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Show Military Funeral Held For Paul Jepson In Hurricane On Monday HURRICANE, Utah. Military funeral services were held in the Zion Park stake chapel Monday, Dec. 7, for Paul Jepson" 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jepson, who died in a New York hospital Dec. 1, on his return home from the Panama Canal zone. The services serv-ices were conducted by the Sterling Sterl-ing Russell Post of the American Legion, under direction of the South ward bishopric, with Bishop Carol Heaton presiding. Musical Numbers Presented Musical numbers included vocal duet, "Call Me", by Mrs. Gardner Heywood and Mrs. Nathaniel Lem-mon, Lem-mon, with Mrs. Carol Heaton accompanying; ac-companying; "There's A Slar-Spangled Slar-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere", Some-where", by Mrs. Irene Brooks, Mrs. Norene Yegley and Mrs. Cumon Stratton, accompanied by Mrs. Irene Ilinton; clarinet solo" Glenn M. Webb, accompanied by Mrs. Donna Sandbcri; and brass luartet. "Guide Me To Then", by Owen Burc;encr, Lafnyflte Stanch, Lewis Fish and Rheril OnT. Pres. Elmer Graff snni-- in Continued on pare five) 0 ; Wards Hold Conference 1 For Sunday Schools 4 e Ward conference for the .Sunday 3, school organizations was observed 5 last Sunday evening throughout .St George stake, with large .J groups participating in the pro- 5 grams which have been especially id outlined by the general Sunday SO school board. Music, singing, brief 9, talks by stake board members, and special numbers otherwise by the various departments of ,the organization were featured. 1, All four wards reported un- 72 usually large audiences attending os these programs which were held by the South -.ward in their ijjj chapel; by the "West ward in to the Elementary school building 23 and by the East and Center wards jr. conjointly in the Tabernacle, .all V. at 6 p.m. Is; . Jepson Funeral 3 I I (Continued from page four) .15 I fense of Paul's integrity and lpy- lt. I alty, his willingness to serve and .22 I to forgive. He said, "Paul would ft; I give his last dime to anyone in I need. His parents have been loyal j,) I to every trust. They have taught- 3 I their children to live uprightly." .97 I Pres. Claud Hirschi said, i "Paul 1, I has made the supreme sacrifice :or. I for his country and has "been hon- infl I orably released from his duty in tal I the service- With the prospects of 1 99 I the U. S. becoming involved in the j I great struggle, Paul was among j 75 I those placed in the Panama Canal ft; I Zone, where malaria existed, and ft. I this disease ultimately took his ?.54 I life. He was an excellent soldier" Us. I trained to hold his own in de- I fending his country. There is no b'lk I heater sacrifice a person can 3j4 I make than to lay down his life ' 6, I fi" his country. It is very fitting otal I that we pay homage to Paul on 2.50 I this occasion." 2 I Speaker Joel Roundy said "Paul M., I k a martyr to his call. He has chs; I done all within his power to win 3.75 I a crown of eternal life." 4 68 I BishP Heaton made brief clos- I 'ng remarks. I Prayers were by Lafayette Hall 36- I m Bishop Allan J. Stout. 37 I legion Post Officiates . N. I long I Legion Post members officiated chs. I at the graveside where taps were . S. I Played by Lafayette Staheli and bW I w Fish- the &rave in the "5 41 I urricane cemetery being dedi- 37- nat6d by Harvey Hall. The U. S. j S. I naS which draped the casket was -0tal Presented to the parents of the 51.73 I deceased. I Pa" bearers were Max Jepson, M I n ne JePsn, Woodrow Jepson, i a! n ar Barrick, Leon Glazier and 54.36 Kobt Reeve. I Surviving besides his parents I re three brothers, Max and )l342 I r "e JePson of Hurricane, and j. I -ecil Jepson in the overseas iq2l I vmed service; four sisters, Mrs. Keith Hall,' Salt Lake City; Mrs. I Yn Glazier and Mrs. June Nich- 315 I th of Las Vegas, Mrs. Os- ViS- I ar Barrick of Cedar City; and l-J M fUr grandparents" Mr. and Jo6 W ?arles Anel and Mn and nl&- I tfr 6S JePson' a11 of Hurrl" 5 p' I r, 16 last word received by the Tota I ; rts from their son stated he 511.34 I ' ho ;10 ,,0 nol.tv c:; a brio' |