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Show LAST RITES HELD FOR JJJACKSON Funeral services for John J. Jackson, 44, of Copperton, an employe of the Utah Copper company, a former Bingham volunteer fireman and member of the Utah State Firemen's association, as-sociation, were held Monday at 1 p. m. in the Copperton grade school with American Legion post No. 30 in charge. Mr. Jackson died in Provo Thursday of myocardo-insuffici-ency. He was born in England December Dec-ember 10, 1895, a son of James and Jane Jackson. He had lived here 31 years. He was a former assistant chief of No. 1 company of the Bingham volunteer fire depart- ment. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Viola Robbins Jackson of Copperton; Cop-perton; two brothers, William Jackson of Copperton and Sterling Ster-ling J. Jackson of Bakersfield, Cal., and two sisters, Mrs. Jack E. Whiteley and Mrs. L. A. Chris-tensen, Chris-tensen, both of Copperton. The Rev. Meredith Smith conducted con-ducted services. Irving Pratt of American Fork, chaplain of the Utah State Firemen's association, associa-tion, was the speaker and musical musi-cal numbers were by the Singing Mothers of Copperton. Pallbearers Pallbear-ers were Jack Householder, John J. Creedon, Dewey Mayne, Ray Cowdell, Wilford H. Harris, O. R. Warner. The American Legion post conducted military services at the graveside, and a military salute was given by the firing squad from Fort Douglas. Interment was in the family plot at Mt. Olivet cemetery under direction of the Bingham mortuary. |