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Show Funeral Services Held Here Tuesday for Linna Neoma Wood Crapo Bishop James Andrus of the St. George West ward presided and Counselor Grant Whitehead conducted con-ducted the funeral services held in the South ward chapel Tuesday, Tues-day, July 6, at 6 p. m., for Linna Neoma Wood Crapo, 35, wife of Harold Crapo, who died of injuries received in a car accident enroute with her husband from Los Angeles An-geles to St. George. The accident occurred on U. S. 91, north of Las Vegas, on the night of July 1. Paul Thompson At Organ Paul Thompson presided at the pipe organ and music numbers arranged ar-ranged by Miss Tillie Winsor of the West ward included: Vocal quartet, "O, My Father", Wm. T. Morris Jr., Lenzi Sullivan, Mrs. William E. Baker and Mrs. Ray Schmutz; vocal solo, "Face To Face", Melvin Terry; and "Roses of Picardy", by Mrs. Baker, this being a special request number; violin solo, "End of A Perfect Day", Mrs. Ellis Everett; and a vocal solo. "My Peace I Leave With Thee", Mrs. Arthur Paxman, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Schmutz. First speaker was Miss Linna Snow of Pine Valley, relative of the deceased, who gave a short 'history of her life, and told of her activities in community and church I (Continued on page six) Mrs. Crapo Funeral (Continued from first page) work, in I he dome of her parents and in her own home as a loving mother and devoted wife. I'.ishop F.'dwin C. Peterson of the Fillmore Serond ward, where the Crapos lived, before coming to Si. (leorge, told of his long association associ-ation with the deceased and her husband, of their talent in vocal music, their faithfulness and integrity, in-tegrity, and their willing service at all times in the church and community. She was a teacher in religion class and in children's primary. I'iiys Tritut to .Mrs. Crapo Waller A. Pace, St. George stake chairman of genealogy work paid tribute to Mrs. Crapo for her accomplishments in this field of religious activity since the family moved to St. George several months ago, expressing hope and courage of (he family in the eternity etern-ity of life, and reading the scriptures scrip-tures in evidence of man's ultimate ulti-mate salvation, and of the special blessings awaiting failhful mothers. moth-ers. Concluding speaker was Pres. Harold S. Snow who said it was especially good to have religious affiliations when times of sorrow come inlo the home, and especi ally good to have faith in God and hope of the eternity of life. The call of the Priesthood is that of service and such occasions of bereavement and sorrow afford the opportunity to servo our fellow-men, fellow-men, to extend comfort and other assistance as needed, as the deceased de-ceased has done in her life. The mansions of eternity await those who serve righteously. Prayers were by Clair S. Terry and Counselor Maiben Ashby of the West ward bishopric. The grave in the St. George City cemetery ceme-tery was dedicated by Amos F. Terry of Enterprise. Horn In Huntington, Utah I Linna Neoma Wood Crapo was ' born in Huntington, Utah, May 7, 1908. a daughter of David and Ada Mackleprang Wood. The family fam-ily later moved to Salt Lake City, where she had her schooling. After her marriage to Harold Crapo, Nov. 22, 1933, in the Salt Lake L. D. S. Temple, she lived in Fillmore, where she was known for her activities in church and civic affairs. The Crapos moved to St. George in February, 1943, to have a central cen-tral location while Mr. Crapo, who operates a lumber hauling contract con-tract from Hatch, Utah, to mines in California. It was on their return re-turn from one of these trips, where Mrs. Crapo frequently ac- cumpcimeu mm wnen night driving driv-ing was necessary, that the accident acci-dent occurred which cost her life. Surviving besides her husband are six children: Dawn C, Lenore, Joan, David Andrus, Linna and Susan, all of St. George; her parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Wood of Salt Lake City; and two brothers, broth-ers, Randall Wood of San Francisco Fran-cisco and Neldon Wood of Salt Lake City. |