Show patriarch james M shaf fir active in church and county offices passes away the vernal lint it ward aard chapel s tilled filled to capacity wednesday morning at 11 oo 00 ft a nl with nn friend friends end and relatives who came to ply pay their last ut respect respects to patriarch jamrs james M H shatter shaffer who passed to the great beyond bonday sunday morning at hi his home a after a If illness of several weeks caused by diabetes and other ailments the impressive funeral services viere r 1 in r C charge hone of bishop J oseph horroc k and the was furnished by a mixed choit from the venial vernal tint first t ward and a double mixed quartet from naples ward the opening song sorg oh my father nas sung by the tint ward choir after which invocation was made madl by fred bloehm im of the high council oh dry those tear tears was ury cry touchingly rendered in solo by mrs eva Bidd ovay orge A blaw i is as the first speaker rc cito his early acquaintance with the deceased ceased being his oun counselor ou in the at naples nales for fifteen years ye ITS he ge also rave gave a short account acco tint of his lle we alch appears elee whee in this account he ile referred to the har rainy abich existed in his religious reli Klous life hainz an honest faithful integrity imbued his heart the double mixed quartet from naples rendered en le ed my the sacred 1 I know that my redeemer liveth ern ernest es t eaton of the stake fred 1 dency wits the next speaker and told of the abiding influence the decease a ed had on his life having been in cloie close intimate contact with mm bin tor for forty four bears 1 ears he ile also told of the sterling sterl ln qualities of the deceased of his tn in fluence in guiding the people and of his ns ng sacrifices broad service and at all to cene sene eternity was then rendered by the naples quartet president wallace calder as the dinst speaker stressed etres sed the importance of the build buil drig ng of eternity telling of patriarch chaffers shaffers erful character ac ter as compared with granite a test for all the ages and of his constant contact cloise close friendly helpful contact with his fellow men having havin a joyful jovial attitude on work and arid life he ile aleo also poke spoke of hi hl ideal deal in life ard his unceasing elfort in to touch the soul of man lie ile spoke of his attitude as beng be ng and youthful and he always hsc a firm grasp on the new things in relation to the old the cloning ong song Tt deepening Dep trials S 93 sung by the vernal first ward choir afier after which the bers bet be t continued on page eight J M shaffer passes away from page 1 tion vias as pronounced by hyrum B calder the rostrum was draped in white hite mid and A aa beautifully decorated as was as the casket with profuse floral offerings A concourse of sor sorrowing rosing relatives and friends follo followed sed the remains to the herual cemetery where the body as was interred with john N DANIS day is of trine fring the dedicatory prayer the follow following arg who were close friends of the deceased and all of naples ward acted as pall bearers jacob W oisen olsen edward watkins sr arthur E gardiner Oar diner lewis S gardin er jams M allred and alfred I 1 ox vt ell mr air shatter shaffer was bom january 7 1831 at slaten ille utah the son of john russell and asior lor shatter sho ho had come to utah in in the tall fall of 1884 1889 mr shatter shaffer cane carne to ashley I 1 alley and on marc march 30 1084 married lidia at rolfe he ile tol towed farmar PA an occupation to these people were ere tern torn kaelie children of whom with his widow survive marton K and mrs stella gregory ot of V anal mrs ellen ml nil es of Roos roosevelt eielt ernt ernst of bait salt lake city barth C aluen alcen J pearl corilla and newell K all of vernal he Is also survived by eight eighteen en three brothers heber affer of logan martin and samuel shaffer of millville utah and one ister mrs louisa sessions of er nal nil fir yr twenty the five ears mr bir shatter shaffer labored aa bishop of naples ward sard one year as bishop of lapoint and su a high councilman under william 11 II smart don dan 13 colton a d wallace caldr cald r es as presidents of uintah stake civo scars ago he aa was released as high councilman to be ordained a patriarch in december 1927 19 he be left ila his home to fulfill a short term mission labor laboring hig those six months in it 1 lanta georgia and jacksonville florida he ile also bened uintah coun tj 4 As county treasurer for two tso terms fron from 1923 ti t 1927 19 and as county rna assessor for one term tam |