Show OBITUARY Bunce Dunce Mecham born Feb February 18 13 1860 in E. E T. T City county Utah When a small chuld his hla parents moved to Morgan Morgan county Utah At the tho age of P 9 years he ho lost his mother When about 17 years years years' of age he was appointed ap- ap 1 pointed president of the he Deacons Deacon's Quor Quorum m and was also called to fill fiU I he capacity of a n Mutual 1 Improve Improve- I j meat IDent missionary Owing to poor health his father and family moved to to St. St George Washl Co Co where Brigham joined them later hater on While In St. St George ho hamet met and mar- mar lied Lydia S. S Lang In the St St. George Temple Temple April 30 1885 In June In-June June 1885 was ordained a Seventy belongIng belonging belonging belong belong- ing to the 29 Quorum A few years later he was ordained a high priest and chosen as an alternate In the High Council For some time acted as assist assistant nt in the First Ward Sunday school In the spring of 1897 was wasI I called for a mission to the Southern states but due to ill health was compelled compelled com corn to to return home before his mission w was s complete He also acted acted acted act act- I ed as a home missionary In January Janu Janu- ary any of 1902 began a mission In JanU 1 the St. St George Temple as as s an ordinance hand laboring there two years and I two months In 1894 while still stUl In I St. St George lost Jost hi his father at the age of 89 years His father was well acquainted acquainted ac- ac with Prophet Joseph Smith In 1907 he with his family moved to Price Carbon county Utah re- re there until the Ule spring of 1910 where he lie moved with his family Ito Mt Home Utah Since living flying here has proved himself a faithful worker Jin in pioneering and building up the country as well as ns attending to ec- ec duties For a year and andI nine months prior to death was a ahome ahome ahome I home missionary also a ward vard teacher teach- teach Per ter At Ume of or death was president of or Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir compan On the 2nd day day of July 1919 he was taken suddenly ill of ot hernia On the third it was found necessary to operate he was hurried to the Uintah Basin Hospital and operated operated op op- on that night He died July at 7 30 p. p m. m Funeral services were held In the Mt Home Ward chapel at 1 30 p. p m. m Sunday July The speakers were JL Allred of Talmage President Owen Bennion Benn- Benn ion of Mt Emmons and Bishop Oscar Wilkins of Mt Home They all spoke of f the sterling qualities of the deceased led ed and words of comfort to the bereaved be- be wife and family Musical t be s se selections selections were nicely rendered by the Mt l Home choir conducted by Rueben Rueben Rueben Rue- Rue ben Wilkins chorister Nearer Dear Savior to Thee O 0 My Father Fath Fath- er a a. a. a duet beautifully rendered by Rueben Wilkins and wife entitled When The Mists Have Cleared Away and Shall We Wo Meet 1 Beyond I Ithe t the he River There were 24 vehicles followed the cortege to the cemetery where the choir sang I Need Thee Every Hour President Owen BennIon Bennion Bennon Benn- Benn ion I on th then n dedicated the grave Brother Drother Broth Droth- er Mecham was the father of or twelve j I children He Is survived by a widow and seven children Mrs H. H F. F Spears of Salt Lake e J. J 1 Fenton enton Adelbert Mrs 1 Lillias Rowley LaGrande nde Loraine Loraine Lo- Lo raine and Marjorie of Mt l Home He HeIs Heis is Is also survived by ly a n number of brothers broth- broth ers era era and sisters He died as he had lived a devoted husband a loving father father Many beautiful floral tribute were e offered n |