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Show Funeral Services Held For Victor Eckman Funeral services for Victor . , Eckman, who was killed near . - Logan on Thursday last, were held from the Masonic temple at ; Salt Lake City on Sunday. The funeral was largely attended by , a number of his Bingham . X , friends. The services were in " charge of Wasatch lodge No. 1, '; : F. and A. M.,The principal speaker was the Rev. Elmer Go-. Go-. . . shen, who at one time was de- ' . ceased's teacher at the Gordon f , , academy, Salt Lake City. The - floral offerings were varied and , ,: ; beautiful. Mr. Eckman was ' ' born in Kansas City on Septem-' Septem-' - ber 1st, 1892, and about fifteen , years ago came to Bingham with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor ; . Eckman, and was beloved by all 1 ., 4 with whom he was acquainted. ; ; He was one of the first to volun- . teer in the officers' reserve corps when the call came to join f . '- .'- the colors during the World war and was first stationed at Camp -7 Funston, Kansas, and was later t ' transferred to Camp Bouregard, . Louisiana, near Alexandria, . ;. where he was assigned for duty - ' in the quartermaster's corps. At v this time the boys of the camp ' insisted he make a speech be-V be-V fore leaving, which he did. At ' . the conclusion he was presented r with an envelope, sealed and ad-'. ad-'. !, dressed to his wife, with in- structions to present the same to her, upon his return home in ' ' Manhattan, adjoining the camp. ! -Upon opening the package it was found to contain a draft for ' ' $66.00. This was the first time it had been known to be done and it was truly a delightful re- membrance both to Mr. and Mrs. 'Eckman to realize the esteem and respect with which he was held by the boys. Mrs. Eckman is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. E. Dudley, , has been left' with two daughters to mourn his loss, besides be-sides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Eckman, who are now residents of Salt Lake City. A coroner's jury will fully investigate in-vestigate the cause of the accident acci-dent in the near future. |