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Show Joseph Christenson Called To Reward; Entire County Mourns Untimely Calling Joseph Christenson, one of Sanpete San-pete county's most prominent educators edu-cators and business men, is dead.; He passed away at his home lnsl Friday morning, following an illness which held him bed-fast for nearly four months. Although he had been a very sick man and suffered a groat deal of pain, death came peacefully at the end and in the presence of his wife and children and brothers, who had been warned that the end was near. The announcement of (he death cast a gloom of sorrow over the entire valley and citizens bowed their heads in grief. Joseph Christenson was a native of this city and was born March 7, 1871, having passed his 55th birthday birth-day anniversary last March. His ambition in the early days was to achieve a high standing in the educational edu-cational world and to this his efforts were devoted. He attended the public pub-lic schools of this city, graduating with high honors. Later he took a preparatory course at the Snow academy at Ephraim and completed his education by graduating from the Brigham Young University. Following Fol-lowing his graduation he taught school and was later principal of the schools of this city. He was a stu-j dent, a great reader and he loved , this work. During this time he never nev-er neglected his church work and was , a member and worker in the Mormon ' church. He, in later years, served as bishop of the Gunnison ward for nine years. Prior to his ascendancy to the bishopric he served as counsellor coun-sellor to Bishop Madsen.' Not only was Mr. Christenson an airdent worker in the church, but he was prominent in public, life. At the time of his death-he was a member mem-ber of the board of county commissioners commis-sioners of Sanpete county and president presi-dent of the Sanpete-Sevier Beet .Growers' association and was at the head of the Gunnison Valley Swine the widow, Mis. Christenson, Ha old, Myron, Virgil, Marvin and Do Christenson and Ruth Hansen. Font brothers and three sisters also survive, sur-vive, being A. B. Chrostenson o Salt Lake, L. D. Christenson of L man, Wyo., A. II. Christensen cS Provo and A. M. Christenson rf Manti, and Mrs. Elsie Bartholomew and Mrs. Elveria Clark of Goshci:. and Mrs. Emma rPeterson of Gunnison Gunni-son . Solemn and impressive funeral services were held from the Gunnison Gunni-son Valley high school auditorium last Sunday afternoon for Mr. Christenson. The building was filled to capacity, friends from adjoining communities gathering to pay their last respects to the deceased. Members Mem-bers of the board of county commissioners, commis-sioners, school board and other county coun-ty officials were present and occupied occu-pied the stage with the church officials. offi-cials. The services were' under th direction of Bishop Leslie Kidman. A splendid tribute was paid Mr. Christenson by the speakers, A. B. Park, Parley Christiansen and Joseph Larson of this city, and Bishop E. T. ' Reid of Manti. The musical numbers num-bers given were the opening hymn, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," by a selected quartet, comprising E. L. Swalberg, Mrs. John Mfetcalf, Mrs. June Metcalf and Nephi Gled-hill; Gled-hill; a solo, "A Perfect Day," by E. L. Swalberg; solo, "Oh, Lovinj? Father," by Miss Virginia Peterson! solo, "Where All Is Light," by Mr. Emily Knighton; and the closing number, "Oh, My Father," by th quartet. Bishop H. C. Olsen offered of-fered the invocation and the benediction benedic-tion was pronounced by Dan B. Funk. The casket, as it lay in front of th stage, was banked with beautiful floral gifts, many being from friend and relatives. Beautiful wreath and designs were given by the county coun-ty employees, high priest quorum o the Gunnison stake, the Gunnhon Sugar company and the Sanpeto-Sevier Sanpeto-Sevier Beet Growers' association. Sixteen girls, under the direction of Mrs. J. A. Hagan and Mrs. Niel Hermansen, acted as flower bearers. The funeral direction was supervised by'N. L. Hermansen. The funeral cortege was one of the largest eve seen in the city and the ceremonies . (Continued on Page 8) .Breeders' association. During his early life he served as mayor of the city of Gunnison, was secretary of the telephone company, secretary to the board of directors of the Gunnison Gunni-son Valley bank and was an efficient secretary for the school board of the South Sanpete district. September 6th, 1893, he was married mar-ried to Roxie Bartholomew and to the union nine children were born, six of whom are living, five sons and one daughter. The survivors are JOSEPH CHRISTENSON' CALLED TO REWARD : (Continued from Page 1) t at the city cemetery, where the remains re-mains were tenderly laid to their! final resting place, were brief and! impressive. The grave was dedicated dedicat-ed by A. B. Christensen. ; The pallbearers we:-e three brothers broth-ers of the deceased, and three brothers broth-ers of the widow, A. H. Christen- son, A. B. Christenson, A. M.j Christenson, H. L. Bartholomew, A.J iC. Bartholomew and J. S. Barthol- jomew. Resolutions of respect were offered offer-ed by the Sanpete county officials and a set of resolutions by the high priests quorum of the Gunnison stake and were read at the services. N. L. Edmunds, county clerk, read those for the county, while Hyrum Christensen gave those for the pt:iests quorum. The resolutions are as follows: RESOLUTION OF RESPECT WHEREAS, There has been lost ; to Sanpete county, one of the mem-i mem-i bers of the Board of County Com- missioners, who had devoted not only his labor and energy, but also his ' mind and heart to the doing of the tasks imposed on him and voluntarily voluntar-ily assumed by him; WHEREAS, The nature and char-i char-i acter of the services rendered by s Joseph Christenson to the public, in ' ; the many capacities in which he i j has served, were such as to reflect credit on . the entire community, and be a splendid example for all public i-iwi tilniroo 1-1 o Ayy Vv(i it- RESOLVED, That we, the officials of Sanpete county, desire to express officially our admiration for Joseph, Christenson as a man and a public servant, and as a token of our respect re-spect and esteem that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the records rec-ords of Sanpete county; and that a copy be presented to his family; be it further RESOLVED, That we offer our sincerest condolence to Mr. Christen-son's Christen-son's family, in this hour of their bereavement. Respectfully submitted, Officials of Sanpete County, Utah. By GEO. E. COOK, Chairman. Dated July 25th, 1926. |