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Show Lester Leavitt, 38, Dies Here After Long Illness Yith Cancer Lester Leavitt, 38, died at the St. George hospital at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, after a prolonged prolong-ed illness from facial cancer. Born in Gunlock, Utah, March 19, 1902, he was the tenth child of Josiah and Mary Ann Bowler Leavitt. His mother died when he was small and he lived with relatives in Las Vegas and attended at-tended school there. At the age of 15 he left for California on his own "hook", learned the trade-of trade-of a chef and followed that work until stricken with illness four years ago. He has been chef in Los Angeles and for five years was employed in this capacity by the Oregon Short Line railroad company, spending most of this Period in Ogden. August 29, 1929, he married Vilate Webb, daughter of Annie and the late George J. Webb f St. George. They were married mar-ried at Parowan, then returned to Los Angeles where they resided five years then came to Las Vegas for 2 years, moving to St. George in 1936 due to his affliction. af-fliction. He has been critically the past six months. Surviving besides his widow are seven daughters, Beverly, Dor-lh.v Dor-lh.v Ann, Sherill Dean, Janice, I Diie, Karma and Lesta, his fa-j fa-j er, Josiah Leavitt, all of St. Gporge. and eleven brothers and Sls'ers. Sidney Leavitt, Kingman, Ariz., Wallace Leavitt, Salt Lake City, Vernon Leavitt and Gladys 1 elsen, Gunlock; Lawrence Leav-I Leav-I St. George, Ray Leavitt, Divi-I Divi-I "fid, Utah. LeGrande Leavitt, i ""ace Leavitt Bird and Florence wavitt, all of Idaho Falls, Thel-l Thel-l ma Cook, Rigby, Idaho and Jos-ePh Jos-ePh Leavitt, Santa Monica, Calif. Funeral services were held in unlock ward chapel at 2 p.m., Wednesday with Bp. Henry Bowl-er Bowl-er conducting. Tlie two opening songs. "Some-We'll "Some-We'll Understand", and 'here Is A Home Eternal", were j"ig by the Gunlock choir with "e opening prayer given by Ar-'Continued Ar-'Continued on page eight) Lester Leavitt Death (Continued from first pagel St. George in 1936 due to his affliction. af-fliction. He has been critically all the past six months. Surviving besides his widow are seven daughters, Beverly, Dorothy Dor-othy Ann, Sherrill Dean, aJnice, Dixie, Karma and Lesta, his father, fa-ther, Josiah Leavitt, all of St. George, and eleven brothers and j sisters, Sidney Leavitt, Kingman-j Kingman-j Ariz., Wallace Leavitt, Salt Lake 1 City, Vernon Leavitt and Gladys Nielsen, Gunlock; Lawrence Leavitt, Leav-itt, St. George, Ray Leavitt, Divi-den, Divi-den, Utah. LeGrade Leavitt, Grace Leavitt Bird, and Florence Leavitt, Leav-itt, all of Idaho Falls, Thelma Cook, Ridby, Idaho, and Joseph Leavitt, Santa Monica, Calif. Funeral services were held in Gunlock ward chapel at 2 p. m., Wednesday with Bp. Henry Bowler Bowl-er conducting. The two opening songs, "Sometime "Some-time We'll Understand", and "There Is A Home Eternal", were sung by the Gunlock choir with the opening prayer given by Arthur Ar-thur Cottam of the St. George East ward. The speakers included Dr. Wil-ford Wil-ford J. Reichman, Ellis Pickett, Bishop Francis J. Bowler, and Bishop George H. Bowler. Musical Musi-cal numbers were a vocal duet by Mrs. William E. Baker and Mrs. Pratt Miles of St. George, vocal solo by Marion Bowler, and a duet by Mrs. LeRoy Whipple and Mrs. Thomas Adams of Las Vegas. The final song, "Oh My Father", Fa-ther", was sung by the choir, after aft-er which the benediction was given giv-en by Woodruff Cannon. Burial was in the Gunlock cemetery. |