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Show Services Held Tuesday For Henry Forster Funeral services for Henry Forster For-ster were held Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. in Delta First ward. Mr. Forster For-ster died early Saturday morning at his home of a heart ailment, aged 46 years. He was born May 15, 1903, in Casas Grande, Chihuahua, Mexico, a son of Frank and Maggie Sapp Forster. Orphaned as a boy, he was raised as a foster child of Mr. and Mrs. John U. Rencher, and came with them to Delta in 1916. He attended Delta schools, and was graduated from Delta high school in 1924, where he was prominent pro-minent in football, baseball and track. He won second place in the state at the first invitation track meet held at Provo in the spring of 1924. This was in the early years of Delta high school, which was so impoverished at that time that Henry paid his own exposes to the Provo meet, and also to the state track meet. After graduation he attended the BYU two years, where he was prominent pro-minent as an athlete, on the football, foot-ball, track, wrestling and baseball teams. For years he was pitcher of the Delta baseball team. A lifelong member of the LDS church, he had served in his ward in various positions. He was married mar-ried to Ila Rawlinson, of Delta, on Dec. 8, 1926, in the Salt Lake Temple. Mr. Forster was also active in civic duties, having served as city marshal over a period of .years, and as Millard county sheriff from 1939 to 1943. During the war years he had served on the Utah state liquor control commission. He was in business as concrete contractor at the time of his death. Surviving are his widow, three sons and two daughters Merlin For ster, in the Spanish American mission mis-sion field, at Trinidad, Colo; Walter, Wal-ter, Neil, Louise and Rosemary, of Delta; a sister, Mrs. Cora' Harris of Delta; three sisters in Arizona, Mrs Carmen Fenn, Mrs. Margaret Hag-en Hag-en and Mrs. Ann Nickles and a brother, Frank Forster in Mexico. Bishop E. L. Moody conducted the services held Tuesday. Prayer at the home earlier was offered by Glen Rawlinson. Prelude music at the church was played by Mrs. Norma Wright. The services opened open-ed with prayer by Alvan Fenn, a hrnthpr-in-law nf Mr. Forster. Mrs. Norma Hannifin played a violin so lo, "In the Garden of Tomorrow" accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Wright. Speakers were Milton Melville, of Fillmore, County attorney, Bishop Bish-op June Black of Delta Second ward, and E. Leo Lyman. They paid tribute to Mr. Forster as a devoted husband and father and dependable and able public servant. serv-ant. His personality and athletic record were stressed and his work in the MIA with boys and young men. Mrs. Wright played an organ solo, "Traumerei" followed by remarks re-marks by Bishop Moody. George Chamberlain sang.'Down the Road' with piano accompaniment by Ila Fullmer. The closing prayer was offered by Anthony E. Stephenson. Postlude music was played by Mrs. Wright. Burial was in the Delta cemetery where Walter Rawlinson dedicated the grave. Pallbearers were Ted, John, Rex, Mark and Robert Harris and Keith Rawlinson, all nephews of Mr. Forster. Elder Merlin Forster arrived Sun day from Colorado and attended the services for his father. He is returning to the field where he is district president, at the end of the week. Two of Mr. Forster's sisters also attended, Mrs. Nickles and Mr. and Mrs. Fenn. |