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Show NEW HARMONY Now Harmony, Nv. le.-Our little town i was shocked Nov. 9, when word was brought to town that Sidney God-can God-can had died while out cutting wood the ranch belonging to him and leroy Grant. A number of our peo-Plo peo-Plo left for there to bring the body to He, apparently, felt as weU as usual that morning and he, Leroy and t; Grant and Jas. D. Nielson were out alter wood. He had been chopping near Roy and put his axe down, telling tel-ling Roy that he had a severe pain around his heart. Roy told him to sit down and looked at him a minute later just in time to catch him as he fell dead. It had been known for a few years that his heart was weak hut he never complained and was always al-ways ready to work. Funeral services servic-es were held for him Nov. 12 Bp Pace Presiding. The choir sang "I Need Thee Every Hour." praver by Elder Gottlieb Schmutz. The speakers speak-ers were Albert F. Mathis, Wm. P. Taylor, Gottlieb Schmutz and Bp. Pace, all of whom spoke of the many good qualities of the deceased; all testified that he had always been honest, industrious and ready to help in any way when called upon; all said that he didn't profane and that he always al-ways looked for the good in everyone, every-one, never gossiping about anyone. A piece from his own pen was read by A. F. Mathis which is; "In the course of human life five things observe ob-serve with care, of whom you speak, to whom you speak, and how, and when and where." This seemed to be his motto throughout his life. A quartet consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Antone B. Prince, Mrs. Edna Prince and Ezra Tobler sang, "There is a Home Eternal" and "School Thy Feelings." Sidney Goddard was born Oct. 1, 1S5S, at Payson, Utah, the son of William and Mary Ann Pace Goddard and grandson of James Pace, all of whom were Dixie pioneers. He had never married but is survived by a brother, Clarence Goddard of Cedar City, and a sister, Mrs. Hannah Jolley of Washington. He came to Harmony Har-mony when a small boy and was called cal-led to San Juan when 21 years of age to help settle that country and lived there and in Pleasanton, New Mexico, for 17 years. He then returned to New Harmony and has lived here for the past 30 years. He belonged to our ward although he spent most of his time on the ranch owned by himself him-self and Leroy Grant. He and Roy have lived together for about 20 years and have always been the best of friends. As was stated at the funeral, funer-al, "Have lots of friends and not an enemy in the world." Mrs. Hannah Jolley of Washington and daughtetr, Mrs. Maggie Hartley of Leeds and son, Will Pace from California, Cal-ifornia, came here to their brother and uncle's funeral. Clarence Goddard, God-dard, a brother, and family, all of Cedar City were also here. - Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cox of St. George were here yesterday. Pratt Prince came home with them to spend the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Woolsey and Mrs. Jed Woodward were here visiting, visit-ing, Wednesday. |