Show ST GEORGE MAN DROWNS IN PINE VALLEY RESERVOIR chester arthur kemp 54 prominent building contractor of st george drowned in the pine valley reservoir sunday afternoon after oon while attempting to rescue his granddaughter miss evelyn empey who had fallen into the water when the boat in which she was riding started to roll mr and mrs kemp accompanied by their daughter mrs jessie empey pey two granddaughters and miss edith gillespie of los angeles had 9 gone one to the reservoir early sunday for a picnic following the lunch M miss iss empey and miss gillispie went vent boating on the reservoir but 1 when several yards from shore a I 1 strong wind came up causing the I 1 boat to roll badly with the result that miss empey fell into the waier mr kemp who was sitting on the bank plunged into the reservoir and had managed to tow the i girl to the boat when he collapsed i and went under mrs kemp and I 1 mrs empey ran to pine valley for 1 help but efforts at resuscitation were unsuccessful I 1 the deceased was born in st george on november 11 1885 a son j of walter and adeline carter kemp I 1 j and was married to selena ellen i nelson on june 2 1904 I 1 he is survived by his wida widow ow one i daughter and two sons mrs jessie empey and william arthur and walter kemp all of S st t george ani six grand children I 1 funeral services were conducted tugs afternoon in the st georgel george south L D S barc ward I 1 chapel with bishop wilford officiating cia i ti ing 1 I burial was made in st george iron ron county record |