Show veteran sheriff of uintah county paid final tributes at services here sunday the second ward chapel was as filled ailed on n sunday noon last february 5 on the occa occasion bion ot of the funeral services ot of the late william the services were ere in charge of bishop james 11 II wallis ot of the vernal first ward and the singing was A as furnished by a mixed double quartet from the first ward cho chor r the opening selection li was as I 1 I 1 need thee every hour and prayer was offered by bishop A theodore johnson the next selection was my jesus as thou wilt dish bishop 0 p joseph mckee was as the first speaker r and recounted the early pioneer days of the deceased in the settlement of ashley valley nalley fifty year ago lie ile was as ever eier a friend to the needy and shared his substance in those dark days day 3 with an ungrudging hand with those who A ho were less fortunate than he tie he was courageous as an officer and never feared death in the performance of his duties his ills wife who surphes him hm I 1 was the first white woman in the ashley valley coming here in 1876 and was as the mother of the first white child born in this part of the state the double quartet sang song at the request of the family cast thy bread alpon the waters with duet by mr and mrs ho ard mendenhall bishop john N davis then spoke in an in interesting manner on some of the principles of the gospel as taught by the latter day saints in which the deceased was a firm believer he also referred to the sterling qualities of the der decreased eased both as a citizen and as an officer bishop wallis at the request of the family spoke on the resurrection and ascension of jesus christ he ile also expressed the thanks of the family to all those who had given comfort and help in the long sickness ness of william the final selection was home beautiful home and benediction was anro bounced by bishop havrum B calder the rostrum had been beautifully draped tn in white and there was as a profusion of floral offerings although many others had been delayed by storms from reaching in time for the fineral the body u was as interred in the family burial plot in rock point cemetery where here the grave was as dedicated by president ernest eaton thomas william was born at bait salt like city on february 11 1854 the ron of john and find elizabeth he lie came to A ashlea alev valley in I 1 1879 and on december 5 1830 he was as married to mary jacob snyder at ashleys fork he lie bened as sheriff of uintah county for behe bears ears being known far for and w wide ide aa as t fearless of officer f icer or ore e u who ho neer came bick without his man during the opening of the re rec cration he was employed bv the U 1 government in the construction of ditches lie sered under the late bamberger as deputy state pame game commissioner and again under Go governor lernor dern aich nosi position tion he be held at the time he lie was taken ill he ile Is survived sur vied by his widow mary and the following children william and mrs airs lafe richardson of vernal ida glair clair and nell elizabeth ellzabeth of salt lake city W R of alston besides the following brot brothers hrs and sisters albert and joseph se ph 11 and mrs airs maggie magg I 1 e me kensle of salt lake city nephi and olier of vernal mrs W I 1 smith of los angeles calif and oliver of brown browns s park the latter has been at his bedside constantly since the beginning of his serious illness he ile also leaves 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild A son fera pers preceded him in death six years ago |