Show Salt halt Lake Loke City Services Held for G. G P. P P Decker Masonic funeral rites were I conducted 1 at the Salt Lake City Masonic Temple Monday for tor G. G P. P Decker 65 promInent prominent prominent prom prom- Moab businessman who passed away at a Salt Lake City hospital Friday He died of a lingering illness Mr Ir Decker and his wife Idamae had resided in Moab for tor the past seven years lIe He had operated the G G. P P. P Decker i i Trucking Company at Green GreenI i I River and Moab since 1953 t P Garland P P. P Decker was born bom April 3 1900 to Mahalia Mahalla and Marcus Decker at Hallowell Hallo Hallo- well Kansas He lIe was educated educated i te ted a at Fayetteville Ark and I j t i JI I A 8 G. G P. P Decker received his degree from the Oklahoma School of f Mines in 1924 He was married man to Idamae April 8 1927 at Ely Nevada The deceased was formerly former former- ly employed by the Kennicott Copper Corp at Ruth Nev from 1924 t to 1943 He lie transferred transferred trans trans- erred to the Braden Copper Company at Sewell Chill chili in 1943 In 1953 he began his truckIng trucking truck truck- ing business at Green River moving to Moab in 1957 where he resided until his death He was a member of the Baptist church Ely Lodge 29 F F. A. A M. M Ely and other Masonic groups including Shrine Survivors include his widow widow widow wid wid- ow sons Richard Salt Lake City and Tom Grand crand Island New York Also surviving are five sisters two brothers and three grandchildren Burial was at the Mt ft Oli OU Olivet vet cemetery Salt Lake City The family suggests memorial ial lal contributions to Holy HolyCross HolyCross Cross hospital Cancer Research Research ReI Re Re- I search Fund Salt Lake City Utah |