Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-06-25 | Page 3 | Lieut. Geo. C. Beck's Funeral Services on Tuesday

LIEUT. GEO. C. BECK'S FUNERAL SERVICES ON TUESDAY Impressive funeral services were held yesterday in the Ogden tabernacle over the remains of Lieutenant George C Beck: the Ogden aviator, who died of injuries received In a fall of his airplane last Friday night In Salt Lake. The- funeral sermon was by Rov. John W. Hyslop, of the church ot the Good Shepherd. In his eulogy Rev. Hyslop drew attention at-tention to the fearless spirit which characterized th- young man's life, not only in pioneering commercial aviation, avia-tion, but In his dealings with his fellows. fel-lows. He said- , "We respect and honor him for what he dared to do. His life, short as It was, carries an exerlastlng lesson to his associates and those who are left behind Whether a life Is long or short, it is acceptable to God; accom plishments may be as great and man in a short life as one that Is measured long in years and not deeds." Nephl J. Brown and Miss Mildred Ware sang "America-' and "Sometime, "Some-time, Somewhere." Pall bearers were L. J Gilmer, C. D Spraguo, W. P Joy of Salt Lake, business bus-iness associates of Lieut. Beck:' William Wil-liam Hibbs, L. J Lelshman and Ellis Donaldson, former school mates. A military escort led the cortege to the Mountain View cemetery, where services were again conducted by Rev. Hyslop R firing squad fired a salute over the crave and taps were sounded. On account of motor trouble developing devel-oping In the airplane Lieut. Reuben Fox was unable to drop flowers over the cortege from the air as was planned. He made six trial flights in Salt Lake yesterday but was forced down twice b engine trouble and officials of-ficials of the airplane company thought it inadvisable to aitempt the flicrht to Ogden