Show services held mon afternoon prominent morgan county cattleman and com leader died fri funeral services for george R thackeray 86 well known morgan county cattleman civic and church A aliw i i GEORGE R THACKERAY leader were conducted monday afternoon in the morgan stake tabernacle under direction of glen G stevens bishops counselor of the croydon ward mr thackeray died october IS at the home of a son royal thackeray in croydon ile he was born in morgan county june 1860 a son of robert and helen condie thackeray and had resided at croydon most of his life for the past 2 i 15 years he had lived both at croydon with his son and at ogden with a daughter mrs john C davis A cattle raiser and rancher in morgan county mr thackeray at one time served as a county commissioner and bao bad been a trustee of county sc schools azili also ll 11 he was identified with the developments of echo reservoir and contributed greatly to irrigation and reclamation in both morgan and summit counties surviving are the following sons and daughters mark thackeray Thack emy present bishop of the croydon ward horace and royal thackeray and mrs J E blanche rees all of croydon and mrs airs john L davis ogden 24 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and three sisters is mrs airs R E paradise jennie and adeline thackeray salt lake city funeral services for mr air thackeray were nvere prayer at the home bishop joseph E rees vocal solo in the garden maurine toone accompanied by clifford london vocal duet softly and tenderly clarence rich and mrs airs errol eddington ding ton accompanied by ada waldron vocal solo face to face mrs airs S P dobbs accompanied by mrs airs R L draper organ solo oh my fa father t her ada waldron speakers were alonzo F r giop hopkin 11 B crouch E A larkin pres G S heiner and glen stevens invocation was pronounced by john C davis with the benediction by bishop charles kippen the grove grave in croydon cemetery was dedicated by thomas 0 stokes |