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Show Funeral Rites Held Last Saturday for Leonard Abraham Funeral services were held Saturday, September 11, 1976 for Leonard Abraham, 83, who died of causes incident to age on Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Orem. The services were under the direction of Bill Keetch, counselor coun-selor in the Lindon Third Ward bishopric, and were held in the Lindon Ward Chapel at 11 a.m. Speakers at the services were Forrest Giles and Bishop Douglas Nielsen, and David Youngberg gave a life sketch. Prayers were given by Blaine Abrahma, Larry Abraham and Dale Abraham, and Clawson Abraham gave the dedicatory prayer in the Kanosh City Cemetery. Additional services were held in Kanosh, and President Preal George gave remarks, and the prayer was given by Lee Abraham. Musical numbers were given by Robyn Walker, accompanied ac-companied by Laurel Kindred and by Wilma Taylor, accompanied accom-panied by Donna Walker. A musical number was also given at the Kanosh City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael, Allen, Myron, and Kevin Abraham; Ross, Robert, and Mark Youngberg and Kim Walker and Paul Chidester. Leonard Abraham was born June 5, 1893 in Kanosh, Millard County, a son of Abinadi and Sarah Evelyn Bingham Abraham. He married Florence Bon on Oct. 5, 1916 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, and she died Oct. 22, 1974. For most of his life Mr. Abraham was a farmer in Millard County. Active in the LDS Church, he served a mission to Texas and Louisiana as a young man and two temple missions later, to the Salt Lake and Manti Temples. He was a high priest in the Lindon Third Ward at the time of his death. Survivors include three sons and four daughters, L. Blaine, Granger; Dale, St. George; Harold, Kennewick, Wash.; Mrs. John (Thora) Cochran, Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. R. S. (Vilate) Shields, Hayward, Calif.; Mrs.. Terry (Carol) Chidester, Lindon; Mrs. Garth (Mary Gae) Walker, Seattle; 36 grandchildrfen; 54 greatgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; one brother and four sisters, Clawson Abraham, Soda Springs, Ida.; Mrs. Manilla Brunson, Orem; Mrs. Ormond (Mildred) Gardner, Gar-dner, Boise, Ida.; Mrs. Ed (Mona) Robinson, Logandale, Nev.; and Mrs. Juanita Charlesworth, Salt Lake City. |