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Show Big Attendance At Funeral For Spencer Schow Funeral services for W. Spencer Schow, 36, were held Tuesday afternoon af-ternoon at the L. D. S. chapel, the attendance being among the largest ever held in Milford, testifying eloquently to the wide circle of his friends and those of the family. Mr. Schow was killed instantly early Saturday morning, November 23, in an automobile accident ac-cident which occurred on the highway high-way south of Cedar City. W. H. Broyles, friend and Union Pacific brakeman, who was with him, escaped es-caped uninjured. The services Tuesday were in charge of Bishop E. H. Bird, with J. F. Tolton of Beaver as the principal prin-cipal speaker. The latter told of the fine family background of the deceased, some of the grandparents having come to this country for religion's sake in the face of pronounced pro-nounced opposition of family and friends. The speaker also spoke comforting words for the bereaved widow and children and for the parents and other relatives who had been so keenly interested in the well-being of the deceased. Among the musical numbers were selections by the Singing mothers, of which group the now bereaved wife has been a talented and faithful member, and vocal solos by Dan Ferguson and Alfcin H. Baker. The invocation was offered of-fered by William S. Bond, the benediction by William A. Miller of Beaver and the grave dedication dedica-tion by John B. Duncan. The floral flor-al offerings were beautiful and profuse. Mr. Schow was born in Beaver in 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels C. Schow, the family moving to Milford a good many years ago. He was schooled in the local grade and high schools and later entered the employ of the Union Pacific, having served as clerk to Road-master Road-master C. A. Chamberlin for several sev-eral years. As a youth, Spence was one of the outstanding young men of the community and his popularity popu-larity and ready ability to make friends grew as time went on, the only limit to his friends being the extent of his acquaintance. Two years ago he was elected a member of the town board of trustees trus-tees as a candidate on the Progressive Pro-gressive ticket, and immediately interested himself in matters that concerned the town's betterment. He was an honorary member of the Milford Volunteer Fire department de-partment and the fire truck appeared ap-peared in the funeral cortege. Surviving Mr. Schow are his widow; two children, Helen Jean, 12, and Don Spencer, 5; his parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Schow; and the following brothers and sifters: Mrs. J. H. Weston, Mrs. M. P. Lewis and Mrs. Powell Smyth of Milford; Thomas J. Schow of Cedar City; Kenneth Schow of Grand Junction, Colorado; Colora-do; and Mrs. F. C. Crookston of Las Vegas, Nevada. n |