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Show Funeral Rites for Alonzo F. Smith Held on Monday Relatives and friends from throughout the area gathered on Monday at 1:30 p.m. to pay last tribute of respect to Alonzo F. Smith, 86, life-long resident of Utah Comity and express sympathy sym-pathy for his family. The services, held in the Third Sixth Ward Chapel, were directed by Bishop G. Albert Spencer of the Sixth Ward. Family prayer at the mortuary mortu-ary was offered by John Pulley, a nephew. Invocation at the church services ser-vices was offered by J. C. Hilton. Hil-ton. A biographical sketch of the long and busy life of Mr. Smith was read by Mary Pulley, a niece. A vocal duet "Beyond the Sunset," Sun-set," was rendered by Norma Smith and Lorna Backus, accompanied accom-panied by Mary Bailey. First speaker was Bishop Fer-ril Fer-ril Sorenson, who paid tribute to the departed, for his clean life and untiring faith in the gospel. He was followed by a duet, "God Be With You Till We Meet A-gain," A-gain," by Ida Mac Christiansen and Mary Nielson, accompanied by Judy West. Bishop Lewis Hanncr of the First Ward also paid tribute to the life of the aged pioneer and his family and offered words of faith and encouragement. Ray Shelley, accompanied by Mary Bailey, sang "Christian's Goodnight.' Good-night.' After closing remarks by Bishop Bish-op Spencer, Paul Fordham pronounced pro-nounced benediction. Prelude and postlude orgian music was played by Morris Pulley, Pul-ley, a nephew. Burial took place in American Fork City Cemetery where Del-bert Del-bert Chipman offered thte dedi-catorial dedi-catorial prayer. Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Leland Smith, Lional Fran-com, Fran-com, Richard Smith, Raymond Smith, George Smith Jr. and David Da-vid Smith. Flowers were cared for and arranged by the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Sixth Ward Relief Society. Mr. Smith died Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the American Fork hospital after a long illness. He was born Oct. 23, 1872, American Am-erican Fork, to Oliver and Jane Nearf Smith. He married Harriett Harr-iett Ovard Sept. 20, 1894, in tire Salt Lake Temple. He was a cattleman, sheepman. He serv-a serv-a mission to Tahiti for the LDS church and was active in organizations organ-izations in the church throughout through-out his life. Survivors include his widow, six sons and one daughter: Eugene Eu-gene and Earl, San Diego, Calif.; Lyman, George, Nile and Mrs. K. E. (Rhuemma) Francom, all of Pleasant Grove; Elliott, Lehl; 33 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren. |
