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Show Funeral Services For Edith S.Walker Held on Dec. 24 Impressive funeral services for Mrs. Edith Stagg Walker, 65, wife of Leonard S. Walker, were held Monday, December 24 in the Lindon Ward Chapel at 11:00 a.m. under the direction of Bishop Leon Walker. Mrs. Walker died at her home at 5:00 p.m. December 21 of an apparent heart attack. Speakers who paid a glowing tribute to the deceased for her outstanding life as a wife and mother were Presiednt Merrill N. Warnick and Frank Walker of Vernal, a nephew. Bishop Walker also spoke words of eulogy, comfort com-fort and consolation. Cheryl Oscarson, a grand daughter, gave a life sketch. Jeanne Walker' and Patricia Seely sang the vocal duet, "Beyond "Be-yond the Sunset," accompanied by Rena Keetch.: Wilma Taylor sang "That Wonderful Mother of Mine." Her accompanist was kathryn Ann Rasband. Prayer at -the mortuary was spoken by Walter Bowen, Le-Grand Le-Grand Ercanbrack offered the invocation and R. H. Ostergaard prononnr-ed thj benediction. The grave in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery was dedicated by Ruben Ru-ben Tomlinson. Pallbearers were " Joseph " B. Hansen, Monroe P. Tucker, Joseph Jos-eph B. Hilton, Douglas E. Niel-son, Niel-son, Moyle Blackham and Nyle Harris, all sons-in-law of Mrs. Walker. Flowers were arranged and cared for by the Lindon Ward Relief Society. Mrs. Walker was born March 13, 1897 in Pleasant Grove, a daughter of Charles and Eliza Gilbert Stagg. She married Leonard Walker October 20, 1914 in Lindon. The marriae was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Mrs. Walker was active in the church all of her life, serving as president of the Lindon Ward Primary and Relief Society and as Secretary of the ward genealogy gene-alogy society. Survivors: husband, five sons and nine daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Letha) Hanson, American Fork; Mrs. LaPriel Oscarson, Henson, Reed H. Mrs. Joseph (Joan) Hilton, Mrs. Douglas (Joyce) Neilsen, Mrs. Nyle (Edith Jean) Harris, Boyd, Royce, and Judy, all of Pleasant Grove; Ray, Moab; Mrs. Piatt (Madge) Tucker, Tuck-er, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Moyle (Gayle) Blackham, Moroni; Mrs. U. L. (Burdene) Shores, France; 54 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Matilda Mat-ilda Christiansen, American Fork and Mrs. Owen (Priscilla) Christiansen, Christ-iansen, Peasant Grove. |