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Show I Elden Aldredge Dies At Home Of His Parents Saturday Elden Aldredge, 33, died at the home of his parents Saturday evening following 27 years of suffering suf-fering resulting from infantile paralysis. Born in Colonia Morelos, Sonora, Mexico, January 11, 1906, he was a son of Isaac and Sarah A. Western Aldredge. Just after he turned six, he was afflicted with infantile paralysis. In 1912 the family crossed the border to Douglas, later going to Tuscon, and from there to Benson, all in Arizona. They came to St. George in 1918 and have continued to reside here. Another son, Myron, (Continued on page five) E!den Aldredge Dies (Continued from first page) bom while they were in Arizona also became afflicted and died here seven years ago, at the age of 23. Mr. Aldredge has been almost entirely helpless for the past 19 years and has been a great care to his parents. Only the past few monlhs has he seemed to show evidence of actual suffering and his death came with surprise to his parents. Funeral services were hold in the south ward chapel at 10:30 Monday with Bp. Harold S. Snow in charge. Musical numbers included in-cluded two vocal duets, "Rock of Ages" and "I Know My Heavenly Father Knows" by Melha Baker and Alice Cannon; a violin solo. "O. My Father", by Mrs. Vera Christian, with Mrs. Ada Cannon at the organ. Speakers wore Patrinrrh Goovl'o W. Wortlion, and Dr. P. E. Harris. Brief closing remarks wore nVKto by Bishop Snow, who aKo related instances of the rVvotion of the p:rren;s To their two af-r:e--l sons, and of th.-jr 1";re to '-' wor'hy of their s' :;-.-in iho rhureh. Prayer- were hy Jar.-es S. .T-,ae; and A Ivan's Bandy. The rrave was d.-dieated by Gordon Ma;h;c , Purvivinc besides his parent-are parent-are a sister. Mrs. "May Havre and a hro'her. Azar Aldree'-e of Las Voeras and two brothers Marion and Levi Alrlrrdiv of M.icna: and the foliowirss half brothers and sisters: Ervin. Leland Le-land D. and Verle AWr.-1;. Mr-Nora Mr-Nora Iverson and Mrs. LaP.ee MrOisiin. all of St. Geerr-e. were present at the sorviees. the |