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Show The Death of Geo. Meldrum George Meldrum of Treuion-ton, Treuion-ton, painter and paperhanger, who is well known irom one end of tho valley to thcothcr, hitving either painted or hung paper in every homo in this great valley, has gone to his reward. He, In 'company with his sons and a number of men" from Trcmon-,ton, Trcmon-,ton, wero seining for fish in 'Bear River, Monday, near the Juno Thompson farm, about ; five miles southeast of Tremon-ton. Tremon-ton. Although the reports were 'circulated that ho met death by ' )rowning, Dr. J. A. King and the;' 'coroner's Jury came to the con-' elusion that heart failure was ,tho cause of his death. It seems that ho waded out into the river , with one end of the seine and : was siczed with an attack of; heart failure and fell into the ; water where his spirit t passed ; from his body. His death oc- . currcd at about 8 o'clock Mon- ; day evening. The fact that an effort to force the water from his lungs after death proved i fruitless, indicated that heart; failure was tho cause of hiB death. The undertaking firm of Shaw & Iverson prepared the yemalns for burial. His sudden passing was a severe blow to his wife and the six children who survivo him. . Impressive funeral service 1 vcro'hcia-,at-thoir-D."S:Clia pel In Tremonton, Wednesday at 2 o'clock p. m. Tho services were in charge of Bishop K. II. Fridal, Jr. Tho opening1 prayer was offered by Thomas Waldron. Appropriate musia waB furnished by the Tremon ton ward choir and a duetto was rendered by Mra. 0. A. Sea ger and Mrs. 0. L. Brough. Tho speakers were Rev. Alli'op David Holmgren and EliaB And crson who paid a tribute to th character of deceased and offer cd words of comfort to tho bo rcaved family. Closing praye by0. A. Seager. The remain were interred in tho Tremontort city cemetery, the grave beln dedicated by Bishop K. H. Fri dal, Jr. Deceased was 59 years of ag last Jnnunry. |