m. in the Lindon Ward Chapel, under the direction of Bishop Lowell Gillman of the Lindon LDS Second Ward. Full military rites were conducted con-ducted at graveside by a U.S. Army unit from Dugway Proving Prov-ing Grounds, Utah. Pfc. Fowlke died February 19, 1968 in a Vietnam army hospital from wounds received in active combat. Speakers who paid glowing tributes to the young soldier for his loyalty and service to his couutry and for his short, but useful life, were Verl Kirk and Bishop Kenneth H. Gillman. Gill-man. Bishop Lowell Gillman also gave fitting and appropriate appro-priate remarks. William E. Petersen sang a baritone solo, "Somewhere My Love," accompanied by S. Hal Haycock and Wilma Taylor favored with a vocal solo, "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions," accomanied by Floris Robinson. Prelude and postlude were played by La-Dean La-Dean Gillman. Family prayer was led by Earnest LeGrande Fowlke, Paul Madsen asked the invocation invoca-tion and benediction was pronounced pro-nounced Val T. Christiansen. Pallbearers were Steven and Lynn Jolley, Jimmie Searle, Steve West, Verdell Nerdin and Steve Millett. Honorary pallbearers were Kayle Kirk, Ken Tanner, Dar-eld Dar-eld Pruette, R. Lynn Hansen and Craig Young. Flowers were cared for and ; arranged by the Lindon Second Ward Relief Society. Burial was in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, where Richard Larsen dedicated the grave. Earnest Wesley Fowlke was born October 9, 1947, American Fork, to D. H. and Pearl Jolley Fowke. Married Linda Christiansen, Christ-iansen, October 15, 1965, Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove. Survivors: widow, daughter, Kimberly Louise, PI. Grove; parents, brother, sister, sis-ter, Denley, Janice, both Lindon; Lin-don; Mrs. Richard (Alaine) Warnick, Pleasant Grove ; grandmothers, Mrs. Wesley Jolley, Pleasant Grove and Mrs. E. Fowlke, Bountiful. |