Show Services Held forGen for i Gen Loran Briggs Brig General Loran Dale I Briggs a Bountiful native was buried Wednesday in the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Memorial Park with full military honors Col Edward F. F Hubbard Hill Air Force Base Commander led in the gun salute and bugle taps atthe at atthe atthe the cemetery Immediately following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing a flyby fly of four jet fighters of the Utah Air National National National Na Na- Guard furnished a dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic conclusion to the graveside graveside graveside grave grave- side rites Pall bearers all Master Maser Sergeants Sergeants Sergeants Ser Ser- who had worked with General Briggs included Fitz Chalmers Walter Arsenault Emery Lepine Charles Lumen Henry Lund and James Oden Among the honorary pall paU pallbearers pallbearers bearers was Brig Gen Robert Miller commander of the Air Division Travis Air Force Base Cal Cat Colonel Tate Tale also an honorary pall paU bearer had worked with Gen Briggs for 13 years and he flew Clew from London England to be in attendance A Guard of oC Honor presided at atthe atthe atthe the viewing Tuesday evening and again Wednesday prior to the services Prayer at the mortuary was given by Max Jones brother brother in in a law Bishop David F. F Briggs of oC the Bountiful Thirteenth Ward a cousin conducted the services I at the Bountiful First Ward Chapel Prelude music Tranquility Tranquility Tranquility Tran was played b by Mrs Ila ha Reid and Horace P. P Beesley Beesley Bees Bees- le ley accompanied by Mrs 1 Fern Sessions Following the invocation by II William Winegar Jr Bishop BishopBriggs BishopBriggs BishopBriggs Briggs told of growing up with Loran and of oC their boyhood fun Cun together A quartet Bob Gordon Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin and Larry Keddington sang Let Th Thy Holy Presence after after af af- ter tel which Bishop Clark Bowen spoke An uncle of Mrs l Briggs he stressed the sacrifice her people had made in coming to Utah for the their t religion Leonard Vinegar Winegar an uncle of the General told of oC his Camil family Cam fam il ily life of or the lift people always al al- always ways received from being with Loran He Ile noted the leadership q qualities that were apparent at atan atan atan an early age in General Briggs Mrs Reid and Mr l Beesley then hen rendered a musical selection tion lion Never Walk Alone Major l Leon Hales president of oC the Rapid City South Dakota Dako Dako- ta Branch spoke of Gen Gen- General eral cral Briggs as a great leader a man dedicated to service He emphasized d the graciousness with which he worked with peole people people peo- peo le and of oC the strengthening influence in m- luence fluence he had on his men Patriarch T. T Amby Briggs expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the appreciation of oC the family amily for Cor the many ac aciS acs s of oC kindness extended to them upon the death of his nephew He Ill spoke e of the lie generals general s ability to o work with people and of oC the thc fine Cine heritage that was his The Keddington brothers followed followed fol Col fol- fol lowed with the lie song Abide With Me Bishop Grant Briggs Brigg offered the benediction Postlude music The Soldiers Soldiers Soldier's Soldiers Soldier's Sol Sol- diers dier's Farewell was pla played ed edby by Mrs 1 Reid and Mr 11 Besle Beesley An uncle Archie Briggs dedicated ded cled the grave General Briggs was born Dec 12 1917 to Loran D D. D and Jane Winegar Briggs Orphaned at the lie age of oC 16 months he was raised b by an uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Will Stephen on Eighth East Upon graduating from Utah State University in 1939 he was one of two students from the college selected for commission in the field artiller artillery He later transferred to the Army Air Corps and took flying training during World War II He was vas made a lieutenant colonel colonel colonel colo colo- nel at the early age of oC 26 years ears Elevated to the rank of oC general gen gen- general eral cral a year ear ago he was commander com mander mandel of oC the Air Division I a unit of oC the Strategic Air Com Corn Command mand wand at Ellsworth Air Force Base South Dakota at the time of his death He lie died Friday Feb in inan inan inan an Ellsworth hospital In 1957 he was awarded an oak leaf leaC cluster to the Legion of Merit In 1958 he p piloted the theAir theAir theAir Air Force Base first SAC intercontinental jet bomber to land at Hill Air Force Base He married Ruth Gordon Got of oC March 24 1940 1910 in San Antonio Texas In addition to his heis he heis heis is survived by two daughters and a son Dale Ann Janie Jame and md Gordon Earl a brother James Briggs of oC Los Angeles his foster Coster father Will Stephen and a cousin with whom he was raised Captain Karl Stephen Here from long distances forthe Corthe for Cor forthe the services were his brother Jim of oC Los Angeles his cousin Karl Stephen and foster father Will Stephen of oC Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina and many relatives es and friends from Crom Utah Idaho and Oregon Mrs Briggs and her family have stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs 1 Clark Bonner in Salt SaIt Lake during their time in Utah The They p plan to make their home homeI in Riverside Ri Cal Ca where the they I were stationed for some time Y I I j i w r 1 v r i i r i Men M and Gleaners of the Bountiful Stake will hold an old fashioned ice cream and cake party Tuesday Mar 1 1st at the Bountiful First Ward Included Included In- In eluded in the evenings evening's fun fan will T be the judging of oC pies and cakes submitted by the various wards After ACter the judging the goodies will be he served to the group The stake council under the direction of oC Stake Men M-Men r rand leaders T. T K 1 I and Gleaner at and Mrs Zina Zinn Fish- Fish cr er has hass s been working on plans I will for Cor or the evening The party begin at pm p.m. Win bas bas- The Ninth Ward Ward- Men M-Men team tossed a surprise evening for the Tuesday party narty coach Bud Dud Benard The group and then returned went bowling to the home of Larry Jarry Burdett for refreshments d |