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Show Military Services For Robert K. Burgess Held Monday, Feb. 19th The St. George stake Tabernacle was filled to near capacity Monday, Mon-day, Feb. 19, at 5 p. m. for the funeral services honoring M. .P. Robert Knell Burgess, 29, veteran of 29 months service with the 115th Engineers in the Southwest Pacific. He died at 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the Klamath Kla-math Falls Marine barracks hospital hosp-ital from cerebreal hemorage suffered suf-fered while on guard duty at the Tuly Lakes, Calif, prison camp, Feb. 12. Bp. Andrew McArthur of the South ward conducted the services with Commander Roy Williams of the American Legion, Lester Keate Post No. 90, in charge of the military rites. Music numbers were, "Oh, My Father" by the West ward ladies' chorus under direction of Mrs. Harry Pearce with Mrs. Lothair M a n g u m accompanying; solos, "Face to Face With Christ" by Mrs. Mack Jackson, accompanied by Mrs. Carol Lloyd; "Face To Face" by Mrs. Pratt Miles with Mrs. Lucile Pitchforth accompanying, accompany-ing, and "Sleep, Soldier Boy, Sleep" by Ray Garner, Mrs. Lloyd accompanying. The organ prelude and postulude were by Mrs. Mae Pace. Speakers were Vernon Worthen of the stake presidency and J. L. Wadsworth. Both paid tribute to the parents of Pvt. Burgess, of his great service to his country and told of his many sterling qualities as a son, a citizen and a soldier, and of his love for liberty and justice. Letters Read With concluding remarks, Bp. Andrew McArthur read a letter from Wayne C. Gardner by whom M. P. Burgess was employed in the livestock industry for four years before he entered military service, commending him for his honesty, dependability, efficiency, cooperation with fellow workers, patience and understanding with livestock, and for his personal modesty. Bishop McArthur also read a letter from the Post Commanded telling that M. P. Burgess made his regular reports at 3, 4 and 5 p. m. on Feb. 12, while on guard duty, but failed to report at 6 p. m. and was discovered on the tower floor by the relief guard shortly after. When he failed to respond to treatment, he was taken to the military hospital at Klamath Falls, where he died at 1:25 a.m., Feb. 13. Prayers were by W. O. Bentley and Howard Starr. Commander silent tribute by the congregation, silent tribute by the congrega ion. The grave in the St. George City cemetery was dedicated by W. W. McArthur, followed by military salute and echo taps played by Gregg Snow and Mark McAllister. McAl-lister. Member of 115th Engineers On Feb. 28, 1941, M. P. Burgess Bur-gess joined the local unit of the 115th Engineers, leaving with them on March 3, for Camp San Luis Obispo and going overseas in August, 1942. He served for 29 (Continued on page four) Burgess Funeral (Continued from first page) months in the Southwest Pacific, participating in the operations of Guadalcanal, Bouganville and New Britain Islands. At the latter1 replace re-place he made an enviable record as Unifier foreman for the saw mill e'staWisted by the U. S. ": forces. ' : He returned to the U. S., Jan. -2, 1945 for a 21-day furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Burgess, his first visit in more p than three years. After his fur-lough, fur-lough, he spent three weeks at c-Santa c-Santa Barbara rest camp, report- 5 ing at Fort Ord on Feb. 2, where he was transferred to an M.P. unit and assigned to prison guard a duty on Feb. 6. His last letter. rewritten re-written on that date, said he wis cl in excellent health. " Cpl. John A. Jam" of Prict was official escort accompanyir.s s the body to St. George. He and Reed Sorenson. life long friend of M. P. Burgess, were honorary pallbearers. v |