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Show "" I i. . f ' ' I i ' n I i ft f f t I f ( 1 M William G. Parker, former well-known resident of Springville for whom services ser-vices were held in Salt Lake Saturday. Father of Local People Dies in Salt Lake City William George Parker, 80, retired Rio Grande railroad engineer, en-gineer, a former resident of Springville, father of Mrs. Loyd Bird and Lindsay Parker of this city, died Wednesday evening even-ing of last week at the family residence, Salt Lake City. Friends called at the Wheeler Mortuary in Springville Friday afternoon and in Salt Lake Friday evening and before the services Saturday in the McKay Mc-Kay ward chapel. Burial was in the Salt Lake cemetery. Mr. Parker was born Dec. 14, 1877, in Salt Lake City, a son of Charles William and Sarah Goulger Parker. He married Mary Elizabeth Teucher on Dec. 13, 1897, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers En-gineers and during his 46 years with the railroad had lived in Midvale, Springville, Thistle, Soldier Summit and Helper. He was a member of the LDS Church holding the office of High Priest. Surviving are his widow of Salt Lake City; four sons and three daughters; Elmer Parker of Helper; Lindsay Parker and Mrs. Loyd (Marjorie) Bird of Springville; Fred J. Parker and Mrs. Jean (Wilma) Stone of Salt Lake City; Raymond N. Parker of Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Bruce (Ruth) Nielsen of Gardena, Calif. Twenty-three grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren also survive. |