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Show Frank Seegmiller Buried In St. George Cemetery Saturday, 19th Bishop Wilford Schmutz of the St. George East ward conducted the funeral services held in the . i r.-, 3,r Tnr stake Tabernacie saiuiuay, c-. 19 at 4 p.m., for Frank Seegmiller, Seeg-miller, 68, who died at his home in this city, Thursday, Dec. 17, at 3 a.m., of congestion of the lungs after a prolonged illness. There were many floral offerings offer-ings and a large audience attended at-tended the services. Mrs. Mae A. Pace presided at the organ and accompanied the music numbers, which included, violin solo, The Rosary", by Irene Everett; vocal solos, "Out of the Dusk To You", Marion Bowler; and "Prayer Perfect" Per-fect" Rhoda Andrus Jackson; and a' trio, "My Peace I Leave With Thee", Mamie Paxman, Viola Gentry and Melba Baker. A. K. Hafen First Speaker A K Hafen, long-time neignooi and former bishop, was the first speaker and told of the place he Seegmiller family holds in the community, and the part they have played in the upbuilding of this area. He said as a man, Frank was different to many; he S friends with little children siting with them and helping them to be happy; he helped Sy to feed and clothe the pC and none would be in need V (Continuedor1pageJhree) I Seegmiller Funeral H (Continued from first page) if he could share with them. He had great love and consideration i for his aged father and for the j members of his family. I H Counselor Vernon Worthen of H the stake presidency, said he had P always known the family and had M learned more intimately of Frank 1 Seegmiller through school children to whom ne nau ucc. " He said Frank loved happiness and laughter and had skill in turning turn-ing dark moments into happiness through his gift of humor He would rather have people laugh ' than grieve. He read poems suggested sug-gested by the life of the deceased. Bishop Schmutz made the closing clos-ing remarks and told of his long and close association with the family on their neighboring farms and since that time, saying Frank's mother was as a mother to him and to other children and Frank had always been a good and kindly friend, a generous and thoughtful neighbor. Prayers were by William G. Hopkins and Harold Cox, and the erave in the city cemetery was dedicated by Clair S. Terry. Born in Prattsville, Utah, near the present site of Richfield, Utah, Sept 28, 1874, where his parents ClTarles W. Seegmiller Sr and his wife, Mariammni Forsyth had been cailed from the Muddy Valley Val-ley mission to assist with the eiurTat that place of the Unit ed Order. Return To St. Goorge The familv returned to St. George in 1877 and have since re-5ded re-5ded here, where he has been known for his work m raising Ss and as a farmer associated with his father. . I on Feb. 17. 1910,' he married ! Mrs Edna Sorenson DeFriez by he had three children. She died Feb. 25, 1923. Later he mar- fied Mrs. Charlotte Gustavson 1 Proctor Surviving besides his ? are Mrs. Clyde McQuaid. J Ches Franklin Seegmiller by first marriage and Betty Ra- nae Seegmiller, all of St. George; his father, Charles W. Seegmiller, now nearing the century mark; four brothers. Charles W. Seegmiller Seeg-miller Jr.. E. D. Seegmiller, Daniel Dan-iel A. Seegmiller, and George Seegmiller, all of St. George; and three sisters, Mrs. C. C. Starr and Fern Seegmiller of St. George; and Mrs. D. E. Ahlstrom of Hornet. Calif., and one grandchild. grand-child. The body was prepared for burial at the Spilsbury funeral home in Cedar City and returned Saturday to St. George for burial. |