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Show j i ! ' M ! i 1 ,. :l An ; Mph Snelson, local photographer, photo-grapher, for whom services acre held here Tuesday af-mnoon. krd Services !e!d Toes, for la'pli Snelson, 69 Funeral services were held ';esday afternoon in the Sec--.d-Eighth ward church, rfor ilph Snelson, 69, well-known 'ringville church worker and iiness man, who died of a art ailment Saturday at the imily residence, 527 So. Main : He was owner and manager :' the Snelson Photo Studio at :e time of his death. Bishop C. Lynn Hanks of e Second ward, was in , arge of the services. Burial is in the Evergreen cemetery :-ected by Wheeler Mortuary. Mr. Snelson was born Sept. i. 1889, in Springviile, a son Thomas and Lauraette -undy Snelson. He had been lifelong resident of Spring- x. A member of the LDS church -! activities included service ; all auxiliary organizations. ; was a high priest at the ae of his death, and was es-:ially es-:ially interested in church "ealogical work. Mr. Snelson owned and op-the op-the Snelson Drug Co. many years. As a young tf he learned photography 5 :m Springville's pioneer pho- ?apher, George Ed Ander-. and after selling his drug " 3lness, he established the mtinued on Page 2, Col. 3) ust 28, 1929 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Survivors include his widow, two sons and two daughters, Ralph J. and Keith P. Snel-son, Snel-son, Mrs. Doyal (Donna) Hutchings of Springville, and Mrs. Arthur (Loris) Soller of LaCrosse, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; grandchild-ren; seven brothers and sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Melvin (Myrle) Johnson, and Mrs. Garnet (La-Preal) (La-Preal) Friel of Springville; Mrs. Bert (Laura) Elliott and Hollis Snelson of Provo, Thomas Tho-mas L. Snelson of Payson, Dewey De-wey L. Snelson of Los Angeles and Marl Snelson of Palmyra, Utah. Funeral Services Held For Ralph Snelson (Continued from Page 1) Snelson Photo Studio, which he operated until his death. An artist with the brush, he spent much, of his spare time painting the beauty spots in and around his native town. His paintings have been hung in numerous exhibits. He was a member of the Business Men's Art Club. He married Bella Ballantyne in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on December 21, 1910. She died March 21, 1929. He later married Faye Stevens on. Aug- |