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Show Military Rites Held for Thomas A. Topham Military funeral services were conducted In Paragonah Friday afternoon for Thomas Amenzo Topham, under the direction of the Parowan Post No. 20 of the American Legion. Directing the services were Albert Adams, Har-rell Har-rell Dalton. LeRoy Adams, Norman Nor-man Evans, March Barton, Raymond Ray-mond Prothero, yomer Boardman, Waldo Topham, Alma Topham and Richard McBride, members of the post. Bishop Victor R. Robinson presided pre-sided at the services, and speakers speak-ers were T. A. Robinson, J. Leonard Leon-ard Topham, F. C. Van Buren and Bishop Robinson. Mrs. Nora Lund read an original tribute to the deceased. The musical program included two numbers by the choir conducted con-ducted by Amasa Stones; vocal solos by Howard Knight, Mary O. Topham and E. Ray Lyman, and a number by a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. Sarah Robinson, Robin-son, Mrs. WUma Lamoreaux, W. T. Davenport and D. Amasa Stones'. Prelude music was by Mrs. Melva Barton. Invocation was by Mario Topham Top-ham and benediction by Walter Robb. Burial was in the Parowan cemetery ce-metery under the direction of the American Legion Post. Those who came from other towns for the funeral services were Lavern Stevenson, Las Vegas, Ve-gas, Nev.; Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Lund, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Abbott, Mrs. Emma Sorenson, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Swlndlehurst, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Swlndlehurst and Jay Swlndlehurst, Swlndle-hurst, Beaver; Phil Lund. Mil-ford; Mil-ford; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Houston, Hous-ton, Pangultch; Mrs. Ina Midge-ton, Midge-ton, Mrs. Pearl Rogers, Mrs. Vel-va Vel-va Beatty, Mrs. Delia Hallman, Mr. and Mrs. William Melling. Mrs. Marie Neptune, Mrs. Joan Grlmshaw, Mrs. Jane Patterson. Mrs. Eda Thornton, Miss Lola Lund, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown, Mrs. Grace Robb, Mrs. Edith Miller, Mil-ler, Mrs. Orvll Stapley, Cedar City; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brad-shaw. Brad-shaw. Beaver; Mr. and Mrs. GJen Duncan, Meadow. Too numerous to mention are the friends and relatives from Parowan who were in attendance. |