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Show Funeral Services Held Here For Gas Asphyxiation Victim Funeral services were held in the St. George South ward L. D. S. chapel at 2 p. m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, for Alison Otis, 29, bridegroom of one week, who died in Las Vegas Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, from being overcome with gas while in the apartment bathroom. Mr. Otis was an employee of the Boulder Club and Mrs. Otis was a night clerk in the Boulder Drug Co., store. Both had returned re-turned home in early morning and spent the day sleeping. About 2 p. m., Mr. Otis went into the bathroom to shave and bathe before be-fore going into town. He turned on the gas heater, which according accord-ing to investigations reported in the Las Vegas Evening Herald, was not installed according to the city ordinance, there being no air vent in the bath room, and the oxygen was soon consumed, making mak-ing the room more deadly than a prison gas chamber. Mrs. Otis aroused from a nap (Continued on page eight) Otis Asphyxiation (Continued from first pagel at 3 p. m., and finding her husband hus-band had not come from the bathroom called to him. He failed fail-ed to answer and she forced her way into the room to find him dead. She was also affected by the gas. Born in De Quincey, Louisiana, September 25, 1911, Alison Otis was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Otis. He left De Quincey Quin-cey when he was aged 18, having completed his district schooling. Coming to Bakersfield, Calif., he completed high school and took college work in Reno, Nev. He came to Las Vegas in February Feb-ruary 1940, where he met Miss Empey. They were married in Las Vegas, Nov. 8, just a week prior to his death. Impressive services were held in Las Vegas Tuesday by the Eagles Lodge' of which he was a member, mem-ber, and a delegate accompanied the body to St. George where funeral services were conducted Wednesday by Andrew McArthur, L. D. S. bishop of the South ward. Speakers were Counselor Vernon Worthen, of th St. George stake presidency, and George W. Worthen, Wor-then, stake patriarch. Vernon Worthen told of his life long association as-sociation with the Burgess fam-, ily, whose bishop he had been for many years. He also spoke of the high regard in which the deceased de-ceased was held among his associates as-sociates in Las Vegas, and of the high tribute paid him by the Elks to whose order he belonged in that city. Patriarch Worthen delivered a gospel sermon and stressed the hope of eternal life and the promises prom-ises the Lord has made to his children upon the earth. Prayers were by William Bunting Bunt-ing and Wallace B. Mathis, the grave in the City cemetery being be-ing dedicated by Bishop Andrew McArthur. |