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Show Joe Davich Lisls Old-Timers as Early-Day Undertakers would like to forward at this time. The years of 1883-1884-1885 and 1886 would find Mr. Fennamore holding himself oat in the business world listing his telephone number as thirty seven (37). In November of 1888 he would sell his grocery and fruit business to Mr. A. H. Fuelling, an early resident and business man of the City. During the years that Mr. Fennamore was the local "'undertaker", this expression expres-sion being used at that time, he would have some professional profes-sional competition, as Mr. J. F. Richardson started his Funeral Parlor in the year of 1888. Exactly what year Mr. Fennamore went out of business busi-ness isn't known; but at the turn of the century Park City would have two local Morticians. Mor-ticians. Besides Mr. Richardson, Rich-ardson, a Mr. George E. Barton and Mr. John Phillips Phil-lips would join business forces and operate what would be known as the Barton Bar-ton & Phillips Funeral Home. Both firms would be inbusi-' inbusi-' ness when the great disaster of Park City occured, that being the Daly West Mine Disaster of 1902. Joe J. Davich, 3G0 South 11th East, Salt Lake Citv, Utah 84102. November 13, 1973 Mrs. Odessa Nelson The Park Record Park City, Utah Dear Mrs. Nelson: The Park Record issue dating November l,1973con- t tained a few lines relative to Mr. William Fennamore, the early "Undertaker" of Park City. In doing historical research re-search the past several years of the early merchants of Park City, my files had some information that I as an Undertaker, Carpenter and Grocery. But also in the years of 1887, 1888 and 1889 he placed himself as one being be-ing engaged in the Grocery and Fruit business. Also in the year of 1888 he placed an advertisement, giving no street address or location on Main Street, but |