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Show Wm. A. Bracken, Dixie Pioneer, Buried In Central Cemetery Wm. A. Bracken, 92, native of Jackson County, Mo. and pioneer of Utah and Dixie, was buried in the Central cemetery last Thursday evening, following impressive im-pressive funeral services. Born March 2, 1848, in Jackson county, he was only three years old when his family joined the trek to Utah, and 10 years later came with the first families to St. George in 1861, being one of the three first young men at the i Old Adobe yard camp. Although only 13 years old at the time, he was known for his courage, for his skill in handling horses and for his ability to work. He assisted in hauling materials for the i'j Tabernacle and Temple 'and fol- fj lowed many of the perilous trails ij.' 1 during troublesome days of early , Dixie. The family later made their w home at Pine Valley and this son ..), followed freighting and stage 9 A driving most of his life. He also M raised cattle and farmed. ,i At the age of 35 he married Clara w Jane Burgess in the St. George v' Temple, and at the age of 62, with his small family became once (Continued on page eight) IWm. Bracken Death (Continued from first page) more a pioneer in the settlement of the town of Central, where they still reside. He celebrated his 92 anniversary there March 2. As a young boy he learned to play the violin, and for many years was hailed to assist with dance music wherever he happened hap-pened to be. "Just fiddlin", he he called it, but in 1938, when well past 90, he entertained on a stake old folks program July 24, playing several selections on his well seasoned violin and singing numbers to his own accompaniment. accompani-ment. Wm. A. Bracken was a man of little schooling from text books, "but he had learned much from daily experience and his keen perception per-ception of situations, unusual expressions, ex-pressions, and humorous reaction under intense difficulties, set him apart in personality, and won many friends for him throughout his entire life. He continued to play for local dances until within a few weeks of his death. Taking ill at his Central home last Wednesday evening he was rushed to the McGregor hospital where he died Thursday morning at an early hour. Funeral services ser-vices were held in Central late the same day with Bp. Milford Barnum conducting. The Enterprise ward choir at- tended and supplied three numbers; num-bers; Mamie Paxman and Viola Gentry sang "Whispering Hope" and Mrs. Paxman also responded with a, vocal solo. Many friends attended from adjoining communities. com-munities. Speakers were Ivy Oliver Strat-ton Strat-ton of Central; Wm. Lund, of Enterprise and Daniel Leavitt of Central. All told of their association associa-tion with the deceased and with his family, of his lifelong work as a pioneer, his personal integrity, friendliness and courage under T difficulties. l'c Prayers were by F. J. Bow of Gunlock and George Charih Pu of Veyo. " serw Surviving besides Mrs. Brae', fa are the following children: jj- ,,al Bayard Cannon, Levi Bracken t ., u, Neal Bracken of Central; Mrs ; Paxn S. Adams, of Meadow, and a v en Bracken, of St. George, also :; leTi grandchildren and four ps'. st grandchildren and a brother, if. nrese cellus Bracken,' also of Cente missi |