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Show Eric Gregerson Dies From Injuries Received Thursday Night Victim late Thursday evening of a peculiar accident on U. S. Highway High-way 91, two miles north of Kan- arra, was Eric Gregerson. Mr. Gregerson had spent the day supervising the picking of fruit at his farm in Pintura, and in the evening went to Cedar City in a pick-up with friends. According to reports, Mr. Gregerson Greg-erson was in the rear of the pickup pick-up which was driven by Leslie Bringhurst. Others in the party I were Andrew Olds. Bon Bring-: hurst and Mont Neilson. As they were driving along. Eric decided : to step up front and speak to the j boys in the cab. He stepped down, j apparently thinking the pick-up had a running board, and fell under i the car which passed over his chest, crushing his lungs and caus- j ing other injuries. His companions, rushed him back to the Iron j county hospital. However, he never regained consciousness, dying Fri-! day, Aug. 20. at 3 a. m. ; Born In St George J Bom in St. George. June 19. 1910. he was a son of the late ( Continued on page five ! Eric Gregerson Dies (Continued from first page) Andrew E. and Lermie Worthen Gregerson. The family moved shortly to Pintura where he (has continued to reside, operating the family farm since the death of his father. He had his early schooling in Toquerville, later -attending the Dixie junior college. For a young man he has been recognized as unusually successful at farming and cattle raising. Surviving besides Tiis mother are the following sisters and brothers, Mrs. Dell Harrie, "Allie and Le-Grand Le-Grand Gregerson of Salt Lake Gty; Mrs. Fern Fawson of Grants-ville; Grants-ville; Worth en Gregerson of Lone Pine, Calif.; Sgt. Clyde Gregerson of Two Rocks, Petaluma, Calif.; "Lieut. Leland Gregerson in overseas over-seas miiltary service ; and his grandmother, Mrs. Xenora Worth-en Worth-en of St. George. The Toquerville ward chapel was crowded to capacity Sunday, Aug. 22 at 3 p. m.,- where impressive impres-sive funeral services were conducted con-ducted for the deceased, with Bishop's Counselor, Archie Klein-man Klein-man in charge. Music numbers included, a vocal trio, "Heaven", Ruth Bringhurst, Dixie Kleinman and Laurel Jackson, Jack-son, accompanied by Bessie Fish; solo, "Prayer Perfect", Mrs. Rhoda Jackson, St. George; violin solo, "Ave Maria", Mrs. Worthen Gregerson, Greg-erson, accompanied by Dixie Klein-man; Klein-man; vocal solo, "Coming Home", Lillian Williams, Kanarra; and vocal duet, "Whispering Hope", Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Beatty and Mrs. Irene Hinton at the piano. Speakers At Services Speakers at the services were George Lamb of Pintura, Mrs. Jennie Lamb, Walter H. Slack and Archie Kleinman, all of Toquerville. To-querville. All speakers told of the congeniality of the deceased, his devotion to his work, to his family and his friends and of what he had accomplished in operating his farm for several years without with-out parental help or guidance, "Praising him for his many kindnesses kind-nesses to all who came his way. Prayers were by E. Eric Snow, St. George; F. B. Jackson, Toquerville; Toquer-ville; and the grave in Pintura cemetery was dedicated by his uncle, Vernon Worthen of the St. George stake presidency. Immediate relatives attending the services besides his mother of Salt Lake City, were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A. Nelson, Mrs. Guy Hafen and children Valrea and Gloria Marie; Mrs. Arthur Gregerson, Greg-erson, son Art, and daughter Vernon, Ver-non, Erastus B. Snow, and son, E- Eric Snow, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ver-non Worthen and Mrs. Leanora Worthen, all of St. George; Mr. and Mrs. Afton Ballard, Rock-riUe; Rock-riUe; Mrs. Sarah Lemmon and sn, Jack of Hurricane; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Worthen and children, Kent, Jeannene and Ann, of Salt Citv. |