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Show Death Claims Provo Judge PROVO M. B. Pope, judge of the Provo city court and one of the most prominent and popular lawyers of this area, died last Wednesday in n Salt Lake City hospital. lie underwent a major operation several days ago. Judge Pope was born November 26, 1874, in Fish Haven, Idaho, son of Robert and Sarah LeDuc Pope. When he was a small boy, his parents moved to Vernal, where he attended school and acquired ac-quired his law training by studying study-ing while working in law offices. He married Bessie Bruner March 23, 190-1, in Fruita, Colo., and they settled in Duchesne, where he opened a law office. He also served many years as fish and game commissioner in Duchesne Du-chesne county, and in 192-1 was elected Fourth judicial district attorney. Following his election they moved to Provo, where he had since resided. He served one year as vice president pres-ident of the Utah State Bar association asso-ciation and was elected president of the association in 1935. He was an active member of the Provo Masonic lodge and also of the 1 00 F lodge of Provo. He was appointed ap-pointed Provo city judge a year ago to succeed LeRoy Tuckett, who entered the armed services. He has been a member of the law firm of Brockbank & Pope from 1930 to 1941, when the firm was dissolved Surviving besides his widow are four sons, Fred Pope of Steve-ns-ville, Mont.; Max Pope of San Francisco, Dick Pope of the U. S. Navy and Ned Pope of the U. S. army; two grandchildren, one brother and a sister, George E. Pope and Mrs. Adelc Hunting of Vernal. Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed Friday at 1:30 p. m. in the Provo Community church under direction if the Provo Masonic lodge. Burial was in the Provo city burial park. |