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Show Funeral Services Held In Hurricane for Archie Murphy, Oct. 4 HURRICANE, Utah. Joint military mili-tary and religious services were held in the Zion Park stake chapel, Monday, Oct. 4, at 2 p. m., for Archie Murphy, 49, who died at his home suddenly, Sept. 30, of acute indigestion. Bishop Walter Wal-ter Stout conducted the services. Music numbers included, vocal quartet, "I Know My Heavenly Father Knows", by the Faculty Quartet, Vernon Church, Owen Burgner, Karl Larson and Lafayette La-fayette Staheli, duet, "Silver-Haired "Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine", Bill and Owen Sanders; vocal solo, "O, My Father", Ivan Barrett; and duet, "Lay My Head Beneath the Rose", Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Beatty. Commander Pays Tribute Commander Homer Englestead of the American Legion paid tribute trib-ute to his comrade, and read a letter from Banker Crandall of Salina, who was unable to attend, at-tend, and which emphasized the spirit of service of the deceased. He said Mr. Murphy was with the 42nd division in World War I, participating in four major battles, bat-tles, through which only a few lived. He had also been gassed. Of 200 men in one company who fought at Dead Man's Hill, only 15 or 20 returned and he was one of this group. Speaker Eugene Christensen gave a short history of the Murphy family as he knew them, having married a sister of the deceased. The family came from the southern south-ern states, locating first at Salt Lake City and later at Salina. (Continued on page eight) Murphy Funeral (Continued from first page) His mother died when he was aged 6, and his father married again, having five sons and ten daughters from the two marriages, mar-riages, Archie being one of the 15. He learned to be self-dependent and has been an inspiration to many, living the gospel in sincerity. sin-cerity. Samuel Leigh paid tribute to Mr. Murphy and to his good wife, whom he had known when they lived in Cedar City, stressing the qualities in mankind that make for the good life. Concluding speaker was Elmer Graff, stake president, who commended com-mended the American Legion for their spirit of brotherhood, and told of the high quality of work of Mr. Murphy as a painter and paper hanger, and of his conversations conver-sations with the deceased recently. He was generous, industrious, conscientious con-scientious and full of love for his fellowmen, and happy in his service to his country. Prayers were by Wilford Leany and Victor King, and the grave was dedicated by Lafayette Hall. Burial was with full military honors hon-ors in the Hurricane cemetery. Born March 9, 1894, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Murphy. Early in life he learned the trade of painter and paper hanger, working at this trade since he was aged 12, except for his period in military service. He married Hulda Sanders, Sept. 15, 1922 in Cedar City. Surviving besides Mrs. Murphy are six children: Rayo Archie, now in the U. S. armed forces, Thora, Donna, Doris, Venetta and Roland Thell, all of Hurricane; three brothers, Bert Murphy of Proyo; Ernest Murphy, Los Angeles; An-geles; and Alma Murphy, Salina; and four sisters: Mrs. Martha Curtis, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Eugene Christensen, Salina; Mrs. Grace Curtis, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Fae Dunz, Montpelier, Ida. also four half-sisters. ,' |