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Show LLfLl nLrLLAUAVIO IMCVVO JUUnHrtL, MUUUO I 130 O, Participates In Cumorah Pageant Annie P. Rigby Dies At Age 93 Rites Held Annie Parkes Rigby, 93 of South Main, Kaysville died Sunday August 1, 1976 at her home. THE FAMILY prayer was given by Keith S. Smith, a with prelude and SHE WAS born June 26, in Bountiful a daughter of John Orson and Anna Maria Feveryear Parkes. She was married to Frank L. Rigby on December 6, 1905 in the Salt Lake LDS temple. He died December 4, 1954. She resided in Salt Lake City until her marriage. Since that time she had lived in Farmington, George Rytting. Invocation by Joe Dickson, a son, with remarks by Bishop Rulon L. Thornley. Salt Lake City schools and the LDS college, now the University of Utah. Thornley, commencing at 1 p.m. postlude organ music by Speaker, Elbern Dickson, a brother, medley of Hawaiian special selections of Mr. Dickson, by Lowell Hicks. A tribute to grandfather by Oviatt. Gary Speakers, George A. Dickson and Flint Dickson, sons; musical selection, Hawaiian Farewell, with the benedication being given Rufus Flint Dickson, 89 of 104 Dawson St., Layton died on Monday in St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, following an illness of heart trouLle. MR. DICKSON was born 23, 1887, in Richville, Morgan county, Utah. He was the son of Albert Douglas and January Harriet Rosalie Flint Dick- son. He was married to Catherine Lee on June 3, 1915, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. :: ' HE SERVED in many LDS church positions, including a five-yemission to Hawaii, and another mission to the Eastern states. He has been an active member of the Lay-to- n 18th LDS Ward and a former member of the Layton Fourth Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson spent their early married life in the area south of Evanston, Wyo. Later they spent some years in Riverside, Idaho, a farming community a little west of Blackfoot, Ida. Upon returning to Utah the family settled in Layton, where Mr. Dickson farmed again for a few years. : : S ! ; ; ; : I MR. DICKSON then was employed by the Davis county school district during the winter months, and in the summers he was employed by the Davis and Weber Canal Company. He retired from these positions in 1959. He is survived by his widow of Layton; three sons and threedaughters: Mrs. KeithS. (Marjorie) Smith, Mrs. Reid L. (Barbara) Jones, W. Flint Dickson, all of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Reed (Marie) Oviatt, of Farmington, George A. Dick- son of Sunset, Utah and Joseph L. Dickson, of Mesa, Arizona. j THERE ARE 26 ; grandchildren and 14 great-- I : : grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers: Bert Dickson, of Morgan, Elbern Dickson, of Honorary pallbearers were grandsons and Dickson Smith, Dan great-grandson- s, Dickson, Mark Dickson, Dow - Jones, Gary Garff,- Douglas Meine, Gordon Dickson, Michael Dickson, Robert Dickson, and Kent Dickson. The grave in the Kaysville Cemetery was dedicated by Reid L. Jones, a vsb son-in-la- Held For Gary Lynn Anderson Gary Lynn Anderson, 29, of 1109 N. 125 W died Tuesday at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City of cancer. MR. ANDERSON was born 7, 1947, in Nampa, Idaho, a son of Ernest T. and Evelyn Theresa Hayward An- March derson. He was married to Mary Ann Romer on Feb. 2, 1968,, in the Logan LDS Temple. HE WAS a supply clerk at Hill Air Force Base. He graduated from Weber State College in 1974. He is a member of the Sunset LDS Sixth Ward and was a first sergeant in the U.S. Army and one daughter, Emily Margrette Anderson, both of Sunset; his parents of MontIdaho; one sister, pelier, Mrs. Mary Kay Hilton, cott, Wyo.; a grandfather, A.O. Hayward, Montpelier. Graveside services were held at the Montpelier Cemetery Saturday, vw Wal- FLOOR FASHION CENTER Featuring. Specialty . . Firth Carpet Armstrong Vinyl Formica Wall and Counter Top Covering ABJ 1 FLOOR COVERINGS 777 No. Main - Layton 825-900- 0 major role in the recent Hill Cumorah Pageant presented annually by the Latter Day Saint Church, on the slopes of the Hill Cumorah near Palmyra, New York. Bell Telephone SURVIVING are one son THE PAGEANT that concluded on Saturday evening was again a most wonderful rendition of the Churches message to the world, and was viewed by some 105,000 people in the four nights of its production. Elder Murray who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Murray of 1880 West 75 South, West Point, was a member of the cast last year but played the part of Christ on the Hill in the near ending part of the production this year. (Lucy) McCullough; Mrs. ; Grant (Margaret) Johnson all of Farmington; five B. grandchildren, 13 grandchildren, and great grandchildren. 32 great great Also surviving are 2 brothers and 2 sisters; John Henry Parkes and Mrs. Myrtle Lillian Simon both of Salt Lake City; Charles Edward Parkes of Orem, Utah; Mrs. Ruth Minnie Bundy of North Hollywood, California. HE IS a member of the West Point Second Ward, and is now serving his concluding weeks of his two years that has been in the New York Rochester mission. Elder Murray was gradua- noon in the Farmington Seventh ward chapel, with Bishop Glen H. Lambson officiating. Friends may call at Lindquists Kaysville Mortuary Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday at the chapel one hour prior to services. Interment in the Farming-to- n city cemetery. SERVICES ily prayer, included famLowell John- son; opening prayer, Clyde Rigby; prelude and postlude music by Mary Lou Lloyd. Bishop Glen Lambson conducting; solo, Irvin Pearson, Dreaming of Mother which he composed and accompanied by Wilda Schryver. SPEAKER, Glade Johnson; poem read by Rosemary Johnson and written by Margaret Johnson; speaker Mark Rigby; speaker, Clint Rigby. Organ medley, Mary Lou Lloyd; speaker Bishop Burnham Leonard; solo AlC. McCullough; speaker, vey Bishop E.T. Johnson and piano duet, Claudia Wans-gaar- d and Darline Elggren. CLOSING PRAYER, Frank Rigby and dedication of the grave, President William H. C. Rigby. Pallbearers, Lowell Johnson, Clyde Rigby, B. Glade Johnson, Mark Rigby, Clint Rigby and Frank H. Rigby, all grandsons. HONORARY pallbearers, Vaughn Brown, Perry Wans-gaar- d, Don Ball, Bryant Evenson, Mark Elggren and Rodney Felt. Flowers were under the direction of the Seventh Ward Relief Society. Interment in the Farmington City Ceme- tery under the direction of Lindquist Mortuary of 1830. Elder David Murray, of West Point, Utah played a YWMIA and teacher in the Relief Society. She had been employed at Reserve. SURVIVING are his widow ganized the Mormon Church, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y Saints back in DAVID MURRAY FUNERAL SERVICES will be held Wednesday at 12:00 Services Wall and Floor Decorating Our THESE WRITINGS had been buried by an ancient American prophet named Moroni, in 421 A.D. On the basis of this book and other revelations, Joseph Smith or- SHE WAS a member of the and three daughters: William C. Rigby; Mrs. Irvin L. (Annie) Pearson; Mrs. Alvey C. Clearfield, , ted from Clearfield High school where he was active in sports and musical presentations. And during this time he participated in the church scouting program, earning the rank of Eagle Scout, and his Duty to God award. During the summer months he worked on construction to help save up for his two years in the mission. HE ATTENDED Weber State College and participated in basketball and took general studies. He is especially interested in sports and music. 4 When he was asked cqn4 ceming this and the opportunity to be in the pageant he replied, There is no better place to be, there is nothing greater than sharing the joys of truth. The Pageant will be a most special part of my mission. Hill the BECAUSE Cumorah Pageant, a tradition since 1937, is Americas most famous and colorful annual religious dramatization, and because of its message of joy and hope, participants regard Today the Mormon church has over 3.6 million members around the world, and is the fastest nations growing denomination. THIS PAGEANT is presented on 25 stages on the western slope of the hill. The excitement and beauty of the pageant is provided by an elaborate lighting system, a water system which includes over 150 feet of plumbing and four motors, producing 90 pounds of pressure each, to be used as water curtains during the vision scenes, and also a sound system which is considered to be the finest of any outdoor theater. The 600 performers, arrayed in colorful costumes, present scenes from the Bible and Book of Mormon. THE STORY commences with a prophet leading a band of Israelites from Jerusalem 600 years before Christs birth, to begin a civilization in the New World. The pageant relates the story of this civilization, the rise and fall of the great people in the Americas and of prophets who lived among them and testified of Christ. Some of the scenes of the pageant include; the nativity in Bethlehem, Jesus ministering to His people in the Old World, His arrest and crucifixion, and perhaps most the scene which moving writers have repeatedly the worlds described as most breathtaking religious the appearance spectacle of the resurrected Savior to the inhabitants of the ancient' - Americas. Wednesday, August 11, at 7 p.m. AS NEARLY as possible the group is rerunning the 1860 Pony Express Route from St. mon, in 1827. Farmington Seventh LDS ward. She had served as President of the ward Primary; Counselor in the Mountain Interchange, where the prophet Joseph Smith unearthed the metal writings of ancient inhabitants of the Americas known today as the Book of Mor- She was educated in the PALLBEARERS were grandsons, Douglas Smith. Sherman Smith, Jed Oviatt, Justin Jones, Lee Dickson, Joel Dickson, David Dickson Jr. Manchester Thruway exit 43. The pageant is presented on Hill Cumorah because this is Utah. company. and George A. Dickson, Palmyra, New York, on Route or two miles north of thd 21 ; 1883 by Orvin Lemon. The New Day and Company, musical a performance company sponsored by the Wyatt Park Baptist Church of St. Joseph, Missouri, will be presented in concert at First Southern Baptist Church of after auditions before their director. Hill Cumorah is situated four miles south of 1322 Layton, and Forde Dickson of Richville. The funeral services held at the Layton 18th ward were conducted by Bishop Rulon L. Baptists To Hear Musical JON ALAN STEVENSON Receives LDS Mission Call Elder Jon Alan Stevenson, 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Stevenson, of 1815 West Gentile St. Layton, Utah, has received a mission call to serve in the Manchester, England field for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y Saints. ELDER Stevenson will be entering the mission home in Salt Lake on August 21. He will be the special guest and honored at the Layton Second LDS ward sacrament meeting on Sunday afternoon, August 8th at 3:30 p.m. at the chapel on West Gentile St. Elder Stevenson is a graduate of Layton High school and the Seminary programs four year course there. He was a member of the Thespian Guild and also active in musicals and plays while at Layton High. This past year he has been attending Weber State College, in Ogden. Joseph to Sacramento, California. Their production Come to Him, America is a part of the churchs bicentennial offering throughout many communities along the famous mail route. Their mayor, the Honorable Mayor William Bennett has appointed the company as junior ambassadors for the city of St. Joseph and is sending a key to the city to be presented at the concert on August 11. The New Day and Company is composed of 25 singers and 15 puppeteers. Together they have blended humor as well as spiritual depth into the of their program, Come to Him, America! MUSICAL numbers include many American favorites as well as popular numbers such as Where Is Love from I Write the Oliver and secular in their Songs program, America Now. The puppeteers portray the characters of George and Martha Washington who are caught in a time capsule; thrust into life in the 70s. Their encounter with young people in our present day creates a story line which is most interesting. You are cordially invited to attend a performance. The church address is 564 S. 800 E., Clearfield. Admission is open to the public. DAVID L. Farris, Wyatt Park Baptist Minister of Music is the company Bible School Trinity Lutheran Church, 385 W. Golden, will be conducting a vacation Bible school beginning on Monday, Aug. 9 and running through Aug. 20. THE CLASSES will be from 0 a. m. for children of story, hymn singing, and The work. handicraft superintendent is Mrs. Lillian Sienkiewicz. FOR MORE information you may call the church at 376-577- age through the sixth grade. There will be a daily Bible Lees Yarn N Things East Gentile in Back). (Around 766-063- 3 Brunswick Windrush to Aug. 2nd thru 12th Au- per- forms a vital function in hospital public relations and to ensure patient comfort and the hospital at 825-956- 1 confirm your reservation attend. to to Layton East Prepares A Barbecue Layton East Stake will hold e dinner its annual Saturday, August 14, 1976 at 6:00 p.m. in the Layton East Stake Bowery. EVERYONE in the stake is invited to attend a night of fun and entertainment. A delicious meal consisting of: beef, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, rolls and butter and sundaes. d ALL THIS will be served for $10.00 per family. just answersSv new-tow- n m. Ombra will be on Special ting? THE DAVIS North Medical Center in Layton is nearing completion and will soon be Please contact Chris Poore in the administration office of HE GRADUATED from Davis High school. While at Davis High he was active in drama for the four years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vene B. Collett. As your Hostess, I can give you personal, home town answers to lots of your new-tow- n questions. About shoppirg, sights-to-seand other helpful community information. Plus a basket of useful gifts for your home. Put the map away and reach for the telephone. Are you interested in serving others in a hospital set- served. COLLETT will questions. Volunteers Needed For Hospital Auxiliary the Chateau, 2621 East Oak Hills Drive, Layton, Utah Light refreshments will be ELDER You wont fool so now or need that city map much longer if youll arrange for a WELCOME WAGON call. THE PARTICIPANTS were August 12, 1976 at 2:00 p.m at LDS Mis- o speak at the Kaysville Eighth LDS Ward sacrament meeting, Sunday, August 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Rock Chapel, for his farewell talk. He will enter the LDS mission home in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Aug. 14 prior to his departure to California. Home-tow- n assigned their specific roles the complexity of care that is provided by the hospital, but hey do understand the cour-.esconcern, kindness and compassion demonstrated by the volunteer. IF YOU would be interested in learning more about becoming a volunteer at the Davis North Medical Center please join us at a tea on California--Fresn- sion. pre-scho- ol selected missionaries, participated this past week. The missionaries joined this cast on July 15th to begin their rehearsals under the direction of Dr. Harold Hanse, who himself was a missionary in the New York state area. Patients and visitors may Elder Claire L. Collett of East 200 North, Kaysville, has received his mission call to serve two years in the 397 9:00-11:3- men and women and several complete families, along with sometimes not understand COLLETT Bar-B-Qu- these parts. They serve in the pageant cast at their own expense, rehearsing long hours in an experience theyll always cherish. 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