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Show Funeral Services Held Sunday for A. G, (Dell) Thorn Funeral services for Adelbert G. Thorn, well-known Spring-V'Ue Spring-V'Ue resident, were, conducted i ! ' Adelbert Thorn Sunday in the Third-Ninth ward chapel. Mr. Thorn died Thursday morning in Provo following a short illness. Bishop Clarence Jensen of the Ninth Ward officiated at the services. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Thorn was born Sept. 21 1883, in Springville, a son of (Continued on Page 8, Col. 4) Services Held for Adelbert Thorn (Continued from Page One) Richard and Martha Hall Thorn and was educated , in Springville Spring-ville schools. He followed construction con-struction and mining work in his early life. On April 6, 1905, he married' Maud Barnett in Springville. Their marriage was later sol-i emnized in the Manti Temple, j A former city councilman, I Mr. Thorn also owned and op erated a grocery store in this city for 30 years. He was an active member of the LDS Church holding the office of bishop's counselor, members of the high council, Sunday School teacher, group leader of the High Priest quorum, and was an active worker in the Boy Scouts for 20 years. Surviving are his wife, three sons and one daughter: Howard How-ard Thorn, Salt Lake City; Scott Thorn, Kearns; Norman Thorn, Spanish Fork; Mrs. Ber-nell Ber-nell (LaNore) Livingston, of SSpringville; 14 grandchildren; two brothers and three sisters, Orland Thorn, Springville; Ivan Thorn, Provo; Mrs. Earl (Ida) Bissell, Price; Mrs. Frank (Dora) Hansen, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. William (Hattie) Lucas, Lu-cas, Spanish Fork. |