Vernal Express | 1934-12-13 | Page 9 | Funeral Rites Monday for Early Pioneer

tuners ta ameral rites VOW monday for E arly nephi pioneer ashley valley farmer stockman and educator paid final respects at first ward chapel Im impressive presslye services ume held at the vernal alist ward chapel on monday at noon for nepal pi bece atha 1 I I 1 s succumbed abed at his home in A ashley s lol le alle M aulday after an illness of several weeks the services w viere ere under the direction of the ashley ward bUlo bishopric pric with bishop alma in charge the floral offerings bere iere beautiful and profuse the me opening selection by a mixed double quartet from the first ward as oil oh my fathel the opening player was by attorney wallace caldei sometime well under stand was su bs the quartet the music vas furnished by mrs mae caldei mrs john jorgensen Joi gensen mrs A irs vera vcra witbeck mis vern joseph I fred stone W B wallis and arzy anzy ad ims accompanied by gwendolyn roberts the speakers were william 11 fied G bingham and H walter woolley A solo pace face to face I 1 was sung by mrs john jorgensen and a duet whispering hope ni ss as sung by mrs mae calder and mrs vera witbeck the benediction vis by E ret Pet eison Inter interment w as in the vei nal cei ceci fiery with kali kail fleece dedicating the grave grane the pall bearers wele lafe richardson arthue leo smith william mott bivin eaton leland SoNN ards besides his widow mi pi bece is sur survived v ived by three bio theis and two sisters e r s joseph and albeit of salt lake city ity ollie of ct rock springs mrs maggle maggie T Mc mckenzie Kenzle of salt la lake e and mrs wilford smith of los angeles three sons and two daughters daugh daught teis els at also S 0 survive kail ronald and elland and mrs mable sta stagg an and mrs lida lda bat nephi was born at salt like city april 22 1859 abeson abe son of jc in and ann he came to ashley valley with tile the sery ery first pioneers in the teai eai of 1878 at the age of nineteen but did not locate here until the sear bear 1888 1898 he married sarah ellingson and the young couple came to the i alley to make their home mr was a prominent stock ralser al ser and educator in the eaily das of education in uintah county lie he served for se several eral heinis as trustee on the school board