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Show Aaron Rasmussen, 63, succumbs, final rites Monday Aaron Rasmussen, 63, native and lifelong resident of Parowan Paro-wan died Friday, Jan. 6 in Valley View Medical Center, from natural causes after a long illness. He had undergone under-gone heart surgery just a few months ago in Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held for him Monday at 2 p. m. in the Parowan Third Ward chapel cha-pel with Bishop Stephen R. Adams of the First Ward conducting. con-ducting. The family prayer was offered by Norman Hulet. The invocation was by A. C. Hatch, the benediction was by Twenty Orton, and the grave in the Parowan City cemetery where interment took place, was by Melvin Hulet. The speaker was Oscar J. Hulet, with remarks by Bishop Bish-op Adams.. The musical numbers in- eluded two songs by a ladies' trio, "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me," and "Lead Kindly Light", and a vocal solo "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked", by Howard Knight. Members of the trio were Jackie Robinson, Ellen Adams and Lanene Kellogg, Kel-logg, with Barbara Batt accompanist. ac-companist. Mrs. Robinson was at the piano for President Knight. Pallbearers were Norman Hulet, Darwin Hulet, Howard Rasmussen, D. J. Macfarlane, Allen Dalley and Lee Hulet. Flowers were in charge of the pranddaughters, nieces and friends. Aaron was born in Parowan Sept. 30, 1909, a son of Enoch and Rose Lucetta Orton. He married Leone Hulet Aug 1, 1933, in Parowan, and the union un-ion was later solemnized in the St George LDS Temple. He was a member of the LDS Church and worked in the auxiliary organization in his ward. He is a former cheesemaker at the Southern Utah Dairy. Survivors, include his widow wi-dow and the following sons and daughters, Charles Marion and Mrs.. Don (Alecn) Mc-Quire, Mc-Quire, both of Las Vegas; Lynn A, Ogden; eight grandchildren, grand-children, and the following brothers and sisters. Howard, Violet Clark and Georgiana Macfarlane, all Parowan; Joseph Jos-eph Merrill, Canada; Florence Clark, Hidesville, Calif. |