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Show Funeral Held Tuesday for Edward Nelson Funeral rites for Edward R. Nelson, Nel-son, who died Friday, May 21 in an Ogden hospital following a ling, ering illness, were conducted in the First Ward Chapel, with Councilor Ertman Christ ensen in charge. The opening number. Light of Home, was sung by the Singing Mothers of the First, ward They were directed by Mrs. Jane Armit-stead Armit-stead and accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Cobblcy. Invocation was offered by President Pres-ident Ray S. Men-ill. Speakers were Elvin Thorne, a close neighbor of I he Nelsons, and Joseph Olpin of Ilcher, a childhood friend of the departed, who lold of many touching and happy incidents in-cidents in his relationship with the -Nelson family. Closing remarks of sympathy and I appreciation were spoken by Bishop Bish-op Lewis Olpin. Musical numjbers interspersing the speakers were, a male quartette Warren Kirk, Earl A. Beck, Elwood Allen and. Rulon Brimihall, who sang Rock of Ages Irwin Jensen played an organ solo, Let the Lower Lights be Burning, and Warren Kirk accompanied by Mrs. Calvin Jacob, sang the closing number. Farewell, by Schubert. Benediction was pronounced (by 1 Duane Harper. Internment, directed by Olpin Brothers, was made in the Pleasant Grove City cemetery, where Bishop Lewis Olpin offered the dedicatory prayer. ' Pallbearers were J H. Armlt-stead, Armlt-stead, Harold Armitstead, Joseph P. Wadley, Forrest Driggs, Varian - West and Clifton Harper. Mr. Nelson was born Oct. 16, 1891 in Everoid, Sweden, the son of Jens R. and Elsa Nelson. At the age of three he came to the United States with his parents, converts to the . Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They settled in Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, where Mr. Nelson has resided all his life. During its construction he worked at the Rem ington Arms Plant. ' Surviving are his wife, Neta All-red All-red Nelson, formerly of Spring Oity, whom he married "june 26, 1918; one son, Ray Eugene Nelson, Provo, who recently was discharged from the Navy; one daughter, Miss Max-ene Max-ene Nelson, Pleasant Grove; two grandchildren, one brother, H R. Nelson, and one sister, Mrs. C. D. Blackhurst, both of Salt Lake City. |