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Show Service. er Nik"" ' . " :' f',fr. 5t" of ailments -l'1 were hold Tiu-s-10 "f ;M5 In te SmUh" Jrt Owl- iwV ; ".,,,. ward organist. Wf' w "I Know That ;"'5t'uves'' Mrs. Mabel .e solo. The invo- J0lm P' T00lSn' 'li'nwsi1 numbers : lii ! -come, ' Come Ye ' f'Vr favorite hymn ol ; NUson, was effertivcly ' M.rion Richardson. U.I-. U.I-. M 1 F L. Allen and f5 oln. a niece of the ",. Morrow" ; who bore testimony of h id integrity of the .'l or Bishop G. L Rees, '; the attending physi-; physi-; to tier Nilson, he said, was J'Za man; he was in-'f in-'f "underestimate his real ; 'nd value; his Hie had -'I; .was kind and consider- .cwrtnllv those f Otitis. -r P :.Pre in less fortunate eir-t:'l eir-t:'l his testimony of the -s of the Gospel .of V' had been a guiding m-in m-in directing his activities t, life; his life had been ' planned and in the S he had found a place Qnirch actiVities; he felt it responsibility to bear evidence ;'.( restoration of the Gospel, "ii did to his fellow men at t as well as to many in his re land; he was a student of -""'scriptures and with the gift a analytical mind, had gained " ainial knowledge of the gos- o! Christ; his family were en-rjed en-rjed to follow in the footsteps i devoted father. TTr;iny T Winn a lifp- T acquaintance and friend, paid -:::e to the long and useful life ; ie departed; said he had been saated with Brother Nilson for 3v years and had worked side ride with him in farm work, in a temple, in the research for salogy and various other iich assignments, and had alms al-ms found him to he true to and every responsibility as-;p?d as-;p?d to him; referred to Brother Tion's work in the temple over :rj years ago, when the con--dence of travel to and from temple was so different than : ii today; his obligation to his irnh Tr-o c nf A t-cH- nAnnoifli- Via ! friends; he loved his profession, j no matter what his labors might be; his first and great ambition was to seek first the Kingdom of God; he was a great student of the scriptures; he enjoyed reading read-ing the teachings of the Prophets of the Lord and tried to conform his life to their bidding; good books were his companions through life and he carried them with him to his work as well as in religious service; he felt that his family was his greatest heritage; he loved them and appreciated thei consideration con-sideration for him; they will do I well to exemclifv the life of their father; his concern for them has not ended in his passing. Closing song, "Abide With Me" by the choir. Benediction by President Alfred W. Chambers. Prayer in the home prior to the services was by President W. Ha-zen Ha-zen Hillyard of the Smithfleld Stake, a son-in-law of Brother Nilson. The grave was dedicated by a son, S. Iven Nilson. The grandsons were pallbearers; granddaughters and nieces had charge of he flowers; the prelude and postlude, "Largo," a violin duet, was played by Eunice Hillyard and Aileen Van Orden, accompanied by Mar- I va Lu Hillyard. . Samuel Peter Nilson, the son of Peter Nilson and Swenborg Tuf- I upsnn wnl horn July 13, 1863 in ped his testimony of the truth-es truth-es of the Gospel above all 3: his life had been a worthy sicle to his family and other ssdates; during the years he uj presided over Brother Nilson 6 bishop he had never failed to isrfully accept any responsibil-': responsibil-': given him. It was during a time that Brother Nilson ac-?fd ac-?fd a call to do missionary work j Sweden, where over four years ;iit spent in this, his second sion from 1916 to 1920. Bishop Willard A. Hansen, who 3 also served as Brother Nile's Nil-e's bishop, bore testimony of a consistent life of his friend; f bad known Brother Nilson -T his youth and remembered a as a young man he had Pat respect for the consideration fr Nilson had for his church; young people enjoyed visiting him and felt the refining Jfnce that would come, from ;-ft association; Brother Nil-s Nil-s knowledge of the Gospel had -Pared him for the life to he had lived to not only . Wared for this life but to 'Smithfleld, Cache County, Utah. I His life was spent in Smithfleld. 'As a youth he spent the summers working on the' farm and attending attend-ing school in the winter; for a short period he attended the old B Y. College. At the early age of nineteen he was called on his first mission to Sweden. Soon alter rus return he married Loretta L. Miles in the Logan Temple on October 9, 1885. From this union eight children were born, two of which have preceded him in death. His living children are: S. Iven Nil-son Nil-son Fern N. Smith, Ruby N. Hillyard Hill-yard Mies R., all of Smithfleld :Utah; Alta N. Christensen, of I Richmond, Utah, and T. Wesley of Ogden, Utah. He leaves twenty-I twenty-I five grandchildren and nine great-iandchildren. great-iandchildren. His living ; bro hers Sid sisters are: James B. Nilson land Mrs. Ella N. Wright, of Salt Take City Eliza Nilson, Logan, OUver Niison, Rinda Chambers, jAmos C, P.W1: sie N. Read, of Smithfleld, Utah I Joseph P., and Milo Nilson, of Og fenet Lindoisc Mortuary, of (Logan, had charge of burial ar- rangements. himself for service in the , wtter; he knew of no one who 1 'JJ bear a m ore convincing i ,imy of the truthfulness of ; j- wispel; he had great love for ' tt-JT? men especially : family5611 fr the g00d 0f patriarch John H. Peterson re- I bt-iyi his exPeriences as a 1 -op of Brother Nilson; he had i nnd him true t con- s; Bishop Peterson referred hittM actiuaintanee with the h, ;. he remembered him as he returned from his first STE af, he started out in life r!Tf; that he had been a 'et hp armer and stock-raiser, ie rh,TS alwys charitable to 'W t,aM neighbors; he was wLW? the f humility, IsdJr nesty, gentleness and t hi. u was a true defender 015 church; he stood by his |
