Show Hundreds Hundreds Attend Funeral Services for Mel Stewart Time Long-Time County Official Funeral services for Isaac Melvin Mel Stewart 71 who died last week following a long Illness were held Thursday afternoon afternoon af af- a- a at the chapel and burial l was at th the local tery Hundreds of sorrowing friends and relatives relatives' attended the services for the form former r county commissioner road supervisor su su- su and prominent citizen of Grand county The services were opened by bya a selection Dear to the Heart of a Shepherd by a male quartet quartet quartet tet composed of Robert Reid Acel Murphy Jack Stewart arid and Charles Cunningham and the invocation was by Elder B Bert rt Dalton A vocal solo In the Garden was tendered rendered by Mrs Tom Taylor The speakers were Bishops W. W R. R McConkie and Howard Lance who paid deserved tributes tributes tributes trib trib- utes to to the life of Mr Stewart His long iong servi service e to 10 his community community community ity and county was recounted and the speakers asserted that this section of the state owes much to the hard work and sacrifices sacrifices sacrifices sac sac- put forth iby men like Mel Stewart A vocal duet Lead Kindly Light was sung by Mrs Robert Reid and Mrs C. C II LJ Meador and the benediction was offered by ty Elder A. A Reed Somerville At the cemetery a mixed quartet sang Nearer My God to Thee and the dedicatory prayer was given by Bishop t I Lance I Among the relatives from outside points who were here for the funeral were Mrs Melba Rae Bailey and two children Chino Calif alif George Standi- Standi fird Sr and Mr and Mrs George Jr Mrs Charles Weir Grand Junction Junction Junc Junc- tion and Jim Luster Glade Park Colo Cola |