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Show Tribute Is Paid To Memory Of Parley P. Varnick Final rites were held in Hinck- ley on Sunday, June 12, for Parley ' P. Warnick, 70, who died in a Salt , Lake hospital on Thursday, at 12: a.m., of a heart ailment. Bishop ' , Watler Ekins conducted the ser- !j vices. !i Following the organ prelude, the opening song by the Hinckley choir was "0 My Father," which was followed by prayer offered by , Patriarch Charles Woodbury. Bishop Bish-op Ekins then gave a few remarks and Ray and Ethel Western sang :j "In the Garden" accompanied by their son, Donald. E. J. Eliason was the first speaker, telling of the boyhbod days of Mr. Warnick ;j in Deseret. ;! LaVerl Christensen of Provo, a I ij friend of the family, spoke next. j He told of the many fine qualities of the entire Warnick family and 1 remarked how devoted Mr. Warn- ick was as a father, telling how close he had always been to his sons. ',1 Know That My Redeemer Liveth" was sung by Ladd R. Cropper, with the choir coming in on the choruses. The main speaker speak-er was Arthur H. Reeve, who :. j stressed the values which Mr. ; Warnick had gained and given on i his journey here. He stated that j there were few who went the se- ! cond mile, and that Parley had j been one of those few, for in his j life he had accomplished so many fine things. He spoke of the hon- j esty and thrift of this man and ! his family. He told of the years 1 j in which Mr. Warnick had been ; a Merit Badge examiner for the Boy Scouts and had always want- ; ed to promote anything for the good of the young, and been willing will-ing to spend time and energy in ! ; rendering services to his church j and his community throughout his j ; entire life. .; "Sometime We'll Understand" was the closing song, and benediction bene-diction was offered by Melvin Webb. Burial was in the Deseret ceme- ii tery under the direction of L. N. j Nickle mortuary, with Fred Warn- ' ick of Provo, dedicating the grave. Mr. Warnick was born Jan. 1, ; 1879 at Pleasant Grove, a son of Adolf F. and Christine Warnick. At the age of one, he moved with his parents to Deseret, where he received his schooling and lived his early life. For the past 31 years he had lived at Hinckley. In the week precednig his death, he planned to move to Delta into the home of his son, Waldo Warnick, War-nick, and Waldo moved to the father's home, to live and run the farm. In October, 1912, he was married t to Grace Cropper, in Salt Lake City, who survives him, with their ! four sons also as survivors, Waldo of Delta; Francis Marion of Salt I Lake City; Alvin of Madison, Wis.; and Calvin Warnick, Moscow, Ida. Also surviving are three brothers, j C. Oscar and Wilford of Delta, and ij Frederick G. Warnick of Provo; ' I and seven grandchildren. j' He was a succesful farmer and stockman, and was active in civic affairs. He had served as city i councilman in Hinckley and was ! representative of the finest type ! ! of citizenship. A lifelong member j of the LDS church, he was a high i j priest in Hinckley ward, and had i ! been active in welfare work. j j |