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Show Aged Pioneer Laid to Rest Tte body of Samuel N. Slaughter "'Un-. .ervIcJ. were held there Suudav at the Joseph William la-L la-L mortuary chapel at 3:30 p m. The body lay in state at the chape Previous services were held here at the East ward chapel at 2 o clock p. n, under the direction of Bishop C. Dennis White. . ! ' The building was filled with loving lr-1-uh-s and old friends and neighbors, neigh-bors, who gathered to pay their last 1 tribute to a splendid man. : The opening song, "Oh, My Fath-I Fath-I er" was sung by the choir. p,.averBishop George Paice. Vocal solo "Fr ee to Face" by F. Smith. Remarks on the life of the deceased deceas-ed were given by his old friend, O. 'a. Murdoch. 1 song "I know My Heavenly Father Fath-er Knows," male quartet. Talk on the Christian life, of the deceased by J. F. Tolton. ' Closing song "Though Decpning Trials Throng Your Way." choir. I Closing prayer Mosos Edwards. The beautiful casket covered with ' lovely floral offerings, was borne by the deceased's sons and grandsons. Interment was mode in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Slaughter was a pioneer and early settler in southern Utah. He was a native of Utenpage, South America, Am-erica, where he was born on October 16, 1S40 and came to the United States when a young boy. He and Mrs. Slaughter were married in Nebraska Neb-raska and came to Utah in 1869, cros sing the plains with Captain Johnson's John-son's company. After nine years he moved to Beaver City, where he took charge of a tannery. He was active in church affairs. In public life he was assessor and collector of Beaver county for twelve years, being first elected in 1880 and for eleven years he was post master at Frisco, where he conducted a mercantile business. Subsequently he made his home at Salt Lake City Beaver City Press. |