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Show Services Held For Brothers Killed In Plane Joint funeral services for Leland LaMar Peterson, 25, and his brother, bro-ther, Don William Peterson, 21, of Garrison, were held Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Baker, Nevada, ward chapel, conducted by Merlin Terry bishop. The young men were killed kil-led Wednesday , Sept. 13, at 7:10 p. m. when their plane crashed at Garrison. The elder brother, who had a private pilot's license, was flying the plane, a red and black Taylor-craft Taylor-craft bought this summer by him and a cousin, Emerson Gonder, and his brother-in-law, Max Gubler of Ely. Boith brothers were employed employ-ed on the cattle ranch of their uncle, Wayne Gonder, at Garrison, and had working during the day and decided to go for an early evening ev-ening flight. STALLS AND SPINS Many o'i Garrison residents and members of the young men's families fam-ilies were watching the plane, which was at an altitude of about 1000 feet, when it went into a steep bank, stalled, and spun to the ground. The craft crashed in the corn field of their grandfather, G. W. Gonder, about a quarter mile east of the town. The accident was investigated Thursday by a CAB official from Santa Monica, CAA from Salt Lake City, and Del Fuhriman, state aero nautics director. LELAND LAMAR PETERSON Leland LaMar Peterson was born in Ely, Sept. 4, 1925, a son of Leland S., and Clarice Gonder Peterson. Pet-erson. He was a graduate of Baker, Nevada, high school and had attended at-tended Brigham Young University at Provo for one year. He had served ser-ved with the armed forces two years in World War II. He was married to Eva Meecham Peterson and was the 'father of two daughters, daugh-ters, Clarice, 5, and Claudine, 1, all of whom survive him. DON WILLIAM PETEHSON A Don William Peterson was born June 27, 1929, at Garfield. He was a graduate of White Pine high school, Ely, Nevada. Bath brothers were active members of the LDS church. He had always lived with his grandparents, and was to have taken his preinduction physical examination ex-amination on Sept. 18. The brothers are survived by their parents, one sister, Mrs. Max Gubler, one brother, Gary Peterson, Peter-son, all at Ely, and their grandparents, grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gonder, Gon-der, at Garrison. i SERVICES Prelude music at the services was played by Zelma Dearden, and the opening prayer was given by Chester Young. The male trio, Sheriff Robison, Mr. Whatcott and Mr. Peterson, of Fillmore, sang. Speakers were James T. Nielson, of Fountain Green, Fred Harlacher, of Ely, and Bishop Terry, who spoke of the fine characters of the young men, and the deep loss their death means to their families. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warner sang, "In the Garden': after Mr. Nielson's talk. Another duet, "Beau tiful Sunset", was sung by Bishop . - m IT. nnjj Mrc lVTaf. and Mrs. Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mar-ion Tucker sang "Whispering Hope' and the closing prayer was given by Doyal C. Robison. Burial was in the cemetery at Garrison, under direction of L. N. Nickle and sons. Attending the services from Delta were Mr. and Mrs. Vard Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wheeler, Leonard Wheeler, Mrs. Lorene Thomas, Tho-mas, Mrs. Amanda Conk, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warner, Dorothy Black and Ardyth ' Twitchell. From Deseret Des-eret were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rowley, Row-ley, Mrs, Fern Warner, and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rowley. |