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Show FRANKLIN' NEWS ITEMS f I FRANKLIN, Oct. 24. During the past week our people havo had occas-' . - slon to visit the cemetery nearly every ev-ery day to attend the funeral servlc- ( es, four personshavlng been burled during that time; ' On Friday last week the wife 6f Heber D, Lowe was burled, having previously died of Influenza. j Oa Sunday Nellie Naah Hurley, wife of Fred Hurley who died a few days pravloasvef-atfeasi hearttSef-vices hearttSef-vices were held at the cemetery. W. C. Parkinson, L. L. Hatch and Bishop Bish-op s.c .ParkiBsoa were the" speakers. speak-ers. E. P. IfoBson offered, the op-, ealng and' T, H. Durant the closias-prayers.' closias-prayers.' . M,usical numbers were given by members of the choir. Today a very unusual circumstance circum-stance occured, vis, tne funeral services ser-vices of Joseph AT, Morrison and his sister Martha Morrison Whitehead. Mrs. Whitehead had been, quite ill most of ihe summer aadappeared to be getting ;some better, yet, somewhat some-what weak, When suddenly the news that her brother had died of intlu eaia la eaeofvihe 'eastern' training camps' aWd that, the government was sending his body hbme. This hews so completely .overcame her and gave her's'uch a shock that proved too much ;f or,' her. to bearand ;'shp died two daysbef ore, the arrival or her brother's body.and th'tusorvlces for them both were' held todavThls . Y was such an uncommon .occuranco that people frMearl'iPVu neighboring towns were in attendance. attend-ance. Bishop S. C Parkinson conducted con-ducted the services. The Onelila stake choir rendered choice musical numbers. Prof. John ohnson made special reference to the brother and sister who a few years ago wero students stu-dents in the O. S. Academy, as being be-ing exceptionally bright an doxum-plary, doxum-plary, also referred to the young man as having bat recently returned from aa eastern'misslon when he laberM very sneeessfuliy,' and npon his return had a great desire to enter en-ter the service of his country. He therefore volaateredabout a year ago and went lat othe aviation train las' eamp where he became a victim of the influenza. James Packer also spoke of the excellent character of the brother and sister with whom he had been acquainted from their birth. 8. C. Parkinson made closing re-raarke,and re-raarke,and referred, to the, loyalty and patriotism of the young maa and made comforting and oonsollasj remarks to. the bereaved mourners, t The opening prayer was offered by Serg B. Benson of Whitney and the closing prayer by L. L. Hatch of Franklin. L. L. Hatch also dedicated dedicat-ed the grave of 'Joseph A. Morrison aad Wm. M. 'Dalnes of Preston offered of-fered the dedicatory prayer for Martha Mar-tha Mi Whitehead. The services wire closed by the stake choir singing sing-ing "The. tSar Spangled Banner," at whlch-ali stood at attention. The sxarVand stripes decorated the casket cas-ket of Mr. Morriscoa add was lower- a;; ed in the tomb with him with mar- ffl tial honors. ' M Ah Immense number of people at- g tended to show respect and sympa- ft thy. Flowers were abundant and W beautiful. 9 All the services were held 'at the cemetery. 9 |