Show JOHN J rites tit hela monday mon at I 1 I 1 am paid monday to john J olivers chivers funeral services for john james chivers were held monday at I 1 11 I 1 a am in in tile the vernal first word ward chapel conducted by dishop 1 arben jolley bouey prayer at th mortuary was offered by ervin simper prelude and annj postlude music was as by mable stagg opening prayer at the services was by harmon S and opening song was waa unanswered yet sung by lils erickson moda meda ralph and don walker accompanied compa nied by ruth walker ernest caldwell was first speaker and a solo sole the old rugged cross was sung by harvey knight concluding speaker was president wm win 13 wallis lead me gently home was the closing song sung by lu rae louise chellus and bryce caldwell eva hatch idona call harold E davis and lee accompanied by mable stagg benedic tion was offered by elijah jackson burial was in the vernal memorial park cemetery and warren richardson dedicated the grave pallbearers Pall bearers were mervin slough ivan marvin chivers glenn chiv er era sEarl earl chivers and harden nelson honorary Pall bear era were Daug daughters hiers of utah pioneers mr chivers ahlvers died friday 0 of f last week at 9 30 p in in uintah county hospital lie he was born january 18 13 in vernal a son of john joh T and caroline hunting chivers ile he married arlean green march 18 1907 in vernal the marriage was later solemnized lit in the sall sail lake temple survivors sarv survivors ivors include ills his wid ow one son and one daugh ter mrs stan lila robem vernal eldon chivers farm ington N M five grand children one great grent grand child one sister ellza eliza kolb glendale calif five broth ers ere clyde dee N nathan athan chiv ers all of vernal lewis chivers salt lake city cei beul il chivers hoyden hayden aln tali tah county mr chivers Cli ivers at tended attended school in a log school house ue on asti ash ley creek now jensen ond and later went to uintah abade my ir y at vernal ile he rode a it livorse orae bareback throughout the winters to the school A As s a young man lie he farm ed cd worked with liv livestock estocko freighted drove a stage and worked at the gilsonite mines ile he and ills brother nate at one on time cut cordwood for the government at fort du cli chesne esne they worked all win ter in it tile open without tile the shelter of a tent lit in the spring when they settled up witt with tile the government for their win work they found that they had just cleared 2 50 mier after liis ills marriage lit in 1007 lie he took ills young wife lit in a wagon with a LOW cow hitch ed on behind to whiterocks canyon where lie had find em working or on the tha government coital canal lit in the fall they returned to vc vernal anni where they made their home ills his illness lias has covered a period of 0 30 38 years ile he was first afflicted by what was thought to be rheumatism and was bedfast for three year ihen for a time lie ile was able to do light work until 10 years ago when lie became crippled with arthritis ami lid had find beet been homebound home lound well wall informed ills his affliction lie he IM haa enjoyed ke keeping ellIng up tip with events through gli reading the newspapers and magazines ile he aspect especially ally enjo enjoyed yeli having company and was nit an conversationalist several yeats years ogo ago lilt ills broth erin er in jn lawi ItI thard tigh rahce funds for the purchase of a wheel chair andthil and this provided him tile the opportunity to ret get out but more and to get about tile the house with more comfort llie Clil vcra celebrated their golden wedding mn adint in 1937 |