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Show Funeral Services Servlces Held HeldI HeldAt HeldAt I At Duchesne for forChristopher forChnrtopher i Chnstopher Christopher EUn Ell18 Ellis MerkleyFuneral Merkley Merkleyruneral I runeral Funeral servic services for ChristopherEllis Christopher ChristopherEUIs ChristopherEUUi EUIs Ellis Merkley 74 prominent ChristopherI fann farm fanner farmer farmer I er and stockman who died at his hisfarm hisfarm hisfaj-m hisfaj m farm - home hnme biome three miles mlil's mlils ' ea east . , > t ofDuchesne 01Duchesne of 01 | DucheMic Duchesne Monday of last week oftoxemia of I ItoxemIa | toxemia , , , were conducted Friday in inDuch inDuchesne inIXich inr r Duchesne Duch ne LDS ward chapel chapl'l chapll ' by BiB Bls BiBhop Blshop Bishop hop Levl Levi J l AndertonMr Anderton j I Mr Merkley was bom born at MorganUtah Moryan Morgan I | UZah Utah August M 26 1865 1 < 5 a son of ofNelson \ , Nelson and Barah Sarah Jane Sanders SandersMerkley SandersMerkley SandersMerkley Merkley He lived at Lehl Lehi und w.ntt wntt and . , Ce Cedar Cedat Oedar dar dat Valley before moving to VernalIn Vernal Vernalin Vernulin in 18"9 189 18'9 18 " ' 0 He married Elizabeth Aldura Al Aldura Aldura dura Hatch in Vernal December25 Dtt"emberZ5 Dt-t"ember Dt t"ember tember December - " Z5 25 1M7 1887 where 8 of their thelr nine dilldren chL dill chLdren clUdren chLI I dren were wero bom born TIlt Tlicy They ' , home'itead homeitead homestead home'iteaded homesteaded homesteadled ' e-d e d ed - In Duch Duchesne ne when wht"n whtn " the I'l"SI'M IlSIM resersa " ' reservatlon ' < a aI atlon aI I I tlon was opened t to white settlers settlersMr t tier > I IMr Mr Merkley was prominent In hl I Iagricultural | atricultural agricultural and stock ralsinc raising en enterpx1ses enterprfses enterpriaes terpx1ses terprfses He uas was as vice president presidentand presidentand and later director of oJ the RocK Rocky RockyPoint RockPoint . ) \ Point Ditch company comparn compass and was wa.s . a amember amember amember aI member of the Duch Duchesne sne Livestockassociation UvestocK LlVf'st LlVfst Livestock ' x1l x1la.s.socla < 'association association 'associationSLBrvlvtm I ' a.s.socla as.socla assocla association . tion tion&Jrv1V1.ng associationSutMvirtg SLBrvlvtm &Jrv1V1.ng Jrv1V1.ng Jrv1V1ng SutMvirtg & . , ; are Ills his widow w1dow flY\ flY fh4 flYsons fh4sons fivipsons \ > flYI I sons Christopher Jr Jerr Jerry } W I I50n Ison 1son 50n son J Nelson Lee and H ith 19h igh K KMerkley KMerkley KMerkley Merkley two daughters N'rs Nrs Wrs Mrs * ' E1t7'1 E1t71 Elt Eli7ibeth ' I beth Thomis Thom'lS ThomlS Thomas ' and Mrs Olad\ Olad Glad\ Glad Olads GladMe OladMecham \ s < ; < ; Me Mecham Mechain Mecham cham chain allof all of Duchesne three thrt"e thrte " br0- br0 bro- bro brothers br0thers bro brothers - - thers Oeorire George D and William WUUam SMerkley S < ) .Merkley Merkley . Merkley Merkle ) of Vernal and Henr\ Henr Henl\ Henl Henn HenrMr HenlMar " \ \ Marlev M'rIcy M-r M r Mar M'r Mr ' - I | ley lev Icy of Jensen and a altter sister Mrs MrsE11zabeth MrsFlizabeth MrsElizabeth E11zabeth Flizabeth Hall of o1 Pleasant PIf'Mant PIfMant ' Oro e . eTwenty Twent Twenty } six tmidchlldrcn gT1Idchlldren grandchildren . , f e " i d < 10 10re"lt 10rest 10reqt re"lt relt rest " randchlldren grandchildren ( also aloo ; suniveInterment ' su-nlvr su nlvr 'iunin iunin sunive sunlvrInterment - ' Interment was In Duchf Duchesne Duchesnecemetery Duchpsnecemetery ' ne necemeU'ry cemeU'ry cemeUry cemetery ' |