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Show Funeral Is Held Wednesday For George Fernley Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday for George B. Fernley, 49, who died at his home at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, victim vic-tim of heart trouble complicated by an attack of mumps. The services ser-vices were held in the Milford L. D. S. church under the direction of Bishop M. J. Christensen, with the chapel and adjoining room crowded full with bereaved relatives rela-tives and sympathizing friends. Speakers were D. C. Heslington nd E. R. Moody, principals of the local elementary and high schools, Jmd Bishop Christensen. All extolled ex-tolled the worth of Mr. Fernley in the community, his kindly nature and the very real loss his passing means to his family and the community. com-munity. Musical numbers included includ-ed a duet by Mrs. Kate Joseph and Mrs. Sarah Mackerell of Beaver, a vocal solo by Mrs. Helena Mc-Garry Mc-Garry of Beaver and two vocal quartet numbers by Mrs. F. E. Casterline, Roy Cottrell and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Martin. Instrumental Instru-mental music as the funeral cortege cor-tege entered and left the chapel was furnished by Mrs. P. B. Fisher, Fish-er, Mrs. Macel Horton and A. H. Baker. Prayers were offered by Mr. Baker and Bishop Chrisensen. Burial took place in the Beaver City cemetery, with the grave dedicatory prayer offered by Gus Fernley, brother of the deceased. Seldom has there been seen such n array of beautiful floral offerings offer-ings as graced the bier of the deceased, de-ceased, testifying eloquently of the high regard in which he was held. Pallbearers were William Cochrane, Coch-rane, Harry Jefferson, Clarence Grimshaw, Dern Os'born, Richard Heslington and Leroy Carlson, present and former fellow employes em-ployes of the Jefferson Mercantile company. George Broughton Fernley was bom at Beaver December 15, 1889, a son of Edward and Mary Bakes Fernley. He received his early education in the Beaver elementary school and the old Murdock academy. acad-emy. He had lived in Beaver county coun-ty all his life, marrying Mary Lang of Beaver April 2, 1912 at that place. He was engaged in the mercantile business with his father fa-ther and brother in Beaver for a number of years and then came to Milford, where he had resided for some 21 years. He worked for the Union Pacific railroad for a few years and then reentered the mercantile mer-cantile business as an employe of the Braun army goods store. About ten years ago he accepted a position posi-tion with the Jefferson Mercantile company and for the last several years had been in charge of the hardware departmfentti, winning friends for himself and the store, both in buying and selling, by his uniform good nature and tact. Surviving are his widow, Mary Lang Fernley; a daughter, Mrs. Isalbell Renee Roselle; and a son, George Fernley, of Milford; also four brothers, William E. Femley of Caliente; Samuel E. and Augustus Augus-tus Fernley of Salt Lake City and Louis M. Femley of Torrance, California. M |
