Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-13 | Page 5 | Services Set for Pioneer Merchant

SERVICES SET FOR FORi PIONEER MERCHANT i i I Funeral services for lor Oliver Robert Meredith 73 3 pioneer Salt Lake trunk and bicycle dealer will DC no conducted at 12 1230 30 p p. m. m Thursday in the Joseph William Taylor mortuary Interment will be in City cemetery Friends may view the bod body at the mortuary from 10 a. a m m. until noon Thursday Mr Meredith 1 died Tuesday from infirmities incident to his age He had lived Jived in Los Angeles fo for the he last few v jea years but returned to Salt Lake six months a ago o. o living with his son Oliver R R. Meredith Jr Fifth East street He was born June 17 17 1858 in Council Council Coun Coun- cil Bluffs Blus la in and when G years old moved with his parents John Child and Ellene Rose Meredith to Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham ingham England where he received his carl early education He lie came to Salt Lake in 1890 and established the first trunk manufacturing firm in the city The firm first or organized under the name of Meredith Jones later was known as Meredith Gallacher For fifteen years Mr Meredith dealt in trunks and bicycles at 29 East First South street before moving to lOG South Main Mam street where the store now is located In addition to a number of houses on n the west side Mr Meredith built the he Meredith apartments apartment which he recently traded for Los Angeles property prop prop- erty ert He was a charter member of the Salt Lake Commercial club and the I Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association Surviving are arc his widow Elizabeth E. E Meredith one son Oliver Jr both bothof of Salt Lake four tour grandchildren two great-grandchildren great and five brothers broth broth- ers and sisters Mrs Grace Sutton Mrs Lilla Carver and Herbert Meredith Meredith Mere Mere- all of Birmingham England Ralph Meredith Capetown South Africa and Mrs 1 Ellen Prime Salt Lake