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Show iViwA Grant Lowder succumbs; services are held Grant (Shady) Lowder died Jan. 29 in a Fillmore hospital, of Emphysema. Born Oct. 4, 1905 in Parowan to William J. and Minnie Whitney Lowder. He married Jennie Watt, January 1, 1931 in Parowan. They moved to Fillmore in July, 1939 and have been in the cafe business for 30 years, and were noted for their fine foods and friendliness. Shady spent many years of his life working with horses and owned and bred many fine thoroughbreds. An outstanding horseman and trainer, he was well known in thoroughbred racing circles. A charter member of the Fillmore Fire Dept., Shady devoted many years of service to the department. He is survived by his wife, Jennie, a daughter, Mrs. Dwight (Geraldene) Church Fillmore; six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. great-grandchild. He is also survived by brothers Elmo, Fillmore; Art, San Jose, California.; sisters, Mrs. Ray (Roca) Mitchell, Parowan; Mrs. Dan (Lucille) Boles, Story, Wyoming; ' Mrs. Bernie (Laurel) Specht, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Ray (Maxine) Robison, Tooele. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the Fillmore Third Ward Chapel. Family prayer was given by Dean Johnson, a nephew. Invocation In-vocation was by Jerry Warner. Bishop Harold Anderson spoke after which Roy Tompkinson sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere". Next speaker was Roy Olpin, followed by a musical selection of "We Will Meet Again" by Vernon Peterson; an organ solo of ""Forgotten" was played by Marg Robison. The benediction was by Duane Peterson, with closing remarks by Lloyd Fergeson. Dedication of the grave by Dean Johnson. Pallbearers were members of the Fillmore Volunteer Fire Dept. Burial was in the Fillmore city cemetery. |