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Show Funeral Services Held for George S. Rovley r . . i GEORGE S. ROWLEY George S. Rowley, 77, church worker and retired livestockman, who had spent most of his life in Parowan, was eulogized at funeral funer-al rites Monday in the Parowan Third Ward chapel. He died Friday Fri-day morning at his home, 332 North 100 West in Cedar City . j following an extended illness. Mr. and Mrs. Rowley had lived in St. George from 1555 until Oc tober, 1964, where they had served serv-ed as ordinance workers In the St George Temple. They were released from this assignment because of Mr. Rowley's failing health. Before their call to the St. George Temple, they had served serv-ed two missions for the LDS Church. The first, in 1947, was to the Southern States Mission, where Mr. Rowley served as president pres-ident of the Myrtle Beach Branch, South Carolina. The second, 1953-54, 1953-54, was to the Central States Mission, where he was president of the Parsons Branch in Kansas. Kan-sas. In Parowan he had served ln many church positions, including includ-ing that of chairman of the Genealogical Gen-ealogical Committee of the old West Ward, during which time genealogical work was given strong emphasis in that ward. He served later as a member of the bishopric in the First Ward, with Bishop Watson Adams. He has filled many positions as teacher and priesthood quorum leader. In 1928 he established one of the first dairy farms in Parowan Paro-wan Valley when the local cheese industry was being started. Later lie became the first commercial turkey producer ln the valley. He also owned a small cattle ranch in Bear Valley. He retired from the livestock business ln 1953 and devoted the remainder it his life to church service. George Samuel Rowley was born Nov. 12, 1887, in Parowan, the youngest son of Richard and Vlary Ann Ray Rowley. He attended at-tended the public school in Paro-van, Paro-van, and the Murdock Academy in Beaver. He married Cora May Morris, Jan. 14, 1909, in the St. George Temple. He is survived by his widow. Cedar City; three sons and two daughters, Mrs. , Warren T. (Ramona) Munford, Richard M. Rowley, both of Cedar City; G. Morris Rowley, Murray; Leonard Rowley, North Ogden, and Mrs. Lyle (Shirley) Evans, Green River, Utah; 22 grandchildren grandchil-dren and 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Lee, Calgary, Alberta, Can., and Mrs. Estella Cason, Cedar City. Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed by Bishop Horace Hall of the Cedar Fourth Ward, of which Mr. and Mrs. Rowley wore members. Prayers were offered by Parley Ipson and Richard S. Sleight, St. George Temple workers. Speakers were Milton Earl of the St. George Temple presidency; R. j Taylor Miller, Morris Rowley, D. Watson Adams, of the Parowan Stake presidency, and Bishop fall. Musical selection were offered ; iy Raymond Munford, Douglas '.owley and Richard S. Rowley, ;rundsons, and by a double mix-1 (Hi quartet consisting of Alice C. Mitchell, Elna Stubbs, Ramona Stubbs, Veda Adams, W. Clair Rowley, F. C. Van Buren, Howard Ward and Reed Orton. Pallbearers were grandsons of Mr. Rowley, with former co-workers at the St. George Temple as honorary pall bearers. Burial was In the Parowan City cemetery, where the grave was dedicated by Leonard Rowley. : ' " , . , ttr , - i- . I r - w" r ' " ' tt , M ? , ' rf ' ,1 ' -,-" l ' . -' " , . y ny A l 'izz- : jzzJ yir? rrl I " - StoS 'i' ,,- r - " '- -4 Some tigers are fierce. Some tigers are ferocious. We build both. There's the incredible GT0 with Its extra helping of horsepower (360), or the way it comes (335). Or there's the LeMans with a 285-hp V-8, a 250-hp V-8, or a 140-hp six. Either way they're all QUICK Woe-TraCK Tigers tigers with bucket seats, carpeting and lots of Oh-you-kid I PontlaC L8 Mans & CT0 Kt THt NIW SONNfVH.lt. ST AS CHIC F, BRAND PRIX. CATAUNA, ft. If MANS, 6T0 AND TCMPtST AT rOUft AUTHORIZED PONT I AC DIALER. Tri-State Motors 298 South Main Cedar City |