Show for 1 f eld Saturday Funeral services for Char 1 s 's Henry er 97 were held Saturday June 23 Kingsbury at 1100 11 00 am in the Kings Kings- bury Congregational Church with the Reverend Stuart W conducting Mr er died at his home in Maser Thursday June 21 from causes incident to age Prayer at the home was offered by Arthur Schaefer Schaefer- me meyer er and prelude and post post- postlude lude music was played by Mary Invocation was given by Reverend and the obituary was read by Harmon HarmonS S The opening song What a Friend We have in Jesus was rendered by a ladies ladics quartet Mrs Dart Bert nylund Mrs I Claudius Banks Bank Mrs A L Lipphardt and Mrs E J Bal lard followed by a friendship tribute by Mr Reverend delivered the sermon and the ladles ladies quartet sang The End of a Perfect Day Reverend Ol- Ol brich offered the closing pray pray- prayer prayer er The grave in Vernal Mem Mem- Memorial orial Park Cemetery was dedicated by Reverend Ol- Ol brich Pallbearers were Joe Dodds Marion Marlon Hall James Hemstreet and three neph neph- nephews Neal Earl and Arthur Survivors include his wid- wid widow widow ow three sons and one daugh daugh- daughter ter William C Drea Brea Call Call- fornia Ira Elmo Anaheim California Mrs Charles Ag- Ag Agnes Agnes nes Erickson Logan and Vernal also two granddaughters Mrs George Betty Brooks Los Angeles and Mrs David Alice Allee Per Per- Perkins kins Salt Lake City Out of town relatives at at- at attending tending the services were Mr and Mrs Jack Carson Hay Hay- Hayden den Utah Mr and Mrs Glen Robson and son Wayne Mr and Mrs Clarence Schaefer Schaefer- meyer and daughter Deanna Steamboat Springs Colo Neal Roose- Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt velt Jean Scott Hayden Col- Col Colorado Colorado orado May Hurd Denver Colorado Claudia Pearce I IMay Covert May Maybell bell Colorado Alta Cov- Cov CovI Covert I ert Craig Colorado and LU Lil lie Hughes Meeker Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado rado Charles was born September 18 1864 in Lexington Mo the son of William C and Eliza Taft His childhood was spent at Sed Sedalia alia Colo Colo- Colorado rado and later they pioneered to Hayden Colorado where he spent approximately 25 years While in Hayden he hemet hemet met and married Bessie Covert He was a blacksmith by trade In 1917 they decided ed to move to Vernal where their home has been for the past 45 years They drove to Vernal in two covered wag wag- wagons ons taking eight days to tomake tomake make the trip Mr being an early pioneer could reo re- relate late many thrilling stories A couple of his favorites were when they were pursued by Indians and when he was forced at gun point to shoe the horse of an outlaw He was the last surviving mem- mem member her ber of a family of nine |