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Show i Pioneer Cedar Resident Dies Sunday, Funeral Services Held Wednesday Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed in the Third ward chapel Wednesday afternoon for James Albert Hunter, 81, pioneer Cedar City resident who died early Sunday Sun-day after suffering a stroke. Mr. Hunter was born in Cedar City on Sept. 8, 1870, a son of George and Mary Muir Hunter, and spent his entire life here, participating in many pioneer activities ac-tivities of the area. He was an early day freighter between Cedar Ce-dar City and the mining districts of Pioche and Delamar areas in Nevada, an activity that contributed contrib-uted greatly to the welfare of this community in the early days, when the mining camps offered an important cash market for Iron county products. Later he freighted for many years from the railroad at Milford and Lund. He was also one of the group of men who. in order to assure Luuar Kiy people 01 euutauon-al euutauon-al opportunities, went into the mountains during the winter of 1898 to supply materials for the first building to house the Branch Normal school, now the Branch Agricultural college. He married Betsy Ann Walker in 1902 at Cedar City. He is survived by his widow, five sons and five daughters, Joseph W., John W., James Warren, War-ren, George Clinton Hunter, Mrs. Haken (May) Anderson; Mrs. Wallace (Nola) Adams, Cedar City; Bernard Moroni Hunter, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Clyde (Loreen) Stewart, Mrs. Ned (Ruth) Sheppard, Mrs. Ray (Ra-mona) (Ra-mona) Raymer, Medford, Ore; one brother and one sister, Mrs. Henry H. (Rose) Lunt and William Wil-liam T. Hunter, Cedar City, and 31 grandchildren also survive. Bishop A. E. Whatcott conducted conduct-ed the services for Mr. Hunter. Speakers were Samuel F. Leigh and Charles R. Hunter, and sentiments were given by Dr. j Daryl Chase, director of the Branch Agricultural college. Remarks Re-marks were given by the Bishop. Invocation was by Ray Lunt, benediction by Thomas Munford and the dedicatory prayer was by Fernleigh Gardner. Mrs. Luana Riddle was organist organ-ist and the musical program included in-cluded two numbers, "Sometime We'll Understand", and "Oh, My Father", by a double mixed quartet quar-tet composed of children and grandchildren of Mr. Mae Hunter Grimshaw, including Mrs. Dru-cilla Dru-cilla Smith, George D., Wm. R., J. Henry, Hilda, Barbara and Dea Ann Grimshaw and Mrs. Florence Rickerson. Also included in the program was a vocal duet, "Whinpering Hope", by Myles Walker and Ray Cosslett, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Beth Leigh. Burial was in the Cedar City cemetery. |
