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Show HOLD FUNERAL OF PIONEER LAWSON Funeral services were held for Thomas Lawson in the Seventeenth ward chapel yesterday. Heartfelt tributes to the wortlrv lire of Mr. Law-son Law-son wove paid by men acquainted with his life aud doings from tho linio ho came to Utah in .1847 until lie died a few days ago at his home 120 North Second West street, at the ngo of 92 3'cars. The services were conducted by Bishop P. S. Tinge y. The opening prayer was offored bv John K. Barnes. The following speakers dwelt upon phases of the lifo aud character of the aeed patriarch with which tbev were familiar; famil-iar; President Georgo ft, Emery, of Salt. Lake stake; Edwiu F. Parrybishop Parrybish-op of the Sixteenth ward; Solomon F. and Golden Kimball, who told of the great friendship that had existed between be-tween Mr. Lawson and their father, Ilebcr C. Kimball; and George Ronmev. Benediction was pronounced by Nepbj L. Morris. A quartette composed of Thomas Ashworth, Alvin Beeslcy, Willard Christopherson aDd Willard Squires rendered ''Nearer, Mv God to Thee, ,? and "Rest, Rest, for the Weary Soul." "O Dry Those Tears," was sung by Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward, ai'coni-pauicd ai'coni-pauicd by J. J. McClelkin on the organ and Miss Romania Hyde on the violin. "0 My Father,'-' was sung by Much Dougal. The pallbearers wero Edwin T. Parry, Par-ry, Alonzo P. Kesler, Robert TIaslam, Rodney T. Badger, Jonathan Oponshaw, Walter Reid, William Yard and Robert Taylor. Interment, was in the City cemetery. The grave was dedicated b' Wilham Newman. |