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Show of Bunkerville, and which bears his name. In 1901, he crossed the border into old Mexico, where he settled :it Morrelas. After reaching his destination, he only lived three weeks, and there his remains re-mains were laid to rest at the ripe old age of 79 years. 140 Attend Bunker Family Reunion Excellent Program is Rendered and Guests Feast on Dixie Fruit The Edward Bunker family, to tve number of one hundred for ', including a few invited guests assembled at the Ward Hall to commemorate the 94th anniversary of his birth. A full days program was rendered with intermissions for ' refreshments. The program was opened in the morning with a song service "Utah We Love Thee", by the congregation and was followed by historical sketches from various var-ious members of the family in-terspread in-terspread with vocal and intru-mental intru-mental music, readings and recitations rec-itations Intermission was had for a fine spread in the basement of the hall at 2, p. m., after which the program was continued until evening when it was again adjourned to meet in the evening for a big fruit festival festi-val and the completion of the program. The entertainment furnished was most excellent and pleasing and all those who took part, did so with great credit to themselves. them-selves. M. M. Steele, Sr., recited re-cited an intensely interesting history of father Bunker, following follow-ing his travels and labors down ! from his boyhood days in the ! state of Maine to the time of his death in old Mexico in 1901. M. A. Bunker, who was a delegate to the Bunker reunion in Boston gave a pleasant account of his trip back to the "Hub" and of meeting that branch of the family, fam-ily, and of the historical old fort which was built on the farm of the original sire of the American Amer-ican Bunkers. The fort is now in ruins but Mr. Bunker stated that at the Boston meeting, steps had been taken which would probably pro-bably lead to the purchase of the land on which it is located, and its re-construction, the idea being to rebuild it and turn it over to the state as a historic relic. Mesdames Corey and Miner rendered some excellent vocal and instrumental music for the ! entertainment of the audience. ! Aunt Betsy Goodwin, a convert i of Edward Bunker's during ! his mission days in Scotland, ', read a pleasing poetic sketch of ' his life, as did others. The performances per-formances of all who took part on the program are well worthy of mention only for lack of time and space. The refreshments served by the ladies of the family, in the basement of the hall were excellent excel-lent and all that the heart and (stomach) could desire. The fruit festival served in the evening consisted of delicious fruits brot,from the Dixie country coun-try by members of the family, who reside in that famous fruit region can telopes, white and purple grapes and peaches. These were devoured with great relish by all present anc.,' while there was lots of the fruit left, it was only by reason of insufficient capacity to store it all away that it was not all devoured. Those present from a distance were John M. Bunker, Overton, Nev., M. A. and Robert Bunker, and wives, St. Thomas, Nevada, S. A. Bunker, Glencove, Utah, Irene and Owenia Grover, Beaver, Beav-er, Utah, Beulah Crosby, Pan-guitch, Pan-guitch, Willard Corey and wife, Cedar City, Mrs. Paul Miner, Springville, Utah, Violate Rum-ley, Rum-ley, Cornish, Utah, and Aunt Betsy Goodwin, Beaver, Utah. The Bunker family as a whole is one of the largest in the U. S., the Utah branch numbering over 300 decendents. Following is a brief history of the father of the Utah branch of Bunkers: Father Bunker was born in Penobscot, Maine, August 1st 1822. He came to Illinois and joined the Mormon Church in 1S43. Afterwards enlisting in the Mexican war of 1846. He marched to California and there served during the war in the defense de-fense of his country. After his duties as a soldier were performed, perform-ed, he returned to Council Bluffs, Iowa, by way of Salt Lake City, in 1847. Having remained there a short time, he again returned to Utah in 1849, making his home in Ogden. He was one of the early pioneers of this state and for some years a Bishop in the Mormon church. After living in Ogden for some time, he moved to Dixie in the year of 1861, and settled in To-querville To-querville first. He was later called to Santa Clara, where he served as a bishop, and where he rvemained for sixteen years. From there he went to Nevada where he established the town |