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Show Obituaries 1 f I f V.: 1 1 .. t -T Mada Dudley Mada Dudley dies in SLC Mada Shelley Dudley, 94, of Jensen, died Aug. 12 in Salt Lake City. She was born May 12, 1900, the oldest child of George F. Shelley and Mary Annie Jacklin Shelley of American Fork. She married Andrew DeMarr Dudley of Jensen. Since her marriage she has lived in Jensen. She worked with her husband hus-band in building up and operating the Dudley Poultry Farm. She was an active member of the Mormon Church in American Fork and in the Jensen Ward until her conversion to Catholicism in 1944. After being received into the Catholic Church, she became an active ac-tive member of the Catholic Church in Vernal. She became involved with the Uintah County Historical Society and served as secretary and treasurer for three years. She has been active in the Vernal Lady Lions Club, the Escalante Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She has written many family histories, as well as a history of the Jensen area that is recorded in the Builders of Uintah. She spent a great deal of time collecting a historical history of the St James Parish. She is survived by her husband, A. DeMarr Dudley, a son, Sheldon DeMarr Dudley of Salt Lake City v and four daughters, Mrs. Jack Dcoocn (Arlcnc) of Oroville. Calif., Mrs. Steven G rosso (LaRac) of Walton. N.Y Mrs. Hall Stoddard (Ruth) of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Lois Dudley of Salt Lake. She has 19 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. grand-children. Sisters, Lucy Reynolds of Provo, Ethel " Wimmcr Fuller of Joseph City, Ariz., Fern Allen of American Rxk, and brother Carl T. Shelley of Sandy. Funeral Service will be held at the Sl James Catholic Church on Au. 17. Friend may call at Thomson i Vernal Mortuary from 7 to 900 pm, Tucttby evening and prior to the nervkti at Thorn von'i VcrtuJ Mortuary. Burbl will be In the Jennet) Cemetery wider the di rmkt trf Tbomwn'i Vernal Mortuary, To our many fflcndt and rtlallvr: wc are truly grateful for the Kind and wncrrt sympathy nhcm-n ut In the Iom U our father and grandfather. for Ihc beautiful fkral offering, To the Napk Fina Ward, Per Die krh funeral tKfvjret, The nrHaVrni. the beautiful muical number, the prayer tTerrd in our behalf, For the food brought to our hprne, to the pallbearers and to all cither who jMrd ut any way during &ur tottavrment, tr shaft ofreeif b prmul. The amity y As ad ffmrt "The lenPionestt H ( p:f-1 $ f M Essie Schrader Schrader dies at home Essie Buckner Sloan Schrader, age 83, died Aug. 10, 1994 at her home in Vernal. She was born February 22, 1911 in Alvord, Texas to George Riley and Ada Lee Littlefield Buckner. Essie married Grover William Sloan in Sept. of 1929. He died Sept. 9, 1957. Essie was member of the 1st Baptist Church, and enjoyed gardening gar-dening and her pets. She worked for the Columbine Glass Company in Denver and had lived in Texas and Denver before moving to Vernal. Essie is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Glade (Laverta) Cook of Vernal, and four sons: George "G.W." Sloan of Vernal, Barney J. (Dorothy) Sloan, of Houston, Texas, James L. Sloan, Denver, Colo., and Harold D. Sloan of Vernal; 20 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, grandchil-dren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. grandchil-dren. Essie is also survived by one brother G. R. Buckner of Shamrock, Tex. Funeral services were held Aug. 15 at the Crown Hill Mortuary in Denver, Colo. Burial was in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Denver. August 94' Soil moisture was reported 91 percent short and 9 percent adequate, ade-quate, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service re-' port Irrigation water supply was re ported 28 percent very short, 70 percent short, and 2 percent adequate. ade-quate. Stock water supply was reported re-ported 9 percent very short and $1 percent short Pasture and range conditions were poor to fair. Spring wheat was reported 92 percent per-cent harvested compared with 26 percent in 1993 and 65 percent average. av-erage. Barley was reported 96 percent per-cent ripe compared with 70 percent In 1993. Ninety percent of the barely bare-ly was harvested compared with 36 percent 14 year and 67 percent average, av-erage, Oau were reported 73 percent ripe compared with 55 percent In 1993. Oau harveacd as hay or jubfc were rr frted 91 percent 1 V t i t-turr ye-' h. Cht 6 : MA f 4 Jimmy Atwood Atwood dies in Meeker Jimmy Dale Atwood, 58, Meeker, Colo., died Aue. 12. of in Meeker of a heart attack. He was bom July 28, 1936 in Vernal. He was the son of John (Jack) William Atwood and Lois Scott Atwood. He married Velma Despain on July 7, 1955 in Vernal. They were later divorced. di-vorced. He was a ranch hand. Jimmy worked on ranches most of his life so that he could be near the things he loved most, horses. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Juanita and Jackie, brother, Dewain, granddaughter, Tina Marie Atwood, and nephew, Denile Atwood. He is survived by sons and daughter daugh-ter Jimmy and Cindy Atwood of Cederridge, Colo., Tammy Adair of Craig, Colo., Mike Atwood of Denver, Colo.; 5 grandchildren, Nichole and Delainie Adair, Chance and Charity Atwood and Cherrie Atwood, 2 great grandchildren, Cole Shoemaker and Christina Marie. Sister and Brothers: Clela Burton, Hanksville, Kan., Eddie Atwood, Meeker, Colo., Marvin Atwood, Vernal, and many nieces and nephews who loved him. Funeral services were held Aug. 16 at Thomson's Vernal Mortuary. Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park. crop report completed compared with 87 percent per-cent last year and 80 percent average. aver-age. Sixty-five percent of oau to be harvested as grain were harvested compared with 20 percent in 1993 and 38 percent average. Com was reported 96 percent las-sclcd las-sclcd compared with 82 percent in 1993. Ninety-two percent of the 2nd crop alfalfa hay was reported cut compared with 84 percent last year. Third crop alfalfa hay was reported 27 percent cut compared with 9 percent per-cent In 1993. Ninety-one percent of other hay was reported cut compared com-pared with 91 percent in 1993 and 89 percent average. Peaches were reported 35 percent roA-caed compared with 27 percent in 1993. There were 6.2 days rated suitable for Held work during the week ending Aug. 14. The family of Lynn L express thanks to the many folks who nia(rd them In the last montlts and death of their hunband. Cither and grandfather. For the many calls, cards, flower, visits, money and food. For helping with the luncheon and funeral senicen. may wc again say ihanta. If we roied any of you with a Uiank you note, we're iwrry. Bculah McConklc SL ramify Hospital Company" won't fit on a business card. f-t . Owen Slaugh dies Aug. 9 Owen Slaugh, age 83, died Aug. 9, at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was bom Dec. 3, 1910 in Vernal to George Alfred and Rachel Maria Goodrich Slaugh. He married Verona Williams July 24, 1940 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada LDS Temple. Owen was reared and educated in Vernal. As a young man, he served an LDS Mission in the Eastern Canadian Mission. He attended Utah State University, where he received re-ceived his B.A. and Masters degrees. de-grees. He pursued doctoral studies at Penn State University. Owen taught Industrial and Technical Education at Utah State and at Ricks College in Rexburg, Ida. He retired while at Ricks College. Following his retirement, Owen and Verona served a mission at the California, San Diego Mission. After their mission, they moved to St. George in 1981, where they enjoyed en-joyed doing temple work at the St. George Temple. Owen was an active member of the LDS Church, having served in many capacities including Bishop of the Vernal 2nd and 3rd Wards and Stake Clerk in the East Cache Stake in Logan, Utah. He was an avid photographer and loved the outdoors and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Verona Slaugh of St. George, thirteen thir-teen children and their spouses, Reed and Eleanor Slaugh of Sunnyvale, Calif, (currently living in Israel), Kathleen and Howard Bahr of Orem, Elaine and Phil Baugh of Huntington Beach, Calif., Owena and Douglas Nagy of Collegeville, Pa., Carl and Cheryl Slaugh of Osawkie, Kan., James and Karen Slaugh of Hockessin, Del., Roscmarie and Dave Shipp of Prescott, Ariz., Julie and Brent Hill of Rexburg, Ida., Linden and Dcbra Slaugh of Fanwood, NJ., Leslie and Brcnda Slaugh of Orem, Dallin and Crista Slaugh of Rcnton, Washington, Marianna and Ken Taylor of Austin, Tex. and Bart and Kirsten Slaugh of Libby, Mont.; 64 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. grand-children. Also surviving arc two sisters, sis-ters, Mrs Byron (Gladys) Jacobscn of Thornton, Wash, and Mrs Res (Fern) Olscn of Calif. Funeral services were held Aug. 13 at the St George East Stake Center. Burial will be at the St George City Cemetery under the direction di-rection of the Spilsbury-Dcscrt Rose Mortuary. Killian services held August 19 Elma Merrill Adams Killian died August 16, 1994. She was bom August 17, 1920. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 20, at 11 .00 at the Roosevelt Stake Center on 447 E. Lagoon. Viewing ill be at Thomson's Vernal Mortuary on Friday, August 19, from 7.00 to 9.00 p m. and Saturday w hours prior to w vices. Duml still he at Dry foci Cemetery. McConklc wishes to pfh fjcv-H vtxn An. t-. !- If I , Vernal Express - '::mumm0- ; J- , i .Jr-r K - r- iiVii i ... ED ZURBUKKEN'S garden on 1500 West produces some of the biggest cauliflower in the Basin. Produce from his garden was displayed dis-played at the Uintah County Fair last week. Health Department awarded grants The Uintah Basin Public Health Department recently received an $8,000 grant from the Marrincr S. Ecclcs Foundation in Salt Lake City. The grant is matching funds for the extended component of the child health services program offered of-fered through the Health Department. This program assists with access to emergency medical care via vouchers for care for individuals indi-viduals and families that meet program pro-gram guidelines. The Utah Highway" Safety Office has also awarded the Health Department with a S3, 000 grant to attempt to increase scat belt use in the Uintah Basin. The Uintah Basin is 9th out of 12 health districts in scat belt use. Addiuorul funds have been awarded from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), via the Utah State Health DINOSAUR ACCIDENT CHEVY BLAZER ROLLOVER 7591 Looking for witnesses who were at the scene of or know about a Chevy Blazer rollover accident on SR 40 in Utah about 4 miles west of Colorado and south of Dinosaur Natl Mon. Please call Mike DePompolo collect: Days (612) 672-3215 Evenings (612) 522-5484 i 11 .iiii r 4 L Wednesday, August 17. 1994 5 i Department, for clinical breast exams ex-ams and pap smears for women who meet income and insurance guidelines. guide-lines. An agreement between Ashley Valley Medical Center and the Health Department supports a special Worn ens' Resource Center two limes a month in Vernal to provide pro-vide worn ens' health care. The Vernal Rotary Club donated over $1,000 to the August immunization month campaign and the local radio stations donated several hundred dollars worth of air time for this campaign. The Health Department provwles services based on a sliding fee & Jc. Panial funding for Child Health Services, comes from state contracts and general local Hi dollars and funding for the cancer screening activities ac-tivities comes from Mate and federal funds. "91 |