Springville Herald | 1968-12-19 | Page 9 | Husband, Wife Receive High Mia Awards at Rites Sunday Evening

i Husband, wife receive high MIA awards at rites Sunday evening A 1 f J In a special presentation which has probably never been done here before, Rita Sumsion, widow of Michael Sumsion, received re-ceived her husband's Master M Men Award along with her Golden Gleaner Award Sunday evening. Presenting the award in a touching ceremony, was former British Mission president of Michael's, Grant Thorn. The presentation was made in the sacrament meeting of the Third Ward. Mr. Sumsion died of an acci- r - 1 Rita Sumsion, receives the ' LDS Golden Gleaner Award dental gunshot wound Nov. 2, during the pheasant hunt. He had completed all his requirements require-ments for the award and the award had arrived but presentation presen-tation was being held up for his wife's award which she received re-ceived word had been approved the day he died. Mrs. Sumsion, the mother of two children, and Mr. Sumsion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C Sumsion, were acting as Young Married leaders in the ward at the time of the accident. Mr. Sumsion had previously served a mission for the church in England En-gland and also served as elder's el-der's president in the ward. ' Mrs. Sumsion is presently serving as Primary chorister, has taught in Sunday School and Primary and was sports director di-rector in the MIA.