Vernal Express | 1948-03-04 | Page 1 | Funeral Rites Held Friday for John Bascom Section

funeral rites held X IT eld friday F for or jo john bascom funeral services for or john watson atson basconi bascom 78 18 who died february 21 at the come home of bis his son earl dascom south gate caf calu if were held friday ni d a at t the vernal first ward ch chapel p el under the direction ot of bisho J rou merrell of naples ward lawr ar 0 er at the avile the services was wits given by mi harrlson harrison speakers were joseph collier high councilman harold hullinger and president byron P goodrich musical numbers included oh my father and lead me gently home by vocal quartette including M may anderson ella goodrich Goodr feh grio orlo and lowell goodrich vocal solo going home bjorlo by orio goodrich accompanied compa nied by mrs venna bascom harvey hullinger gave the benediction pallbearers Pall bearers were w e r e clifton nickell raymond bascom hugo hullinger ivan If law rence bascom and elvin bascom burial was in the vernal memorial cemetery the grave was dedicated by weldon bat bascom a son who is first counsel counselor in the lynwood ward bishopric mr bascom was born april 10 19 1869 at mona a son of joel almond and alice jane bell bascom he came to vernal when he was 18 16 years of age and in 1914 moved moved to raymond alberta canada during his lifetime he engaged in farming mining and sheep raising during the time he resided in ashely valley he was president of the naples ward young mens mutual improvement Ass association ocla and was a high priest in the U L D S church at the time of his death he and rachel lybert vernal were married at vernal in 1884 1894 mrs bascom died october 18 1912 he ile married ada sterling al alberta berta canada in 1018 1918 she died in 1939 he Is survived by four go sons mv melvin bascom fasten easten saskatchewan can earl bascom south gate date calif calf weldon basom lynwood caile calif frand bas corn com vernal and an adopted sig three daughters and mrs lamona james sames mrs alice nilson raymond Alebrt a can con mrs ada norman hollywood calif a brother kimball bascom vernal and a nad opted bister sister nellie stanley murray