Show Early Early Builder I Burns Bench I M I ICan Can Canal Funeral Services Held at Jensen Monday for Albert W Wilkins Pioneer of Ashley Valley ITh L I j Th The death of Albert t W 74 one of the pioneers of or Jensen JensenI I occurred Friday evening at 5 15 p pm pm m at the family home following an Illness Ulness of some time which only lately became Mr I Wilkins came to Jensen from Span Span- Spanish Spanish ish Fork in 1889 and homesteaded there He was married mamed the same year to Mary Ellen Duley Hollings- Hollings head head who survives Mr Wilkins was one of the or- or orIginal original or original I builders of the Burns Bench canal and served at times timer as one of lof its directors During the days of hauling freight by team h he was one of the pioneer freighters of the Ashley Valley I I Funeral services held Monday at 2 pm p m in the Jensen chapel were vere largely attended Bishop Ira S I Gardner presided and conducted Music was furnished by a special quartet from Vernal consisting of Carl G Davis Lloyd Winn Wynn Mrs May Calder and Mrs Meda Walker accompanied by Mrs MIs Elva Davis who sang Beautiful Land Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters and Beautiful Isle of Somewhere A duet One Fleeting Hour was sung by Mrs l Calder and Mrs Wal- Wal Walker Walker Wal Walker ker The speakers were Driver E ESmith ESmith ESmith Smith former fonner counselor In Jen-I Jen Jen- Jen Jensen sen Jen-sen sen ward bishopric and Archie S Richardson former fonner bishop of Jen- Jen Jensen Jensen sen Jen-sen sen both from Vernal They spoke of their long acquaintance with the departed and of his pioneer experiences ex- ex experiences ex experiences offering words word of con con- consolation consolation con consolation to the bereaved relatives I Bishop Gardner spoke briefly in inclosing inclosing inclosing closing The Invocation was wac bv by William I I IThe Ashby and the benediction by ley y A DeMarr Dudley I The floral offerings were pro pro- pro pro-j profuse profuse fuse I The pall bearers were Owen D DWall DWall DWall Wall Curtis Dudley Howard J DUdley George Wall Orvil Dud Dud- Dudley Dudley ley Icy and an Case Interment was made In the Jenen Jenen Jen- Jen Jenen en en cemetery under the direction of the Swain Funeral Home Jos- Jos Josph Joseph Jos Joseph eph ph S Dudley dedicated d the grave Albert W Wilkins was born In Spanish Fork Utah the son of I Mr and Mrs George W Wilkins Be Besides ldes his widow he Is suni survived ved vedby by the following sons and daugh daugh- da daughters daughters ugh ugh- vedI I George Ertin L and Harley Wilkins all of Jensen Melvin A AI I I Wilkins of Montana Mrs Eleanor Chew Jensen en Mr Mrs Elsie Case Cae of I Vernal two step daughters Mrs Mary M Collier Colder Consumers Utah I land and Emma of Arizona |