| Show pour F 0 ur deaths D ea th s from F ro flu fa U past P ast week W ee k throws th r 0 w e pall P a 11 al of gloom ga oo 00 over 0 ver the t h e city the untimely death of urs i 11 1 lareen larsen last sunday even evening int february 20 29 a treat great shock atu her family ily and many friends sho had 1 been sick dick but a comparatively she short rt timo time and no one thought of her tier death mrs larsen was wab born in sauford sanford colorado may IS 18 1866 1886 and taught school 1 in conejos county tareo prior to her marriage to george M N larsen which happy event occurred october 1909 in the manti marill temple they moved to sanford colorado in march 1910 when they lived until september 1914 19 they thon then came to vernal where they havo have resided ever since mr and mrs lareen larsen were y mated both great in tho church of jesus christ of latter day Bal saints tits both great homemakers home makers anil and lovers af home they had juat just corn plated a beautiful fut little house and four children had bad blessed their happy union the children are dale nine years of age pearl eight grant six 1 and lucy two mrs larsen iarsen was a teacher in the primary mutual and sunday school organizations for of many years and a member of the me relief society she contracted the influenza on sunday february 29 22 she was apparently not verty III about wednesday before her death when complications set in and she gradually sra dually grew grow worse until the end came sunday february 39 29 her parents mr and mr C J block of sanford colorado and alistar alst rr mra mrs jessie smith of roosevelt utah mr larsena parents mr dmd ms IT V ati sister miss janet larsen of manti were all present at the funeral services her brother chrle chris N block of rogerson idaho a aid d sisters mrs B morgan MoreanA Mrs irs lean eab D br kirby and mrs ada B or u all of sanford colorado we bete P appt A able to be here bore A the funeral services held at their residence thursday ernson march ath at I 1 E rj winder presided ben A critchlow george woodbury jessie hislop and pearl oakley sang sometime well understand der stand 0 0 my father r have read of a beautiful city sweetly slumber sister and wanted on the other side horace W woolley offered prayer the speakers were ere E D smith uncle of the deceased riders elders albert goodrich and C B bartlett Bart fett all spoke in glowing terms of the beautiful life and character of the departed the casket was covered with beautiful carnations and rosea rosed tokens of respect and love from teachers board of education and her many friends and admirers the following cettei of consolation written by the maeser teachers was read by roy richens dear mr larsen our kindliest thoughts are with you now in your hour of great trial we hope if only in a very small way ay our friendship may inay help you for as a bacon haw haft ald it bleth joys and cutteta in half the beautiful little mother and wife and friend who you are laying way away a so tenderly is not dead she lives in her beautiful deeds her children and her wonderful love love holds us and sustains us love is a law divine it binds us to that higher world which we cannot define do not mourn for the dear one sweet little mother of love she has but passed to a broader life to work in the realms above her iter love will apan span the distance her love will give you light to heep and guard your little onea ones and lead their steps aright 1 by mrs are L E hitchcock 41 OF condolence to president george N larsen and family who on february 29 1920 2920 were separated by death from their bio beloved loved wife mid and mother martha may block larsen 4 adopted by the county educational association march 2 1920 WHEREAS god in his Ms infinite wisdom has seen fit to call to his eternal home the devoted wife of the president of our educational association cia tion and WHEREAS in dew of the great toss loss sustained by all who knew know her and the still heavier loss sustained lives by husband hua hus bund children and other 4 relo ela THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that in hor her death we mourn the lose froni from our of an intelligent lov ing and devoted associate and UK BF 1 IT FURTHER RESOLVED thai that we tender to the bereaved family our ami arelt sympathy and condol alone along with tho the divine hope that ie Is based upon a happy reunion in a better world BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of these resolutions be given to members of or the bereaved family and thai that they be published ID in the vernal express a HYRUM SWAIN SUO SUC TO THE FLU after a heroic struggle between life and death hyrum swain yielded up the fight sunday morning last and passed from this ox ex istance leaving a heartbroken heart broken wife and five children to mourn his 1 logs he lie had been sick for several days dayo and everything that willing hands and medical skill could do wan done for him but all to no avail the funeral services were held at the cemetery along side of or tho the open grave on wednesday afternoon and were conducted by bishop hyrum 11 colder calder of the vernal first ward tho the wood woodbury bury cri crutchlow achl 0 w quartette sang the vacant chair at the conclusion of which W S 9 henderson and herman A miller dr representing the local lodge of the W 0 W officiated I 1 that part of the th rl ri pertaining to the death of the deceased brother the quartette then sang unanswered yet after which mayor S D colton spoke of hie his acquaintance with the deceased dece aeed who he had been assured believed in the principles of the gospel of the lord jesus christ and the plan of salvation and that he bad had often expressed himself as being anxious to devote more time to the serious affairs of life had his employment onla permitted but his ills w work ork took him away so much from his home the speaker then gave an exhaustive and comprehensive talk on the literal resurrection of the body quoting from both the book of mormon and the bible at the conclusion of mayor col tons comforting discourse the quartette feelingly sang wanted on an the other side after which bishop calder dedicated the grave the weather was aas very inclement snowing almost up to the time of the services A raw wind was blowing during the obsequies Not with standing ng this however there was a large attendance of sympathizing friends 0 SAD DEATH OF MRS A S GILBERT after all that loving hands could do after all the prayers that were offered and all llie the efforts of our best physicians mrs A S gilbert succumbed suc Euc combed to pneumonia passing away on saturday morning last tho the funeral was held on tuesday and was aas largely attended considering the inclement state of weather the room in which the casket reposed was filled with mourners the cervices cerv icee were held on the front porch facing the lawn where congregated gre gated the friends of the family counselor E J winder had bad charge of the services which opened with mth the singing of the vacant chair feelingly rendered by a quartette consisting of geo L woodbury don A critchlow jessie hyslop and ano pearl oakley prayer was offe offered red by elder james ja mes M shaffer the quartette then sang unanswered yet elder john N davia davis was the first speaker in part he eald said out of respect and sympathy for the family farally this large attendance has assembled here today to day had it not been for the malady in our midst a very much larger attendance would have been present the occasion la is doubly sad because of this young mothers age and the recent loss of her father the late sheriff richard pope a man who had been a fearless public servant for so many years the speaker felt sure a warm sympathy went out to the husband because of his heavy loss in the passing of his companion the people always felt same apprehension when a stranger I 1 comes into our midst and claims the hands of one of our fair daughters but in this case I 1 feel that this ghisi young man has made good by proving his integrity in a business ivay while he had also been a kind husband and father and thereby had claimed the respect of this whole community while jour sour sympathy and love went out to the bereaved under these sad conditions yet there is a comfort and nd the only real comfort after all that comes to us in tho the pausing passing of our loved ones and rind that is the peace A which comes comets to us in the hope and faith of df the hereafter through the gospel of jesus christ elder H walter woolley also administered words of co mart and consolation to the bereaved after which the quartette sang wanted on the other side benediction was pronounced by elder wm F V haneon hanson the grave was dedicated by elder geo pope uncle of the deceased mrs gilbert was a young woman having been born in vernal november 6 1894 she grew up to be respected and loved by all who know her ber the daughter laughter of the late sheriff richard pope on january 11 1617 1917 she was united in marriage to t A g gilbert and on january 30 1918 a boy was born to thorn who waa was named richard after his grandfather and who lives to survive hie his mother other n mrs gilbert was sick but eight days and nothing was left undone to save her life the airm pathy of the entire community 1 goes out to the bereaved husband and to mrs pope the I 1 mother of the deceased who will miss more than any one can know the companionship of her daughter a UNTIMELY DEATH OF CUFF SAMUELS the news that cliff samuels was dead was a terrible shock to the community corn when it became known on wednesday morning people could I 1 hardly believe that a strong young man inan buch as cliff was could have died so foont soon in fact hardly any one knew he was sick but death came very suddenly to him leaving stricken parents brothers and sisters a devoted wife and three children and a host of friends to mourn his lose loss cliff was taken down with the flu a week ago and it wa was seen from the arst that bis his case was most ser serious folis the beet best care was given him loving hands nursed him and the bout best of medical skill was summoned in his behalf but all to no avail clifford samuels was one of our finest young men square as a die dio straight as a shingle and with a tender regard for the wI welfare fare of his fellow men he lie was the eldest son of mr und mrs edward D samuels and was born in salt lake city on moving with his parents to ared ro december 16 1886 18 96 subsequently moving with his parents to vernal in 1908 he was married to miss lamar colton the daughter of mr and mrs adelbert colton from ohto happy union two children came to bless their lives beulah age I 1 11 I 1 years and ariel arlel aged 4 years in 1912 deceased was called on a mission to great britain laboring faithfully in the birmingham Birmingh aTa conference before leaving he and his were privileged to go through the salt lake temple after he had been on ion his mission a year bis his wife was called to join bim him in bis his labors and tor for another year they both labored together both were honorably released and since returning he has not failed to keep alive the mis visionary Isio flonary nary spirit with which he became imbued it ip ir expected the funeral will be I 1 held in the second ward meeting house sunday noon if it conditions will permit otherwise berwise ot on the inan nt tit the family residence his two brothers and sister ben ron boyd and mary who have been in salt lake city and an uncle joseph sutherland ot of murray will be here bere to attend the funeral hie his mother Is to quite sick in salt lake city and and it ie 15 very tory uncertain whether ahe she will be able to undertake the rough journey |
