Show funeral held in third ward for leon james bell many beautiful flowers and a congregation that crowded the auditorium and adjoining hall of the third ward chapel to capacity ave silent tribute sunday at funeral services held for leon james bell 20 who died in a salt lake hospital friday from complications following an operation for appendicitis dic itis bishop alex jensen presided at the services the first speaker A IL Af maughan aughan principal of the richfield higo school spoke of leons cleanliness of mind and body his trustworthiness dependability and friendliness emphasized by the activities tivi ties in which he and his twin sister leah participated at the school john R adams who had been one of leons instructors at the high school said he had never seen men love of a brother and sister more beautifully portrayed than it was by leah and leon and like mr Af maughan aughan spoke of the young mans character traits and qualities of leadership patriarch H J hansen hamen a former bishop of the third ward emphasized the obedience to service and church standards which characterized leons activities and stated that he had accomplished more in his short life than many who live to ripe old age with a few closing remarks bishop alex jensen joined the speakers in offering consolation to the bereaved family music for the services was in charge of mrs airs reginald peterson A quartet composed of mrs A B robinson mrs reginald peterson mrs roy christensen mis ruby nielson leroy hatch A W rowley F A jackman and roy christensen with mrs chas A jackman as accompanist sang love at home let Us oft speak kind words and behold eventide mrs airs robinson who was soloist for the quartet also sang a solo after a while and mrs airs L A poulson sang going home for which carvel mattsson played the accompaniment the invocation was by chris i the benediction by G W coons interment was in the city cemetery C L stewart of mt pleasant dedicated the grave active pallbearers pall bearers were jerry ogden merrill men ill hatch garr hansen chas stillman richard gurr and wm win warner honorary pall bearers were thomas king steve peterson lyle peterson dean isbell nyle thurston theirs ton arnold payne eugene littlewood and syril the girls earring the flowers were classmates and friends of leon and leax lean james leon bell was born bom july 7 1916 at glenco glenwood od a son of floyd and margaret sanderson bell he attended the local schools and graduated from the richfield high school in 1935 he entered the snow college last fall majoring in dramatic art and music and was regarded as one of the outstanding students of the school taking the leading parts in several school plays he was active in M L A work and served as dance director in the sevier and south sanpete stakes while at the R H S he was vas a member of the cast that won the competitive play contest at the B Y U in 1935 and was also active in music surviving are the parents a twin sister lean leah 11 bell a brother floyd dean bell of richfield a brother T lowell bell of salt lake and his grandmother mrs jsephine bell of glenwood enwood GI besides a large number of rela tives and friends from surrounding towns those who came to attend the funeral included dr and mrs browner of salt lake mr and mrs C L stewart and mrs calvin christensen of mt ML pleasant mr air and mrs wilford johnson and mr and mrs eldon payne of provo mr and mrs carl johnson of salt lake city mr and mrs james sanderson mr and mrs ray sanderson and mr and mrs fern sanderson of fairview and mr and mrs reed sanderson of midvale |