Show funeral services held at first ward chapel for charles B atwood mon funeral mineral were held at the first ward chapel monday morning at 11 adock lock tor for charles B atwood who died saturday april 2 the services were under the direction of driver E smith the floral offerings were beautiful music i as a furnished by a double mixed quartet with mrs mable stage stagg accompanist wanted on the other side st de was the opening numble prayer wa ma by john Hodg kirrin 0 my father was as then them ung bung bishop alma was the first speaker he ile told of his long acquaint acquaintance uce with the deceased and of his high esteem in the community E J young who had been with leslie a son on in the new zealand mission field when he passed away a was the next speaker mr young gave an interesting sketch of the life of mr atwood he was bom in pennsylvania december 14 1843 and aas as 88 years of age at the time of his death he lie joined the L D 8 church and crossed the plains with the captain brown company in 1849 in the same company was miss louisa brown whom he later married december 28 20 1863 surviving this union are four sons and one daughter 18 grandchildren and 14 great grand children he lie is the tast lost of the original atwood brothers who immigrated to utah in the early days of utah according to mr young deceased became closely associated with president ert brigham Bri ghun young and later served nun hin as his personal body buard at ti e death of president young he assisted in the making of the grave and in the burial his later years were vivid with the experiences in his service for president young the atwood family took up their residence at murray where the boa bos engaged in brick mak making mr atwood latr later moved to spanish fork pork and moved to vernal in the year 1888 settling on the old atwood homestead where he has resided and reared his family he ile took up the making of brick soon after coming to vernal and made the brick used in the S it R bennion home the murray home the central school the ashley coop and many other places plea including his own he lie served as a school trustee in the vernal school district for ten years mr atwood was the first game warden in uintah basin and plant ed the first trout in the streams of ashley valley having havink hauled them from carter cater station wyo he lie also shipped r brought t in the first quail in ahe valley and always w LYS took an inter interest sst in their protection tec tion even up to the last winter he ile was road supervisor for a number of years and horticulture in inspector r tn in uintah county for or a long time A solo I 1 my faith in thee th was sung by mrs jae jorgensen II 11 13 calder the next speaker told of his association with the deceased as his neighbor and always found him film to be honest and fair that he took a great in supervising the celebrations held for the ld ad folks in the early days the selection sometime well understand was sas sung by the frett and the benediction offered by george W interment was mas in the maeser cemetery where the grave was dedicated by E 8 gurr the pall pau amers be were terrill ivan wendell and lavon atwood 4 oiin uy stewart and alma |