Show am 1 MM 1 Friday Rites Set For Dr Thorpe Funeral services will be held beld Friday August in hi the Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim South Ward Chapel for Dr W W. E. E Thorpe 80 who died in ina a Mt Pleasant Hospital on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day August Friends may call at the Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan Buch Buch- anan Mortuary Thursday from 7 to 10 pm p.m. and Friday prior to services in the Ephraim South SouthWard SouthWard SouthWard Ward Chapel The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Snow College Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Schol Schol- Fund Dr Thorpe was born in hi Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Jan 29 1887 to Hyrum and Dagmar Nielson Thorpe He married Flora Jones on April 17 1912 in the Manti Tem Tem- He attended Snow College Utah State University He received received received re re- re- re his bis doctors doctor's degree from San Francisco Veterinary Col Col- lege He was government meat in in- He moved to Sanpete County where he went into private private private vate practice He is one of the oldest practicing veterinarians inthe in inthe inthe the state having practiced in Sanpete for 47 years doing government government government gov gov- state and private tice Dr Thorpe was active in fa allchurch all allchurch allchurch church activities He served as asa asa asa a member of the South Ward bishopric for 10 years a member member member mem mem- ber of the MIA as well as a Sunday School teacher teach teach- er for 17 years He was also active in fa civic affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs serving as president and andone andone andone one of the organizers of the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Rambouillet Lions Club city council and as a member of the South Sanpete School District District District Dis Dis- board of education for 22 years He received a Certificate of Public Service from the State of Utah plus a Public Service Award from the Ephraim schools He was a member of the Snow College Boosters Club Dr Thorpe helped promote many agriculture and industrial projects throughout the county He also served as president of the County Ration Board Survivors include his widow daughters Mrs LaZone laRue LaRue LaRue La- La Rue Bagley Richfield Mrs Morlin June Cox Manti ManU Mrs Wayne Enid Graser Grazer Ephraim and Mrs Perry Helen Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris Grand Junction Colo 14 grandchildren and one great great- grandchild a brother A. A H. H Thorpe Salt Lake City |