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Show I Joseph Elmer Jensen dies, funeral services Tuesday Elmer Jensen, 58, Parowan farmer and livestockman died early Friday morning at the Valley View Medical Center of natural causes after a long period of ill health. He had returned only recently from a period of treatment at the S. L. Veterans Hospital. ! Funeral services were held for him Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Third Ward chapel with Bishop Hyatt Bentley conducting conduct-ing and Mrs, Itha Mortensen at the organ for prelude and postlude music-I music-I Mrs. Barbara M. Adams and LaMond McQuarrie were the speakers with remarks by Bishop Bentley. The family prayer was offered by LaMar Jensen, brother of the deceased; deceas-ed; the invocation was by Howard Ward, the benediction was by Howard Joseph, and the grave in the Parowan City cemetery, was dedicated by LaMond McQuarrie, an uncle. Musical numbers were a vocal duet, "Ballad of Utah", by Gary and Bonnie Jensen, and the song, "Brightly Beams our Father's Mercy", by a male quartet consisting of Karl Mitchell, Bruce Decker, Mac Lyman and Verl Taylor with Mary Lyman accompan-ing. accompan-ing. Pallbearers were Fred Mur-phoy, Mur-phoy, Gary Jensen, Claude Jensen, Norman Evans, Jay Macfarlane and Floyd Mathe-son. Mathe-son. Flowers were in charge of Mrs. Bill Rolline and nieces. Military rites were in charge of members of Parowan Post, 20, American Legion. Mr. Jensen was bom in Parowan, Par-owan, Aug. 26, 1910, a son of Joseph and Rhoda Gurr Jensen Jen-sen and was a lifelong resident resi-dent of the community. He at-1 tended the Parowan elemen-! tary and high school and was a member of the LDS Church. He was a veteran of Wrold War II and had been an active ac-tive member of Parowan Post No. 20, American Legion. He is survived by his mother, moth-er, with whom he resided; a brother, LaMar Jensen, Parowan, Paro-wan, and a sister, Mrs. Fred (Mary Etta) Murphey of Salt j Lake City. |