| Show F P cunningham buried As was a announced in last weeks record fran frank k P cunningham a well known resident ot of paik city for t wenty twenty years and respected and esteemed by all who knew him died at his home in denver colorado where he had been residing lor for the past lour four years on thursday june after an illness ot of seven months deceased was born in county down ireland on march 1880 he came to america in 1903 coming to park city the year following he followed mining practically all the time of his residence in our community leasing a great portion of the time about four years ago because or of the illness of his daughter he be with mrs cunningham moved to denver believing the change would prove beneficial to the little sufferer mr cunningham was of a quiet disposition honest and straightforward in his dealings with his fel a dependable pen dable friend a loyal citizen and a d devoted e voted husband and father his death causes sincere regret among his many friends and to his wife and daughter his aged mother across the sea and his brothers and sister sincere sympathy is extended in their sad loss deceased was married in ogden utah on aut august 10 1910 mr air cunningham was an honor honored ed member of the knights of columbus find and ancient order of Hibernia ns surviving him is his widow and one daughter miss frances his mother and one brother nicholas residing in ireland one brother john J residing la in brooklyn Y one sister mrs patrick of butte creek Alon montana tana and five brothers james dan patrick peter an one anc C thomas cunningham all of this city the remains arrived in park city from denver last saturday but because of the delayed arrival of the sister from montana monina funeral services were not held until wednesday morning st marys church was filled with relatives friends timid mid admirers of deceased rev officiating and preaching a consoling sermon to the bereaved ones interment was I 1 la n the city cemetery the pall bearers being henry pares fares do dan en H har haran n harry burns william shea e T thomas la sweeney and tim ohara rev father giroux spoke as follows dear friends we are gathered here this day to pay ft a last tribute ot of love to a 1 man we have learned to love and esteem te m Y you ou have come to pr pray Y that the M master a s t e r may receive and keep his soul for I 1 all eternity and I 1 in your name have offered the sacrifice of the bread and wine to the living god in unison with your petitions it 1 la proper that we should do s BO lor for it Is a wholesome thought to pray pray tor for the dead dead when the angel of death visits us the clouds of sorrow hang heavily in our souls when the remains of those we loved dearly have returned to the parent dust we are inclined to repel and raise our voice against god these emotions are only natural lor for death Is the greatest natural evil that visits humanity and our poor poor hearts are strained under the heavy cross placed upon them the church consoles us eh ehe e invites us to raise our souls to god nay to dry our tears she endeavors to make us realize that though death means separation from all barthl earthly y ties it means also the consummation of the perfect union ol of the soul with god for eternity to be with god to live with god Is 15 the end ot of our existence we are frequently tempted t to world listen to the alluring voice of the world to make material things the goal of all I 1 our at strivings I 1 aln I 1 gs to lay down the cross that christ has placed upon our shoulders we wonder frequently it if a life of self def denial ilal mortification or self restraint Is worth while why not we say join the gay crowds and enjoy ourselves today tor for tomorrow we may die dic but how consoling it Is to have resisted these manifold temptations when the angel ot of death summons us before the judgment seat of the lord this man has given us a noble example of fortitude in temptation and undying faith in the goodness of god he has lived unsullied in a world of 0 sn rin he has returned to the master clothed in robes of innocence and with his hands full of good works we are happy in our bor sorrow tor for his soul Is with god |
