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Show FUNERAL FOR JOHN H. LEE HELD TUESDAY Impressive funeral services for John H. Lee, prominent citizen of Mapleton for nearly 40 years, who died at the family residte Saturday Sat-urday were held Tuesday in the Mapleton watd chapel with Bishop R. L. Mendenhall in charge. The invocation was offered by Joseph Stone of American Fork, the benediction by Bishop Roy Davis of Salem. Patriarch O. B. Huntington. Henry Gardner of Spanish Fork and L. L. Bunnell of Provo, were the speakers and paid high tributes trib-utes to the and character of their friend. Musical numbers were rendered as follows: vocal duet, "After Life's Sunset." Miss Helen Palfreyman and Mrs. Inez Parker; vocal solo, "Lay My Head Eeneath a Rose," by Ed Williams of Spanish Fork; "O My Father" was rendered by Glenn and Harold Holley. The dedicatory prayer at the Evergreen cemetery was by Ellis Harmer. Mr. Lee was born in Springville. September 27, i860, the son of Edwin Ed-win and Harriet Kindred Lee. He lived in Springville until ten years after his marriage to Emma S. Kel-sey Kel-sey in 1880, at wheh time the family fam-ily moved to Mapleton. He has always al-ways taken an active part in the civic and religious affairs of his community. He was watermaster of Mapleton for 17 years, and was a member of the firsi town board. For 14 years he served as school trustee of Mapleton, and also served on the school board for a number of years. He was at one time secretary and treasurer of the Mapleton Sunday school. Surviving are the window, Mrs. Emma Lee and twelve children: J Arnold, Will, Ronald, TCelsey and Mrs. Leonard Diamond. Mapleton; Harry K., Fred, Mrs. George Wilde, Mrs. Jay Averett, Mrs. J. U Cherrington, Springville; Mrs. George Milne, Mammoth ; Mrs. Horace Manwaring, Los Angeles; also 44 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; three brothers. Edwin Ed-win C. Arthur J. Lee of Price; E. A. Lee, Springville, and two sisters Miss Hattie Lee, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Lucy Emmons of Seattle, Washington, survive. |