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Show Rites Tuesday Vere Held For Clark McCullough Thomas Clark McCullough, 64, one of Delta's early settlers, died Saturday at 8:30 a. m. at his home in Delta of a heart ailment. He was among the first to farm here when the area was being develop- ed, and retired several years ago on account of poor health. He was born in Antimony Dec. 15, 1886, a son of Henry J. and Helen Mar Callister McCullough. He lived there as a boy and moved with the family to Fillmore in Dec. 1906. A year later, Dec. 1907, the family moved to Delta, at which time the N. S. Bishop home was the only house. The McCullough home, built by the father and sons housed the first postoffice here. It is now property of the DUP. In his first years in the new coun try, Mr. McCullough broke many acres of new ground for farming, and worked on the irrigation system, sys-tem, helping build canals. Later he farmed on the South Tract. He was a lifelong member of the LDS church, and faithful in church duties. He had served two years as supervisor of the priests' quorum. He was married to Rose Day, June 28, 1911, in Fillmore. They were married in the Manti temple July 7, 1926. Surviving are his wife and four children; a son, Henry L. McCullough, McCul-lough, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and three daughters, Mrs. Hildred Tol-bert, Tol-bert, Abraham; Mrs. Tamsan Greener, Hinckley and Mrs. Donna Paulsen. Richmond. Cal.: 8 grand- children, and three sisters, Mrs. Melissa Wilcox, Thorton, Idaho; Mrs. Clara Savage, Antimony, and Mrs. Nell Watson, Delta. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. by Bishop June W. Black. Mrs. Olive Barney played the prelude and also accompanied the choir at the organ. The openng song was "Sometime We'll Understand," by the choir, directed by Edmund Wiess. Opening prayer was by Al-onzo Al-onzo Sampson. The three speakers were John Steele, Warren Henderson, and Ren Brunson of Fillmore. All of them spoke on his sterling character char-acter and especially his honesty.. Mr. Brunson, a life-long friend of Mr. McCullough's spoke on the early days here when he came here wth Clark and Levi and did contract work on plowing and on canal work. Betty Turner and Layton Bishop sang a duet, "Going Home," accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Violet Snow. The choir sang "In the Garden," after which Bishop Black gave a few remargs. Closing prayer was by George Sampson. Burial was in the Delta cemetery ceme-tery under the direction of L. N. Nickle and sons, with the grave dedicated hv E. T.. I.vman. Attending the services from out of town were Mrs. Clara Savage, and sons, Ward Don and Clark Savage from Antimony, and Lynn J. Savage, from Richfield, Oz Wilcox, Wil-cox, Melvin and Letha Wilcox, of Thornton, Ida., Mrs. Alta Jamison, and Sondra Jamison, from Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. LaMarr Brun son, Henry and Porter Hatton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark Callister, Mr. and Mrs. Philander Day, Marion Day, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wise and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Day, all of Fillmore, Fill-more, Alva McCullough, of Farm-ington, Farm-ington, Mr. and Mrs. Oda Max-field, Max-field, Mrs. Rex Maxfield, from Provo, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Day, and Mrs. and Mrs. Don Day, Oasis. |