Show final respects paid john he reader pioneer of sheep industry in ashley valley I 1 funeral service services for J IL reeder who died saturday alter a short illness were ere held april 30 at 3 2 p m dt at the second ward chapel with E I 1 winder in charge chirp A double mixed quartet furnished the singing the first number befog being rock of agee followed toy by invocation b philip the next song vas was iad lead light john 14 davis discoursed on the gospel plan and told of the steril o ch character amter of the deceased lie uld mr reader as ai a man of integrity dependability and was a wonder wonderful fU husband und father mr i reeder nad nod held many prominent positions in the community being preG president ident of the dewilt of vernal at the time of hia his death at one time mr reeder wil wai the greatest flock master tn in vernal mrs may jorgensen tang sing one meeting hour I 1 after which 11 II wal ter woolley spoke he lie said love la is the greatest gift of heaven 1 mr reed reeder proved this said the speaker not only in his home life but among hia his friends mr woolley stated that life la Is uncertain but love Is the force that holda holds ui us together in the life to come as well u ell u as in tte tle tt e life that la is past the conkli ang d ng long waa was abide with me after which president ernest baton eaton pronounced the benedic bc aiom john henry reader render was bom born january 2 1855 at alton illinois and was marred married january 12 1382 tn to mary Mal malanda bielson at south cottonwood salt lake county urill five children were bom born to thia this union estella pearl ray ir leon leoil 11 J harold and shirley 11 three still survive estella peart pearl and shirley H 11 having prece det him in death the mother died in july 1903 and M mr reader married mary just three years later his 1 second wife we died december 6 1927 J 11 reader ma moed aed from salt lake county to vernal uintah county in the fall of 1838 1836 he ile has resided here ver since he wm was the first man to take sheep to meeker colorado and also to diamond mountain he lie bought his home here when ben tt it as in the raw state unfenced it was then the homestead of wren hatch ditc I 1 b his ills father fathers namo was john reader and his mothers MOthe 13 aaltien name was honor wals h mr reader mader died april 27 1930 |