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Show SPRINGVILLE SUSTAINS LOSS OF STAUNCH FRIEND IN DEATH OF H. T. REYNOLDS Many Attend Funeral Services Held Here Monday; Was Identified With Many Business Enterprises. Friends and relatives from all parts of Utah paid final tribute to the life and memory of H. T. Reynolds, Reyn-olds, Sr., prominent in church, civic and business affairs of Springville, at funeral services held in the Springville Third ward chapel Monday Mon-day afternoon. Mr. Reynolds died at the family residence on North Main street at noon Friday, of heart trouble, a malady from which he had suffered for nearly two years. His first severe illness came while he was in California where he went with a hope of regaining his health. Later he came to Utah and for a time received re-ceived treatment in a Salt Lake hospital. For several months just prior to his recent relapse he had been up and around, but had not attempted to assume to any great extent any business responsibilities. For the past few days prior to his death he was confined to his bed, but was able to sit up, although attending at-tending physicians and immediate members of the family realized the seriousness of his condition. The services were under the direction di-rection of Bishop Ralph Smart. The speakers, each of whom eulogized the exemplary life of their departed depart-ed friend were George A. Smith of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles; President T. N. Taylor of Utah stake, and J. Frank Bringhurst of the Kolob stake presidency. Musical selections were furnished furnish-ed by the Peerless quartet of ; Mapleton; Elmo Coffman, who ren-' ren-' dered a vocal solo; Miss Helen Pal-freyman Pal-freyman and Mrs. Inez Parker, who sang a duet number, and Mrs. Hannah C. Packard, who gave a vocal solo. j The invocation was by Patriarch J. B. Keeler and the benediction by Dr. George H. Brimhall. Bishop J. Emmett Bird offered the dedicatory dedica-tory prayer at the city cemetery. Members of the various business organizations with which Mr. Reynolds was affiliated were honorary hon-orary pallbearers, as were also members of the Kolob stake high council. The members of the Springville Spring-ville Kiwanis club attended the services in a body. Floral tributes were many and beautiful. Mr. Reynolds was born in Spring- 1 ville, March 11, 1860, and had lived here practically all his life. For more than forty years he conducted conduct-ed a successful mercantile business during which time he gave Springville Spring-ville its largest business block. Of later years he was interested in contract construction work. During his life he held many positions po-sitions of trust and at the time of his death he was president of the Springville Banking company; president pres-ident of Utah Wholesale Grocery company; president of Rainier Food company of the northwest; president of Reynolds-Ely Construction Con-struction company. Throughout his life he was active ac-tive in the L. D. S. church, holding the office of senior member of the Kolob stake high council at the time of his death. Earlier in life he had served his ward and stake in various capacities. In civic affairs he became active as a young man. In politics he was affiliated with the Democratic party. He served his state in both houses of the legislature, being an ardent advocate of prohibition he took an active part in enacting the state prohibition law. For 13 years he served as a member of the city council of Springville, and also served as mayor of this city for four year3. He also served Utah county as a member of the board of county commissioners for one term. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rebecca Porter Reynolds, and the following sons and daughters: H. T. Reynolds, Jr., Ernest Reynolds and Miss Josephine Reynolds, all of ,Springville, and Miss Helen Reynolds, Reyn-olds, who is filling an L. D. S. mis-! mis-! sion in the northern states at the present time. , He is also survived by four grandchildren, the following brothers broth-ers and sister: J. A., Arthur, Charles and J. O. Reynolds and Mrs. Martha Alleman of Springville, Spring-ville, and John Reynolds of Salt Lake, and half-brothers and half-sisters, half-sisters, Mark A. Reynolds of Provo, Arch and Ed Reynolds of Springville, Spring-ville, Mrs. M. A. Alexander and George Reynolds of California and Mrs. Emma Pace of Springville. |