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Show j Elbert Knapp Campbell Dies Suddenly From Blood Poisoning HURRICANE, U t a h E 1 b e r t Knapp Campbell, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jedeiah Campbell died suddenly at the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City at 1 p.m. on November No-vember 15 of blood poisoning. Funeral services were held here Friday at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of Bishop Lafayett Hall of the Hurricane north ward. Mr. Campbell was employed by the Intermountain Theatres, Inc. as a truck driver. While at work on October 27, he suffered a bruised heel to which he paid small attention. Four days prior to his death blood poisoning set in and he was taken to the hospital. hos-pital. Outstanding Athlete An outstanding athlete, Mr. Campbell first made a name for himself when in 1929, as a Junior high school student he attended an invitational track meet at the B.Y.U. and set a record in the broad jump in the senior high school division. He played on the Hurricane high school basketball team for three years. Each year he was considered con-sidered a star and in his final year he was chosen as captain of the team. He was then invited by Ashworth Thompson to attend high school at Bozeman, Montana (Continued on page three) Campbell Funeral (Continued from first page) where he broke the Montana state javelin record with a throw of 197 feet 4 inches, which record still stood at the time of his death. That same year he took first in the shot put, discus and broad jump. He also played halfback on the Bozeman high school football team. Later he attended the B.Y.U. at Provo where he unofficially threw the Javelin 207 feet. Those who knew him intimately testified at his funeral that he possessed a perfect physique, a fine personality and a deep devotion for his parents. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Vernon Ver-non S. G. of 429 Alemeda Avenue, ; Salt Lake City. Funeral Services The funeral services began with the choir singing, "Nearer My God To Thee"." Benjamin F. Le Baron offered the invocation and James N. Stansworth pronounced the benediction. Speakers at the services ser-vices included James Jepson, Elmer Graff, Walter Brooks, A 1 v i n Inglcstead and Claudius Hirschi. Musical numbers given were: vocal duet, "Jesus Lover of My Soul", Mrs. Audrey Stevens and Mrs. Leah Wadsworth; violin duet, Barbara Bar-bara Tweedie and Aleath Dalton; cornet solo, "O' My. Father", Lafayette La-fayette Staheli; vocal solo, Rhoda Andrus and a male quartette by Grant Woodbury. Orin Clawson, Glen Webb, and Walter Stout. Interment was made at the Hurricane City cemetery; the grave was dedicated by John A. Allred of Springdale. |