Show v Prominent Manti anti antiReligious I Religious Civic Leader Passes JOIN JOHN R. R NIELSON JR SUCCUMBS SUCCUMBS SUC SUC- TO LINGERING ILLNESS John R. R Nielson Jr 63 for fOl many years prominent in the civic religious and educational life of Manti 1 and South Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete died at his home in Manti ManU Wednesday night after a lingering lingering lingering linger linger- ing illness He was born born in Manti l Jan 21 1888 a son of John R. R Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son Sr and J Jensena ensena Martha J Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- en sen Nielson He married Alice Johnson June 25 1913 in the Manti l temple and is survived by his widow and three sons and four daughters A. A Errol Nielson Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son Meridian l Idaho R R. Lynn Nielson Logan John Henry Nielson now serving as an missionary in Norway Miss Eve Nielson Provo Mrs Martha Funeral services for Mr I Nielson will be conducted in inthe inthe inthe the Manti lanti North Ward Vard chapel chapel cha chao pel Saturday at 4 p. p pm p.m. m. m by Bishop Calvin Keller Friends may call at the family home Friday evening and Satur Satur- day until time of 01 the fun iun- eral Alice Duncan Mrs Margaret Margare Peterson and Miss VeLois Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son Manti also the following Niel 1 brothers and sisters N. N J J. J Alex Nielson Manti 1 Otto T. T W. W Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son Ely Nevada Mrs l Martha 1 Breinholt Ephraim Mrs l Otelia Huntington Spanish Fork and Mrs l Nora Staff Los Angeles Mr l Nielson was an active church worker nearly all his life He filled a mission in Norway Norway Norway Nor Nor- way in 1910 12 was a member of the South Sanpete Stake Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day School board Stake Y YM M l M l MIA I A superintendent Sunday School superintendent and a member of the bishopric in the Manti l North Ward Vard for many years and had taught in different different different differ differ- ent auxiliaries He taught school in Manti l for 20 years and part of the time served as principal He helped organize the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative in Manti l and served as its sec sec- He served as both a city councilman and as city recorder recorder re reo re- re corder and supervised the installing installing in in- stalling of the enlarged cit city waterworks project and i l lof of power plant No 2 He was district supervisor and Manti clerk of the 0 O P A during and after World War Val II and also also also al al- al- al so served as a supervisor sor in the National Youth Administration in war pre-war years lIe He was also a lover of the outdoors and an enthusiastic sportsman and hunter hunte making snaking frequent trips to his cabin in inthe inthe inthe the mountains He was also known for his skill as a checker player |