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Show FUNERAL IS HELD AT BEAVER FOR JAMES BOYTER OF MILFORD Largely Attended Services Are Conducted By The Milford Masonic LodRe Officials Funeral services were held Monday j afternoon in the Heaver west ward I.. IV S. chapel for James Hoyter, "'., who died suddenly of heart trouble Friday noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William K. Fornloy, in Caliente, where he had spent tin! jia.-t few weeks. The funeral service and also the burial ritual were conducted con-ducted under the auspices of Albert Tike Masonic lodge of Milford, of which the deceased was a charter member. Musical numbers included two vocal solos by Mrs. Ralph Quail of Salt Lake City, an old friend of the family. A respected resident of Milford for almost a score of years, a large number of Milford people attended at-tended the service, being joined by several from Caliente, who, ns former residents of Milford, had been ac-qtiaited ac-qtiaited with Mr. Hoyter during his long and honorable life. Burial pre- j parations were attended to in a cred- : itable manner by the Ward Funeral , home, local mortuary establishment, j James Boyter was born February I 17, 1S5-1. and came to the United j States in 1876 from Dundee. Scot- land, which was also the home of Miss Jean Neal, childhood friend, to I whom he was married September 26. j I 1S76, at Beaver, to which place he j had preceded her. For 37 years he j was a resident of the county capitol and, following his profession of stonecutter stone-cutter and mason, took an important part in the construction of the county court house and other Beaver buildings. build-ings. He served for a time on the Beaver town board and was elected to the same office in Milford after he I came here some is years ago. The building at present occupied by the White Market stands as a monument to some of his work in Milford. He was also a sculptor of no mean ability abil-ity and has to his credit several outstanding out-standing examples of his artistry. Retiring fJom activity along these lines some time ago, he and his good wife had made their home with their children for varying periods of time. He was a Mason of some 58 years standing, having joined the order at the age of 21 years, and had served the order in many honorable capacities. capac-ities. Mr. Boyter is survived by his widow wid-ow and the following children: H. K. Boyter and Mrs. Hugh Cartwright of Beaver, Mrs. William E. Fernley of Caliente. Nevada: Mrs. E. D. Cran-dell Cran-dell of Long Beach, California, and Robert Boyter, also of Caliente. Ani-il 9fith |
