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Show P! 1 CHRISTIAN A. (Chris) FUGAL Funeral Held Monday Funeral Rites for C. A. Fugal Held Monday, Dec. 31 Pleasant Grove's Third-Sixth Ward Chapel was filled to near capacity at 12 noon last Monday Friends, relatives and associates were assembled to pay final and loving respect and memorial to Christian A. (Chris) Fugal, lifelong life-long resident of Pleasant Grove. Mr. Fugal, 86, died Friday morning mor-ning in American Fork Hospital of complications following emergency emer-gency surgery. He was the oldest native born resident of Pleasant Grove. Speakers who paid loyal tribute to the honesty, industry, friendliness friendli-ness and helpfulness of the deceased de-ceased were Harold S. Walker, and President Boyd L. Fugal. Bishop Jean A. Fugal of the Third Ward presided and gave closing remarks of hope, solace and consolation. A life sketch and the poem, "The Village Blacksmith," were read by Ruby Fugal. Eugene Hughes sang the vocal solo, "Oh, My Father," accompanied accom-panied by Maxine Fugal. Richard and Mary Deveraux sang "Beyond "Be-yond the Sunset, accompanied by Ellen Monson and Mr. Hughes sang "The Blind Ploughman." Prelude and postlude organ music was played by Rulon Brimhall. Prayer at the mortuary was offered by a son, Bruce Fugal; Shadrack Schoerrer offered the invocation and Ernest Clayton pronounced the benediction. The grave in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery was dedicated by H. Merrill Bunker. Pallbearers were Kent Huntsman, Hunts-man, Sherman Fugal, David and Steven Howes and Alan and Milton Fugal. Flowers were cared for and arranged by the Third Ward Relief Society. Mr. Fugal was born October 16, 1876, a son of Andres and Hannah Carlson Fugal. At the age of 16 he began his life's vocation as a custom blacksmith and was active in this work until a few weeks ago. He also followed follow-ed farming activities most of his life. He was a former Pleasant Grove City Councilman and a member of the Alpine District Board of Education. He was always al-ways active in church and civic affairs and his advice was frequently fre-quently sought on important questions. He married the former Delilah Richards. June 21, 1911 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was an active High Priest in the Third Ward at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, two sons and three daughters, Bryan C. and Bruce S. Fugal, Mrs. Maurice (Mary) Howes, all of Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Merrill (Delilah) Bunker. BunkerviHe, Nevada and Mrs. Leah Huntsman, Hunts-man, Las Vegas, Nevada. There are 29 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. |