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Show Funeral Services For George Davis Tabernacle Filled Willi Hjniimtulzlng Friends mid Helnt!c. Funeral servlcca for George E. Do? vIb woro held lu tho Tnbornnclo Sun-dny Sun-dny uftornooii. Tho houso wns well filled nnd the floral tributes wero beautiful. Joseph Anderson of tho First Wurd Bishopric, presided. Patriarch Job. Klrkhnm delivered the opening prny-er prny-er and UUhop JnmcB H. Gardner tho benediction. Herbert Taylor lend the choir, which rendered tho oponlug nnd closing songs. Mrs. M. S. Lott sang, "I Hnvo Rend of Thnt Beautiful City," and Junius Davis rendered "Oh -My Father." Tho speakers, all of whom paid tribute to tho honesty, Integrity nnd faithfulness of tho deceased were Hyriim Klrkham, John S. Evnns, Win R. Hvnns nnd Gcorgo A, Gontos. S. W. Ross rend tho following biographical biograph-ical sketch: George E. Dnvls- wns n son of Kllshn Dnvls nnd Mnry Ann Mitchell, lie was born In Blnghnmo Fort, near Ogdeit, Februnry 4, 1857. Ho died November 2C, 1914, mnkiiig his ngo 57 yenrs, 9 months nnd 22 days. The cnuso of IiIb denth wns henrt trouble, which lend to dropsy. Ho wns sick nbout two months, but lino had" warnings during tho past six years. He hns been a conslstmit Latter Day Saint, and nt tho tlmo of his denth hnd full fnlth lu tho Gospel of Jesus Christ nnd Its promises, and many times has expressed a willingness willing-ness to leave this sphere of nctlon. In 1858 his pnrents moved to Lehl, und spent tho next ten years nt Mill-liner's Mill-liner's flour mill. Gcorgo took an enrly liking to horses nnd IiIb life wns Inrgoly spent raising horses nnd cattle. During the last few years of his life, ho had drifted drift-ed moro into general farming. lie wns ordulncd to tho several offices of-fices of priesthood, mid In June, 1882, wns ordnlned elder. November 15, 1003, ho wub ordained n soveinty by Seymour B. Young, nnd on November 21, 1911, ho wns ordnlned to tho office of High Priest by Ellshn II. Dnvls. Ho was mnrrled to Miss Harriet M. Brown, daughter of Mr. and MrB. Nownl Brown, June 8, 1882. Tho result re-sult of this union wns thrco boys nnd two girls. Ono boy and ono girl hnvc died, lcnvlng Ellis, VcrliHid nnd Hlldn-brand, Hlldn-brand, who survive. On Jnnunry 25, 1905, ho wns mnrrlod to MIbs Mnry Ann Bone, dnughtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bono. Tho result of thl3 mnrWnge wns three children, Evelyn, Edwnrd and Mnrgnrot, who with their mother survive. George E. Davis never hnd nsplrn-tlons nsplrn-tlons for public life, but wns content to bo a worker In tho rnnkB. Ho wns known by nil Ills ncqualnteiiccs ns nn honorable, honest, straightforward man, Any promlso ho over mndo his friends could depend on bclng filled to tho letter tho kind of a man thnt gives to help mnko up a good citizenship. citizen-ship. . n |