| Show Rites Held For Aimer Abner ncr Richens Funeral services of Abner Richens 86 early Uintah Coun- Coun County County County ty resident who died the ing precedIng Wednesday were held Sat Sat- Saturday Saturday at the Vernal Frist Ward Chapel Bishop B Vere Wilson of the Naples Ward conducted Ing tag prayer was offered by Har- Har Harold Harl Harold old Victor l t E Hullinger Wi Wilkins ser sern and n Speakers P Alfred d Sr Sins Sim- Simper per Avard Rigby sang two vocal solos End of A Perfect Day and That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine the vocal solo Oh I My Father Father- Was as sung by George GCorge G orge C Davis A ladles ladies trio composed of Maud Goodrich Venna Yenna John John- Johnson son and Velda Simmons sang Bridge Builders Lela Johnson and Mary Manwaring were ac ac- ac accompanists President Jesse A Haws gave pave the benediction and Mark Cook dedicated the grave Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Me rial Cemetery Abner Richens was born at Boshen Utah August 31 1861 the son of Thomas and Harriet Deveraux Richens RI hens The family later moved to Pleasant Grove Utah He and Fannie Fage Fafe were married in the Salt Lake En En- En Endowment Endowment House April 19 1884 They moved to Ashley Valley October 25 of that year and Naples on a farm at Nap Nap- les lea where the family home is still located Mr Richens was a successful farmer fanner and sheep man He had long beep bee interested in the rais- rais on page pa e 5 15 I J t II If frt i FON RITES lUTES 1 o HELD t tI I FOR FOB ABNER Ui t Cont page from jJ f 1 rrt In Ingo Ing of of blooded hones hone i nc bd Imported several purebred mals ma He also imported purebred sheep and built up a fT herd J j I Ji 4 sold old rt d to v JI t ti i r aY The f of ot i the tb family In the valler wa n box However V iii two months tw months often they arrived iM t Mr had Hel ed alog Ipg He He late l built b on the brick homes Mme in toe th community OmD II which was probably the first modern modem home les H also allo assisted m 10 too construction of bf i meeting meeting me andt nd school house bouse houses largely it by a I t u N j ji f Fisk i y ya tT r t i- i ryrA A h hard work d had a 1 th years at done aU ju all tb d connection s with wt P caring for f flOO lO colonies o es of honey J r An Elder th q Chruch ruc d Jesus Christ of Latter day he I had served ae many any i years yea UI u as a aI award I ward a rf t M teacher teacher- er 1 11 to of his o-his his death deaUbe he Wae was a g pf the the Uintah t t com Y tt l r w t 1 Jupe e pj 1 1 tt I 1946 L y dd aria r- r r s t rd iiI ei four d dau f ter Mrs Chatles Batty Robert Roben Hunting tint Mrs Raymond I Ltd and and- Mr- Mr Charles Charle iverson I Provo three three sons son k John JIU nl heo a all i i of d gl n n t l at i w Seven of his grandsons in the the- the eh armed r during I World On F Lind led to In acton w wh f h h Sk I |
