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Show Last Rites fire Held j In Cedar for j Frank Bryner Wood ( . : ... ---f" . . -'i : ..... , -", i f V" - .' FRANK B. WOOD Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed Monday afternoon in the First ward chapel for Kranklyn Brynor Wood, GO, lifelong resident of Cedar City, a prominent church worker, businessman and civic leader. He died at his home Friday Fri-day night of a heart ailment, after having been in poor health for some time and seriously ill for the past three weeks. Always an active church worker, work-er, Mr. Wood served for more than 15 years as bishop of the Cedar First ward, and provided the leadership for the planning and construction of the First ward chapel whore his funeral services were held. Serving as bishop during the depression years of the 1930s, he conceived the idea of erecting the chapel with local materials with a major ma-jor portion of the labor contributed contrib-uted by ward members idled by the depression. Through his persistence per-sistence and untiring efforts he guided the ward to the completion comple-tion of the building project, providing pro-viding the community with not only an outstanding chapel but also a major attraction for visitors visit-ors in Cedar City. After attending Cedar City schools and the old Branch Normal Nor-mal school, Mr. Wood served a two-year mission for his church in the Central states. Upon his return he served as an officer in the MIA, and for a number of years served as clerk of the Parowan stake. Always active in musical circles cir-cles he served in various capacities capaci-ties with stake and ward choirs, and other musical organisations. Active in civic and business affairs, he served as a city councilman coun-cilman and in many other civic capacities, and was founder of Wood's Toggory, a men's furnishing fur-nishing business which lie managed man-aged for 40 years and until hi.s (Continued on Taqe Two) Wood Funeral (Continued from Page One) death. Prior to opening this bus. iness he was manager of the old Cedar City Co op store for several years. Presiding at the services was Bishop H. P. Dotson of the Cedar First ward. At the organ was Mrs. Bell Jones. The opening prayer was by W. Arthur Jones. Speakers at the services were C. William Macfarlane, Samuel F. Leigh, William B. Adams and Harry H. Lunt. Remarks were given by the bishop. The musical program consisted consist-ed of violin selections by R. L. Halversen, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Virginia Larson; a ladies vocal trio composed of Mrs. Gladys Isom, Mrs. Naida Gardner, and Mrs. Luana Riddle, singing "God Is Ever Beside Me" accompained by Mrs. Mary Jane Seaman; a vocal solo by Myles Walker, "Because", accompanied by Mrs. Beth Leigh, and a vocal quartet consisting of Herschel Neeley, Reed Roberts, Reed Ber-rett Ber-rett and Eugene Palmer, singing sing-ing "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go", with Mrs. Virginia Larson Lar-son at the piano. John A. Booth delivered the benediction, while the dedication of the grave was by Parson U. Webster. Pallbearers were George A. Wood, William Wood, Karl Wood, Preston Wood, and Rulon Wood, brothers of the deceased, and Elmer Wood, a nephew. Mr. Wood was born in Cedar City on Oct. 13, 1881, a son of George H. and Elizabeth Bryner Wood. He married Sarah Ann Webster Wood of Cedar City in the Salt Lake L D S temple on May 27, 1908. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Howard, Wayne and Paul Wood, all of Cedar City; a daughter. Mrs. Theron C. (Lynn) Teel, Salt Lake City; 10 grandchildren, grand-children, and one step-grandson. Ten brothers and sisters also survive: George A., William H., Preston and Rulon S. Wood; Mrs. Blanche W. Crosby, Mrs. Verena Stephens, Mrs. May Armstrong, and Mrs. Pauline Hunter, all of Cedar City; Mrs. Dola Jones, Enterprise, En-terprise, and Karl Wood, Circle-ville. |