Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-01 | Page 34 | Funeral Rites Set for Ex-Officer

'Funeral Riles Set For Ex-Officer Funeral rvfci for Richrd Humon Wootton. 7, wll known criminal Identification and fingerprint finger-print expert, who died Thursday, will be conducted Saturday at 1 :30 p.m. In Highland Park ward chapel. Church of Jeiue Chrlat of Latter-day Salnta, 2535 Douglas t. (1240 Eaat at ). R. Emerson Curtis, bishop of Highland Park ward, will conduct the services. Friends msy call st : the residence. 28M Alden st. (1340 East st.) Friday after T p.m. and1 Saturday prior to services. I Mr. Wootton had been active! In law enforcement since 1912. when ha first joined the Ofden police department. He later became be-came Interested In fingerpiintlng and criminal Identification and I became noted for his work In this field. He retired Isst Msrch as director1 of the state bureau of criminal 1 Identification and tnvestigstion i after serving since 1927 in that capacity.