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Show Moroni W. Bleak Dies At Riverside, California; Buried Here Wednesday Moroni W. Bleak, youngest son of Wilford W. and Caddie Fuller-ton Fuller-ton Bleak, died Sunday night at Riverside, California, where he had been employed for the past three months. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the St. George stake tabernacle for Moroni Mor-oni W. Bleak, Bp. Vernon Worthen of the West Ward presiding. Musical numbers were: "Sometime "Some-time We'll Understand", by south ward quartette; "In the Garden", duet, Mrs. Alice Cannon and Mrs. Melba Baker; "The Swallow", solo by Bp. Vernon Worthen; "Going Home", duet, Mrs. Mamie Paxman and K. E. Fordham. Opening prayer was by Pres. George W. Whitehead. Closing prayer was by former Bp. James McArthur and dedication of the grave by Pres. W. O. Bentley. Talks were by Mayor Al-1 bert E. Miller, a lifelong neighbor neigh-bor of the families; George W. Worthen and Lawrence Wads-worth Wads-worth with brief closing remarks by Bishop Worthen. All paid tribute to the families of both Moroni Bleak and his wife, and of the life of the deceased, de-ceased, his kindliness, affableness and his respect for his fellowmen and for his elders. There were (Continued on page four) Moroni Bleak Funeral (Continued from first page) manv beautiful floral tributes and many relatives and friends attended. at-tended. Mr. Bleak was born in St. George on February 1. 1908. He graduated from the Woodward district dis-trict school in 1921 and attended the high school department of the Dixie junior college. A sufferer for the past several years from ulcers of the stomach, he succumbed Sunday night to an acute attack which lasted only twenty-four hours. With him at the time of his death, besides his wife and three sons, Duane aged 6, Nelson aged 2. and Bruce, 1 year old, were his brother, Rulon and his uncle, Louis Bleak. His body was brought to St. George Tuesday for burial and services ser-vices were held in the Stake Tabernacle under the direction of Bp. Vernon W. Worthen. Moroni Bleak was always "Noan", to intimate friends and was a hard working affable young man. Trained in courtesy, this admirable ad-mirable quality stood out in his life wherever he associated and his many friends and neighbors in this city are full of praise for his genuineness and personal fidelity. fi-delity. Among other relatives surviving sur-viving besides his wife, three sons, his parents and brother Rulon, are two aged Grandparents, Jane Thompson Bleak, nearing 92 and Alexander Fullerton, aged 91. |