| Show DEATH OF JOHN 0 MERCER funeral services s services over the remains of john B mercer who died friday morning from the effects of the influenza were held in the batesville Bates ville ille ward chapel monday afternoon allen alien warr first councilor of the bishopric conducted them the services the ward choir under the leadership of J wilton liddell furnished the music assisted by a quartet consisting of joseph ekman J wilton liddell floyd and hyrum Pae tach the speakers were joseph ekman william 11 cassity and president 0 alvin orme the opening prayer was offered by franklin whitehouse of tooele thoele and the benediction by lawrence T JL liddell iddell of stockton the in interment torment was made at the tooele thoele cemetery fred bryan 0 offering the dedicatory prayer at the grave the deceased was born may 16 15 1862 at macon county missouri and camo came to utah in 1876 making his home at lincoln aad erda his main occupation has been that of firming ft in both of these localities he is survived by his bis wife mrs eliza warr mercer three daughters mrs airs katherine shields and mrs airs annie shields both of lincoln mrs lola midgley of salt lake city three sons raymond ralph and warren of erda two brothers elmo and willard mercer and one sister mrs elizabeth poole of mountain home idaho |
