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Show David H. Richards Dies in Hospital; Services Held Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon for David II. Richards, 57, prominent resident resi-dent of Parowan for the last 31 years, who died early Monday at the Iron County hospital from complications resulting from several sev-eral years of ill health. He was taken seriously ill Saturday morning while at work shingling shing-ling his home, and taken to the hospital. Funeral services were held in the Parowan Third ward chapel which was filled with relatives of the deceased and his family. Bishop Claude Adams of the Parowan Par-owan Second ward conducted the services with the opening prayer being given by Ralph Adams. Speakers were Howard Joseph and Mario Topham with closing being offered by Ralph Draper. Musical numbers were a song, "The Lost Chord" by a ladies trio consisting of Shirley Evans, Ra-mona Ra-mona Stubbs and Elna Stubbs, accompanied by ltha Mortensen; a violin solo by Lyle Marsden, accompanied by Mrs. Lyle Marsden; Mars-den; a vocal solo, "Tell Me That You Love Me" by Eloise Kohler, with Lyle Marsden as accompa nist, and a vocal soio "face to Face" by Rex C. Ward, accompanied accom-panied by George H. Durham. The benediction was offered by Clifton Taylor and the grave was dedicated by Samuel J. Whitney. David Harris Richards was born Oct. 6 180 at Hinckley, a son of David and Margaret Christensen Richards, and spent his early life there. He married Dean Marsden of Parowan on June 6, 1917 in the Manti L D S temple, and they came to this city to make their home. His first wife died June 13, 1910 and on March 11, 1942 he married Jane Benson Mitchell in the St. George L D S temple. Since coming to Parowan he has been engaged in the farming and livestock business and also spent much time doing carpenter work. Always active in affairs of the L D S church he has served as Superintendent of both the M I A and Sunday School organizations or-ganizations in his ward. At the time of his death he was a member of the Second ward Genealogical Gen-ealogical committee and an advisor ad-visor to ward teachers. Survivors include his widow, four sons: Carl Richards, Fort Worth, Tex.; Arden Richards, Summit; Reed Richards, Loa, and Lucius Dean Richards, Cedar City; four grandchildren; six step-children, Mrs. Roena Ben son, Mrs. Maytha M. Boardman, and Miss Nola Mae Mitchell, Parowan; Kenneth Mitchell, Paragonah; Carlyle Mitchell and Mrs. Betty Lou Schoppman, of Cedar City; one brother, Lyman Richards, Idaho; three sisters: Mrs. Dora Draper, and Mrs. Elsie Kohler, Midway and Mrs. Henrietta Hen-rietta Hunter, Holden. |