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Show Edmond Harper Dies Suddenly At His Home Here Monday Edmond Harper, 62, died suddenly at his home Monday, Sept. 5th, at 5 a. m., of heart ailment, after nine years of continued illness following a stroke which he suffered suf-fered in April, 1934. While he has not been entirely bedfast, he has been unable to participate in any activities during the entire nine years. Born in Brigham City, Sept. 11, 1881, he was a son of Thomas Ephraim and Ellen Van Orden Harper. He received his early schooling in Brigham City and later graduated from the Albion Normal school of Albion, Ida., with a life certificate for high school teaching. Married In Ogden, 1914 In December 1914, he was married mar-ried in Ogden to Miss Olive Gray. The couple lived for five years in Ogden and vicinity, and in 1919 moved to Central, in Washington county. Mr. Harper has followed farming and trucking, until he became incapacitated. They have made their home in St. George for the past 25 years. Surviving besides Mrs. Harper are their six children, including three sons, Ross, Robert and Kenneth, Ken-neth, all of St. George, and three daughters, Mrs. Evan D. VVa ters. UncfMary Harper of San Gabriel Calif and Mrs. Orwm Stratton of Cedar City; two grandsons, and the following brothers and sisters- Ephraim Harper, Anaconda Ana-conda Mont.; Albert and Leslie Harper of Burlcy. Ida.; RenaWo and Rulon Harper. Mrs. Bermece (Continued on page five) Edmond Harper Death (Continued fr-un first page) Flamm, Mrs. LaReta Lloyd and Ora Harper, all of Ogden. Bishop James Andrus of the St. George West ward presided and conducted sthe funeral services in the stake Tabernacle, Wednesday, Aug. 8th, at 5 p. m., for Mr. Harper. Mrs. Mae A. Pace presided pre-sided at the organ and accompanied accom-panied the music numbers, which included, vocal solo, "O, My j Father", Mrs. Pratt Miles; violin! solo, "Rock of Ages", Mrs. Ellis ; Everett; vocal solos, "I Need1 The Every Hour", Mrs. William E. Baker, and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", by Vernon Worthen. First speaker was Vernon Worthen Wor-then of the St. George stake presidency, who expressed appreciation apprec-iation for his long acquaintance and association with Edmond Harper, his wife and children, having taught each of the children child-ren or been principal while they attended school. He paid tribute to the spirit of cheerfulness of the deceased even during his long years of affliction and told of ithe kindness and congeniality that existed always in the Harper home, the children being faithful in helping to care for their father and lighten the burdens for their mother. He commented on death as just a step in the great program of life and urged the family to be comforted. Pres. Snow Speaks Pres. Harold S. Snow told of his first association with the deceased de-ceased during the erection of the Snow Furniture building, of his capacity to do skillfully so many kinds of work and whatever he did was done well. He praised Mrs. Harper for her devotion to her husband and family, and paid j tribute to the parents and child ren tor maKing tneir nome a place of peace, "a home neat and livable and governed by love and helpfulness", concluding by reading the poem, "You Follow A Noble Father". Brief closing remarks were made by Bishop Andrus. Prayers were by Milton Hunt and Mathew M. Bentley and the grave in the city cemetery was dedicated by Joseph W. Earl. |