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Show C. A. STARR IS LAID TO REST Impressive and well attended funeral services were conducted ; in the First ward Tuesday afternoon after-noon for Courtland Adelbert Starr, well known and highly respected re-spected resident of this city, who died Saturday at his home fol-1 lowing a lingering illness. Bishop A. G. Peterson was in charge. The speakers, each of whom paid tributes to the life and character char-acter of Mr. Starr, were William T. Tew, Hugh Baxter, and A.W. Cherrington. Bishop Peterson also gave remarks. The musical numbers were given as follows: instrumental duet, Mrs. Eileen H. Bird and R. B. Weight; vocal duet, Elmo Coffman and Helen Palfreyman ; organ and piano duet, Mary Bird and Ralph Weight; vocal solo, Elmer Huff. The invocation was offered by Frank Sanford of the ward bishopric, bish-opric, the benediction by G. L. Beardall. President J. Emmett Bird dedicated the grave at the Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Starr was born in Huf-facker, Huf-facker, Nev., July 15, 1862, a son of Albert and Permelia Jane Stewart Starr. He lived in Nevada Ne-vada until 1871 when the family moved to the Starr ranch near Nephi. He came to Springville in 1901 and had lived here since. During his early life, Mr. Starr was prominent in stock-raising stock-raising in the southern part of the state, being associated with his brother. He retired in 1918 and began farming. He married Emma Burraston, July 19, 1893. Surviving, besides his widow, are three daughters. Pearl and Anna Starr and Mrs. Leon Bird of Springville; also two sisters, Mrs. S. D. Mendenhall and Miss Mary Starr of Salt Lake City. U |