| Show Newt Shelton Funeral Rites Held Tuesday Spanish American War Veteran Dies Near Heber City on Way to Salt Lake CIty for HospitalIzation The funeral services for tor Newton farmer dairyman American and American h-American war teran sere ere held Tuesday at 2 00 p mi in mIn in the Community Church While I death was not unexpected ted by his I loved ones his demise was a shock Newton Shelton 5 59 died of chronic toxic thyroid trouble Sat Sat- Sat Saturday September 19 while on his way to the Veterans Veteran's hospital at Salt Lake Uke City He Ire was being accompanied by his wife wie daughter and nt niece Mrs W 0 Peterson succumbing just after passing through Heber CItY Mr Shelton had been n lii for forthe forthe forthe the past six alx years or more Deceased was born August 10 1817 1ST in Hayes county Texas Texa On April 17 1917 he was married to Jessie L Jones in m Vernal who sur survives cur sur- survIves vives A son Robert Charles anda and a daughter Norma Loraine both survive also a sister Mrs 0 L L of Caisson Colorado a nephew Duard Campbell niece Mrs Lee Stoner both children of UIs Blackburn and residents re of Caisson Mr Shelton volunteered as a private in the First Regiment Ar- Ar Arkansas Arkansas Ar Arkansas kansas Infantry Volunteers Vol July 9 1893 1896 at Ark for lor service in the Spanish war He was mustered out of ser ser- service ser service vice on October 8 1898 Later he joined Co K 33 Infantry Infant Volun Volun- Vol Volunteers Volunteers un- un on August 6 1899 at Fort Sam Houston Texas and v v was as mus inns mustered out June 30 1901 Mr Shelton was a farmer dairy man proprietor of the Sunnybrook Of late sears 3 ears le he had beena been a partial invalid In Funeral Funera services were held at 2 p in m in the Community Church I with Rev Willard Spence presiding ing im and dell delivering the funeral orI or- or I atlon I Entitled to a military burial L LL L Pack Pak Pack American Legion Com Corn Commander Lj mander of Witbeck Post Port No 11 helped in the services The pall bearers were Were vere Comman Comman- Commander Commander Commander der Pack J A It Cheney John S Milburn Miburn burn Abraham Haws Don Lewis and anti Owen Johnstun Interment was as as in the Vernal cemetery and aud memorial park un WI am- am amder under der t the tre e direction of Broth Broth- Brothers Brothers Brothers I ers funeral home of Pleasant Gro Groe e rhe floral offerings arranged b Mrs LeI Lee Webb Mrs Joseph Galbreath and Mrs Map Ma Langston were profuse and nd beautiful Two solos were sung by Margaret Banks The funeral march Largo by Handel was played by Barbara Banks 4 |
