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Show Hinckley Father Dies Sunday; Rites Wednesday Charles Edward Humphries, 76 veteran farmer and beekeeper, died suddenly at his home in Hinckley Hin-ckley Sunday at 5 a.m. of a heart ailment. He was born in Virgin City, Utah Nov. 11, 1872, a son of James and Dorothy Allen Humphries. He was married to Hattie Taylor in the Manti temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 11, 1901. They lived at Hurricane, where Mr. Humphries engaged in agriculture and beekeeping. They moved to Hinckley to make their home in 1905, and Mr. Humphries farmed there and at Abraham and kept bees. He was an active mem ber of the Latter-day Saint church and served in many positions. He had been in the Sunday school superintendency in Abraham ward for several years, and was ward clerk. He held the position of Elder. El-der. He is survived by his wife and ten children; four daughters, June Roundy, Provo; Verda Steffens, of Springville; Vonda Thayne, Las Vegas, Nev.; and lone Moore, Delta; Del-ta; six sons, Marvin, Springville; William, Delta; Lavar, Murray; Boyd, Dragerton; and Wayne and Max Humphries, Hinckley; 35 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank and John Humphries, Hurricane; and two sisters, Mrs. Tillie Clark, Pan-quitch, Pan-quitch, and Mrs. Elizabeth Burke, St. Anthony, Idaho. Funeral services were held in Hinckley ward chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m., by Bishop Walter H. Ekins. The opening song .was "Abide with Me" by the Hinckley choir, and invocation was offered by Vernon Love. Bishop Ekins was first speaker, saying that birth is the first step, and death the second, into immortality. im-mortality. Arthur H. Reeve, following follow-ing speaker, said death turned a page in the drama of life and paid . tribute to the memory of Mr. Hum-' phries as a good and kind citizen, and helpful father and husband. A poem, "Our Father," was read by Arvilla Workman. It was composed com-posed by Mrs. Ruth Ross of Spring ville, a friend of the family, especially es-pecially in tribute to Mr. Humphries. Hum-phries. Patriarch C. R. Woodbury spoke, using the theme "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away." The quartet, Ladd R. Cropper, Orlando Hepworth, Byron Carter and Lester Hepworth sang "I Need Thee Every Hour." The following speaker was John Fullmer, bishop of Abraham ward, where Mr. Humphries Hum-phries had lived many years. His theme was that death is part of fulfillment of the gerat mission of Jesus. The closing song was "Some Time We'll Understand," by the Hinckley choir, and the closing prayer was by Robert Cecil Bish- i op. Burial was in the Hinckley cemetery, under direction of L. N. Nickle and sons. John Humphries, of Hurricane, dedicated the grave. ! |