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Show Community Pays Last Tribute To Two Prominent Residents, At Impressive Funeral Rites Impressive funeral services, marked mark-ed by a large gathering of friends and relatives and an unusual number num-ber of flowers, were held in the Timpanogos stake tabernacle on Friday afternoon for Susie Green Robinson, 58, who died at her home Monday evening following a five months' illness. The services were opened by a girls' trio, Drucilla Loader, Beth Adams and June West singing "Prayer Perfect, followed by invocation invo-cation by H. W. Jacobs. Dean and Dale Deveraux then sang "Sometime We'll Understand." They were accompanied by Mrs. Phillis Larson. An original poem dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Robison was read by the author, Mrs. Edith Green of Salt Lake. I Ezra F. Walker, the first speaker expressed his strong faith in the teaching of the gospel plan which promises a Resurrection. He also told of his pleasant memories of playing as a boy at the home of Mrs. Robinson's parents, Samuel and Pemelo Green, pioneers of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove. "Who is greater than a mother"? asked Joseph Olpin in his remarks. He answered it by saying, "He is greatest who has the spirit of love and service in his heart. As a devoted de-voted mother who lived for her family fam-ily of five boys, Mrs. Robinson is one of the great people in the kingdom king-dom of heaven." A song "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose" was sung by Roy Fage accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Vida Conway. The last speaker David Gourley, secretary of the State Board of Education, Edu-cation, recalled his association with the outstanding sons of Mrs. Robison Rob-ison when he was their principal of the Pleasant Grove high school, and expressed pleasure that some encouraging en-couraging words of his had meant something to this family. "One never nev-er knows how far a kindly word will go", he said. "The kindness of Mrs. Robison will live forever in the memories of her family." Bishop Junius A. West in his closing remarks expressed, for the family, appreciation for the kindness kind-ness and sympathy shown and made special mention of Roxie West who has cared so faithfully for Mrs. Robinson during her long illness, and of Mr. and Mrs. Inabu with whom Mr. Robinson has worked for several years. The concluding number was a duet by Dale and Dean Deveraux "A Perfect Day". ' The benediction was pronounced by Ivan Farnworth of Orem. The grave was dedicated by Roy Olpin. Funeral services for Thomas Walker Fenton, victim of an accident acci-dent in which he was crushed beneath be-neath a tractor on the H. W. Jacobs farm at Manila, Monday, of last week, were held in the Timpanogos stake tabernacle Thursday at 2 p. m. under the direction of Bishop Junius Jun-ius A. West. The unusually large congregation of friends and relatives and the profusion of floral offerings bore testimony to the love and esteem in which the dev. -sed and his family were held. Services were begun with a number num-ber by the girls' trio of the high school, Drucilla Loader, Beth Adams and June West. Invocation was offered of-fered by Burton H. Adams, followed follow-ed by a vocal solo by Mrs. James Simmons, accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Heidenreich. The first speaker, speak-er, Patriarch David B. Thorne, expressed ex-pressed his deep conviction that, in a life after this, families and loved ones will be reunited. He recalled his long association with the Fenton and Kirk families, his regard for them, and especially paid tribute to the stepmother of Beth Fenton, Mrs. Addie Dittmore Kirk, who has been such a devoted mother to the Kirk, children who were not her own. A. L. Cullimore, former bishop of the Lindon ward where Beth Fenton Fen-ton lived before her marriage, told of the necessity of facing life bravely brave-ly when trials seem too heavy to be borne. He commended the father of the deceased for his courage and bravery. A violin solo by Marilyn Richards, accompanied by Mrs. Genevieve Wright was followed by a tribute to the Fenton family, by former commissioner com-missioner of foods and dairy products, pro-ducts, John A. Israelson, under whom Thomas Fenton Sr. worked as inspector of weights and measures for many years. He told of his respect re-spect and admiration for the family fam-ily whose faith has never wavered through all the hard experiences of the past years. He expressed his conviction that the gospel of Christ furnishes the only comfort and understanding un-derstanding in life's trials. President W. W. Warnick's sermon stressed the fact that life is but a day, and death but a night in the great scheme of existence, in which the real test of faith comes with the separations so hard to understand. In his closing remarks Bishop Junius A. West expressed the appreciation ap-preciation of the bereaved family for the sympathy and kindness of friends and relatives. The high school girls' trio sang a second number, "In the Garden". The benediction was offered by Harold M. Wright of the stake presidency. The dedicatory prayer was given by Bishop Leonard S. Walker. |
