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Show Funeral Rites Held Monday for Junius A. West Impressive funeral sendees in memory of Junius Alma West, 79, banker, community and church leader were held Monday, Oct. 20 1969 at 1 p.m. in Timpanogos Stake House, under the direction of Bishop Mack Palmer of the LDS Grove Ward. Mr. West died Friday, Oct. 17, 1969 at a local hospital from natural causes. Speakers who told of the long and purposeful life of the deceased de-ceased were John Fugal and Merrill N. Warnick. A life sketch was read by Helen W. West and Bishop Palmer gave appropriate closing remarks. William E. Petersen favored with a vocal solo, "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked" accompanied by Irwin Jensen, who also played prelude and postlude music. A vocal trio "Sometime We'll Understand" was rendered by LaRue Gurr, Lora Johnson and Helen Hall, accompanied by Rosa Mae Gurr. Family prayer was led by Dr. William J. West, Ben Whiting Whit-ing asked the invocation and benediction was pronounced by Calvin Swenson. Pallbearers were Harold Bullock, Bul-lock, Harold S. Walker, Ert-mann Ert-mann Christensen, Thomas C. Larsen, Howard Warnick, Thomas Fenton, Kay L. Jacobs and Elvin Thorne. Flowers were cared for and arranged by the Grove Ward Relief Society. Burial was in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery where Dr. Robert Rob-ert J. West dedicated the grave. Mr. West was Pleasant Grove recorder in 1919 and mayor from 1922-24. He was a founder of Strawberry Days and served on the Alpine School Board. He was also a charter member and past president of Pleasant Grove Lions Club. He was born April 2, 1890, in Pleasant Grove, a son of William Alma and Eleanor Dic-kerson Dic-kerson West. He married Ida Holindrake June 4, 1910, in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. Mr. West was graduated from University of Utah and taught school in American Fork, Vernal, Ver-nal, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard. Vine-yard. In 1919 he became a cashier at the Bank of Pleasant Grove, launching a career in banking. He then was a cashier at Bank of American Fork, president of Bank of Pleasant Grove and of the State Bank of Lehi. He was also president of the Utah County Bankers Association Associa-tion and the Utah State Bankers Bank-ers Association. In Church activities Mr. West was a former bishop and a missionary mis-sionary to the Swiss, German and Florida missions. He is survived by his widow, two sons and two daughters, Dr. William, Fullerton, Calif.; Dr. Robert, Redlands, Calif.; Mrs. Don H. (Louise) Anderson, Ander-son, Pasadena, Calif. ; Mrs. Odell (June) Christensen, Or-em; Or-em; 24 grandchildren, one greatgrandchild, sisters, Mrs. May Halliday, American Fork, Mrs. Blanche Green, Phoenix, Ariz. |
