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Show MANY ATTEND SERVICES FOR RONDO 1 FRIEL A large crowd of sympathizing friends attended funeral services held in the Second ward chapel Wednesday afternoon for Rondo Friel, 23, who died from a self-inflicted self-inflicted gun-shot wound eaity Sunday Sun-day morning. Bishop E. A. Strong was in charge, and spoke consolingly consol-ingly of the fine traits of Mr. Friel and members of the family. E. M. Hoyer spoke in a similar vain. Resolutions of sympathy were read on behalf of the Springville Spring-ville firemen by Ralph Snelson. Musical numbers .were given as follows: vocali solo, Guy Brown ; vocal duet, John Hardy and Glen Allen vocal solo, Helen Palfrey-man; Palfrey-man; organ slection, Alvada Wil-mott; Wil-mott; vocal duet, Helen Palfrey-man Palfrey-man and Inez Parker. The invocation was iby George Rimpkins and the dedication by Selvoy Boyer. Friends and members of the family have been unable to account for I ho young man's art as he had not shown any marked tendencies to despondency. Friel had attended the sportsmen's sports-men's outing in. Hobble Creek canyon with a number of friends in the earlier part of the night. He returned to town about 2 o'clock Sunday morning, borrowed a pistol from Night Watchman Mell Cherrington, with the explanation expla-nation that he wanted to kill some dogs near his home, promising to return it immediately. Turns Out Lights He then drove his car south on Main street, in the direction of his home and stopped. Turning the car lights off, he drove back, entering en-tering the driveway of the undertaking under-taking establishment and shot himself. The nightwatchman and Mr. Claudin heard the report of the gun and hurried to investigate. They found Friel dead in the car, with a bullet hole above the heart and the gun at his side. Friel was born in Springville July 1, 1909. He attended the grade and high school, and was well known around the town. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Julia F. Anthon, and one brother, David Friel, Springville. |