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Show MILITARY BITES HONOR VETERAN OF 11 WAR One of Largest Crowds Ever Gathered Here for Such an Occasion Present at Funeral Fun-eral Sunday for Lee Cox One of the largest crowTds ever gathered , in St. George for such an occasion, was present at the funeral services held on Sunday for Lee Cox who died Saturday at 1 a. m., following a two weeks' illness. Death was the result of complications arising aris-ing from an operation performed perform-ed September 22. Military honors hon-ors were accorded him by the American Legion, that organization organiz-ation with the band leading the procession from the home to the tabernacle and from the tabernacle taber-nacle to the cemetery. Services ' were under the direction direc-tion of Bishop Vernon W'orthen of the West ward. The opening musical number "The Lord Is My Shepherd", was given by a ladies' chorus. Opening prayer was by Albert Clark. Speakers were John T. Woodbury, Wood-bury, Jr., George W. Worthen, Albert E. Miller and Bishop Worthen. Wor-then. Musical numbers were as follows: Vocal duet, "Hold Thou My Hand", Mrs. Mamie Paxman and Mrs. Viola Gentry; violin duet, "One Fleeting Hour", Mrs. Edw. Christian and Prof. E. J. Bleak; cornet solo, "Out of the Dusk to You", Prof. Bleak; solo, "Face to Face", Dilworth M. Snow, and the closing hymn, "Before the Lord I Bow My Head", was rendered by the W'est ward choir. Benediction was by O. S. Taylor. At the cemetery the grave was dedicated by M. M. Bentley, chaplain chap-lain of the American Legion post, the flag covering the casket was presented to Mrs. Cox, salute fired over the grave and taps played by Prof. Bleak. Warren Lei Cox was born June 17,, 1896, at the Conger farm, now the Shivwits Indian reservation, t,he eldest son of Warren and Mary Etta Lee Cox. He spent practically his entire life here, the greater part of the time being engaged in garage ga-rage and trucking business. On December 27, 1917, he enlisted en-listed for service in the world war, and was with the A. E. F. in England from August IS, 1918, to December 11, 1918, as an aeroplane mechanic. He was married June 12, 1919, to Miss Golda Maud Prince of New Harmony, at Parowan, and about seven years ago the marriage mar-riage was sealed in the St. George temple. For the past several years he has been connected here with the Western Air Express and spent considerable time in the search for Maurice Graham about three years ago. Saturday night, a mail plane passing over dropped drop-ped a wreath from the Los Angeles An-geles office of the company. Surviving are his widow, five children, Lee, 12; Park, 11; Norma, Nor-ma, 10; Thelma, 6, and Dorothy, Doro-thy, 3. A son, Donald, preceded him in death. Other survivors ; are his parents and the following follow-ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Aretta Church, La Verkin; Mel-vin Mel-vin Cox, Mrs. Lida Prince, Mrs. ' Leona Atkin, Loraine, Kenneth, Marie, Irene and Noma, all of i St. George. |