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Show LAST TRIBUTE PAID TO YOUNG MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT . . , i The final tribute to Earl Wattis was paid yesterday afternoon with the burial of his body In the City cemetery, ceme-tery, following a funeral service at the home of bis parents. Mr and Mrs E. O Wattis. 064 Twenty-eighth street Earl Wattis was the fellow victim of Frank Scudder in an automobile accident early Saturday morning, near the Utah Hot Springs The death or the two young men caused deep grief to their large circle of friends and acouaintaiues, among whom they were highly respected. The funeral service of Mr. Wattis was n deeply Impresshe one and the residence where it was held was filled fill-ed with sorrowing relatives and friends As a special mark of re spect to the memory of the deceased, the Weber club, of which he was a member, attended the service in a body. There was also a number ot friends and relatives from other cities present The floral offerings completely tilled the room in which the funeral bier was placed and these also bore a testimony that his life had been worthy of lasting friend-shine friend-shine love Rev W. W. Fleetwood officiated at the service and his sermon was a tes-timony tes-timony of faith in the God who gave his only hegotten Son to atone fori the sins of the world and in It he ex pressed the thought that, through a sincere belief in that Son, all tears shall be wiped away and a reunion in the eternal world shall come. The spirit of divinity at the service was further enhanced by the beautiful singing of appropriate solos by Mrs C. H. Stevens and A. H. Sander The pallbearers were Dr. E R Hurnke. Dr. W". E Whalen, Julian Bamberger, Archie Bowman George Fretwell and Joseph Scowcroft Jr. The funeral of Frank Scudder is being held this afternoon. rtf |