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Show Funeral Services Held Here Sunday for Jesse Albert Easton Brief and impressive funeral services serv-ices were held Sunday, April 12th, at 1 p. m., in the South ward chapel for Jesse Albert Easton, who died of cancer in the local hospital at 2 a. m., Saturday, after a month's illness. Bishop Andrew McArthur conducted the services, with Mae A. Pace at the organ console. Music numbers included two vocal vo-cal quartets, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", and "Nearer My God To Thee", by Leland Lamoreaux, Marlon Bowler, Melba Baker and Mary Lou Schmutz; vocal duet, "Beyond the Stars", Mamie Pax-man Pax-man and Viola Gentry; and vocal ; solo, "My Father Knows", by Leland Le-land Lamoreaux. Expresses Appreciation Mrs. Parley Harris expressed appreciation of the community for association with the Eastons since their coming to St. George; dwelt on the thoughts and ideals of human brotherhood and unselfish living, and said "he lived in a house by the side of the road" and truly befriended his fellowmen; followed the Golden Rule honestly and courageously, and merited eternal blessings. William Hopkins sermonized on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ in behalf of humanity, emphasizing (Continued on page eight) Jesse Easton Funeral f Continued from first page) his vicarious sei-vice in man's behalf be-half ai. l the opportunity afforded thereby for eternal salvation, which mankind may prepare themselves them-selves to enjoy. "Life is no chance happening", he said, "but is part of a well-founded plan of temporal tem-poral and spiritual progression, and every man will receive justice and mercy as he merits." Closing remarks were made by Bishop Andrew McArthur, who recalled the kindness of the Eas-tons Eas-tons in 1937 when their wayside station was the stopping place of many people stranded in the heavy snow storm, whom they fed and cared for with great kindness. Prayers were by Patriarch George E. Miles of St. George and Hishop Henry Graff of Santa Clara. Jesse Albert Easton was born in Springfield, 111., Nov. 14, 1883, a son of Phillip and Jane Bennett Easton. From early manhood he was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company until coming to St. George in 1931 to visit their daughter. They remained re-mained to make their home at the Summit service station, 23 miles south on Highway 91. Married In 1907 j On Jan. 17, 1907, he married Jennie Bruce, also of Springfield. They wore parents of two children, child-ren, a son who died in childhood child-hood and a daughter, Dorothy, (Mrs. William Mosley) of Ontario, On-tario, Calif., who, with Mrs. Easton Eas-ton and two grandchildren, survive. sur-vive. He also has three sisters and one brother living in Springfield, Spring-field, Mo. Following the funeral services, the body was taken to Ontario, Calif., for graveside rites and burial. Mrs. Easton plans to dispose dis-pose of her interests here and make her home with her daughter daugh-ter in California. |