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Show Chester Kemp Dies While Saying Granddaughter From Drowning Sudden Wind Blows Boat Into Deep Water With Children In It Chester R. Kemp, well known building contractor and structural engineer, died Sunday at the Pine Valley reservoir after rescuing his grand daughter, Evelyn Era-pey Era-pey from drowning. The time of death was thought to be about 3 p. m. The cause of death was determined by an examing physician physi-cian to be heart failure and not drowning, since his lungs contained con-tained no water. Mr. Kemp had plunged into the water with his hip boots on when the cries for help came from his granddaughter, who with a friend, Edith Gillespie of Los Angeles, had been playing in their boat in the shallow water near shore. A sudden squall of wind had blown the boat to deeper water and the child became frightened and stood up, losing her balance and falling fall-ing into the water. Mr. Kemp reached his granddaughter grand-daughter and, with the help of the child in the boat, who succeeded suc-ceeded in gaining control over the boat as soon as the wind quit, which was just as quickly as it came up, pushed his granddaughter grand-daughter up so that she grasped the edge of the boat. When Mr. Kemp failed to do likewise the children looked down into the water and saw him there and realized re-alized that something was wrong. A younger granddaughter had stayed on the shore and when she saw the trouble they were having, hav-ing, ran to the camp on the island is-land to get her mother, Mrs. Jessie Jes-sie Empey and grandmother, Mrs. Chester Kemp. The women returned re-turned with tne child at once and Mrs. Empey went out into the reservoir and attempted- to find her father, but was unable to do so. She then went through the camping area attempting to find someone to help her. She finally fin-ally found two couples and the men returned with her in her father's car, but being unable to swim, they weren't able to locate lo-cate the body. Mrs. Empey attempted to phone from the Ranger's station but it was locked and so then the two men went to Pine Valley where they secured help at the church where services were being be-ing held. Rakes were brought back and with these the body was finally located and brought to the surface. sur-face. It is thought that it was one of the rakes that gave Mr. Kemp the bruises that he had on his face. A phone call was put in for the sheriff and doctor at the time the men went for help at Pine Valley. Val-ley. While they were waiting for the doctor an attempt was made to revive Mr. Kemp, but the doctor's doc-tor's examination revealed that Mr. Kemp must have died from over exertion of his heart. Funeral Services Funeral services were held in the South ward chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m., under the direction of (Continued on page eight) Chester Kemp Death (Continued from first page) '. Bishop Wilfred Schmutz. Speak- ; ers were George F. Whitehead. Albert E. Miller and Glenn E. Snow. Musical numbers included, solo. Leland Lamoreaux, "Oh. My Father"; duet, "Sometime, Somewhere", Some-where", Mrs. Mamie Paxman and Mrs. Viola Gentry; violin solo, "On Wings of Song", played by Mrs. Irene Everett and a trio number, "Peace I Leave With You", sung by Mrs. William Baker, Bak-er, Mrs. Earl Cannon and Mary Lou Wells. Mr. Whitehead told that he had known the family for years and had been associated with Mr. Kemp's parents, declaring that the two families had grown up together. Mr. Whitehead said that he and E. B. Snow were bondsmen for Mr. Kemp on his first big contract the Enterprise school. Albert E. Miller said that he had been a friend of the family and had associated witn ms patents pat-ents before their marriage. He told how when Mr. Kemp was 11 years old he and his two brothers took a contract on a section of the cottonwood ditch. He declared de-clared that Mr. Kemp combined his working knowledge with book knowledge and that he, had left monuments in building in practically practi-cally every town in the county. Mr. Snow told of his association associ-ation with Mr. Kemp at Pine Valley Val-ley and of his good sportsmanship. sportsman-ship. He told how Mr. Kemp had enrolled in an architectural course to be given at the college, showing show-ing his desire to keep up to date in his work. He mentioned the fact that Mrs. Kemp always accompanied ac-companied her husband on the trips to Pine Valley. Chester R. Kemp was born in St. George November 11, 1885 v,n nlwnvs maintained this as his home. His parents were William Walter John and Adaline Carter Kemp. He graduated from the grade schools here and later took a course in structural architecture with the American Schools of Correspondence. While not an active church worker, Mr. Kemp believed in the church and assisted in every way possible. He was a member of the board of directors of the St. George Building society. Members Mem-bers of whom were honorary pallbearers pall-bearers at the funeral. He married Selina Ellen Nelson June 2, 1904. He is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Jessie Ellen Empey, William Arthur Ar-thur Kemp and Walter Kemp. Also six grandchildren, 4 brothers bro-thers and two sisters, Leo M. Kemp and Samuel Kemp, Mid-vale, Mid-vale, Utah; Antone Kemp, Hola-day Hola-day and Milo Kemp, St. George; Mrs. Leah Bringhurst, Murray and Mrs. Eunice Snow, St. George. Burial was in the St. George cemetery. |