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Show :V 'J ' - . Ray Kizer Ray Kizer, Former Mayor, Died Sunday Raymond L. Kizer, mayor of Milford for 12 years, died at 5:15 a. m. Sunday, Feb. 5, In the Milford Valley Memorial Hospital, of cancer. Funeral services were conducted con-ducted Wednesday afternoon in the Milford LDS Chapel, under direction of Bishop Edgar C. Edwards. Interment will be at Grantsville Thursday afternoon, following graveside services. The services, under direction of Robert Wright, were as follows: fol-lows: Invocation, Al Jensen. Prelude and postlude music, Mrs. Myrtle Tribole. Obituary and remarks, Shiii W. Nichols . Ladies' trio, "You'll Never Walk Alone," Mrs. Josephine Killam, Mrs. Jerrie Kirk and Mrs. Bonnie Easton, accompanied accompa-nied by Mrs. Beth Edwards. Talk, Carlyle Gronning. Vocal, "The Lord's Prayer," Jesse Long, accompanied toy Karen Gillins. Remarks, Mr. Wright . Benediction, Gene White. An energetic and aggressive person. Mr. Kizer as mayor was constantly seeking methods of improving the community in which he lived. He was the leader in street paving, water improvement, recreation, and other programs in the city, and in obtaining highway construction construc-tion to link Milford with Ely, Xev.; Salt Lake City and Cedar City via 1 all-weather paved highways. He first was elected mayor in 1953, running on a platform of community improvement, arid was re-elected three times, finally retiring in 1964. A staunch Democrat, he vigorously vigorous-ly opposed party politics on a small community level, but was accorded special recognition recogni-tion at a Democratic Party dinner din-ner in Salt Lake at iwhich John F. Kennedy was the guest speaker. He brought special notice to Milford when in 1956 he inaugurated inaug-urated the Mayors' Race at an American Legion celebration, inviting mayors of other Utah ( ommunities to compete in the pecial race. After winning the championship two years later, lie defended it in other Mayors' May-ors' Races in Milford and Beaver; Beav-er; in Peru, 111., where he was named World Champion Racing Mayor, and in Ely, Nev., during dur-ing their Pony Expres Days. A horse lover, he had owned Continued on Back Page """"" " -.V.. --.J .: ' - : '." .v.- ' .;, A . ' : - .. ;; .. .... f y, : " : i, : . . .. - . ' - - - : ' .... - . ; . . : ; 1 if - . .r ' f " 'I-"7 r i.r- f .,. ' "iBjai.J-iiWWl . . ,.,-: Js --ff-r ' Iri ! ' 4 '' '!! ' riw' ' "i 'vlfr. : "'!-"'. . - - - ; - - : - - h': V . OLD PHOTO The Black Rock Sheep Shearing Corral as it appeared in the early 1920's. The photo was loaned us by Mrs. Beniti Burke, former postmistress at Black Rock. Can anyone identify any of the shearers? HERE'S MOii ABOUT 4 : KIZER . . Continued from Page One several quarter horse and thoroughbreds, thor-oughbreds, and trained his fa-' fa-' vorite saddle horses to follow lum and obey his commands. He had earned many trophies for his ability as a horseman and as a racing mayor. In 1956 he initiated the Ray Kizer Citizenship Award, presenting pre-senting to an outstanding Milford Mil-ford High School Junior boy i iind Junior girl an Outstanding Citizenship certificate, accom-yaiueu accom-yaiueu by a special shoulder patch tor their class wseaters, and his personal check to reimburse re-imburse mem for the cost of the sweater. After his retirement retire-ment as mayor, the City Council Coun-cil continued the annual presentation. pres-entation. His early life around Grants-; Grants-; ville was an active one. He worked as a cowpuncher, railroad rail-road construction worker, rail-con rail-con struction superintendent, end for many years was a professional pro-fessional boxer. Fighting as a r- welterweight, he had many victories over, middleweight and light-heavyweights. He was employed by the Western Pacific Railroad at Winnemucca and other Nevada division points as a brakeman end conductor. He came to Milford in 1946 and accepted employment with the Union Pacific as a brakeman and and conductor. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors, Con-ductors, and the Brotherhood o Railroad Trainmen, and of the LDS Church. He had been a member of the Milford Lions Club, and supported the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce when they were active in Milford. Raymond Lee Kizer, 57, was born April 24, 1909, in Clay-pool, Clay-pool, Okla., to William Hay-mond Hay-mond and Ida Bolton Kizer. He married Dorothy Boone, Oct. 19, 1930, in Reno, Nev. Surviing are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Toni Lynn) Rollins; Ross Taylor, a stepson by a previous mar-liage; mar-liage; one grandchild; one brother and two sisters, M. L. Kizer, Meridian, Australia; Mrs. K. M. (Claudia) Shields, St. John, and Mrs. Ida White, Tooele. Out of town relatives attending attend-ing the services included Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor of Salt Lake; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. . Shields, St. John; Mr. and Mrs. Dell White and daughter Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jensen and son Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Gene White and Miss Lee Ann Kizer, all of Tooele; Mrs. W. R. (Kristie) Fawson, Spanish Fork; Mrs. James (Lola) Johnson, Taylorsville; Mr. and Mrs. Wrathall Mathews, Math-ews, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Judd, Grantsville; Mr. and Mrs. Hy Judd, Provo, and Mr. and Mrs. Pick Rollins, Salt Lake, j |
