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Show Services Are Held For Charles Sloan Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the Methodist Community church for Charles C. Sloan, 74, former merchant, mer-chant, county commissioner and school board member. Mr. Sloan died Friday morning of last week at the local hospital after a period of improvement which followed amputation of a leg in an' effort to check a gangrenous condition. The service was conducted by the Reverend Donald G. Black-stock, Black-stock, pastor, and Attorney Sam Cline, longtime friend of the deceased, de-ceased, giivie an obituary sketch of his life. Musical numbers consisted con-sisted of a trio selection by Mrs. F. E. Casterline, Mrs. D. G. Blackstock and Mrs. Dick Gundy; and a vocal solo by Dan Ferguson. Burial took place in the local cemetery, where the committal service also was conducted by the. Reverend Blackstock. Charles C. Sloan was born December De-cember 1, 1868 at Areola, Missouri, Mis-souri, a son of John and Frances Cornelia White Sljrian. Hfc was married in 1809 at Salt Lake City to Isobel Brown, who preceded him in death in March, 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan and daughters daugh-ters came to Milford in 1915 and Mr. Sloan conducted one of the county's largest stores for several years. He also served terms as county commissioner and member of the county board of education. Surviving Mr. Sloan are two daughters, Mrs. Frances Stanley of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Umo Jayne Johnson of Glendale, California; Cali-fornia; also a granddaughter and three brothers: Thomas Sloan of Moapa, Nevada; Floyd Sloan of Greenville, Missouri, and Orville Sloan of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Included among out of town friends of the family who came to Milford for the services was Velda Kirkham of Ogden, long-time friend of the family. ' ! v |