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Show ijnal Respects Paid Honored Civic Worker tire community was thrown 1:1 Cf Saturday, when the news " -, uie untimely death of one of "t beloved and esteemed busi-John busi-John Othello Clark, who ' a wife and sm J' " Jr" 8nd S!h brothers and sisters. 1 impressive funeral services 1 ';'hfld in the Pleasant Grove tab- Pi Wednesday at 2 p. m. The march was played by Mrs. C. ;;.'rsen Mrs. May Walker beauti- ' '-Tendered "Sometime We'll Un-' Un-' UbA". Prayer was by Patriarch Sa-enson and numbers by the trio accompanied by Mrs. , H Adams was the first speaker. t commented on the loyalty and ,o'ion of J. O. Clark to the whole . '.jie Adams family and of their and respect for him as a son -j" brother. Mr. H. J. Stagg of : traveling freight and passen-: passen-: 'agent for the Salt Lake & Utah I r Co., spake of the high esteem which' Mr- Clark was held by eh he and the company which he pS Junius A. West, president of t' Chamber of Commerce, read a pch of the life of Mr. Clark. Roy vt gang "Lay My Head Beneath t Rose". Joseph Olpin of Heber, ei fitting tribute to the kindness ( Mr. Clark and of the untiring forts of both Mr. and Mrs. Clark n making the Railroad Co. a success, jljray Sullivan, General Manager of the Salt Lake and Utah R. R. Co., are a verv impressive talk on Mr. brk's 16 year railraod career, say-j say-j he had been one of the com-p'ms com-p'ms trusted employes and paying ! most hearty tribute to his wonder-t: wonder-t: character. Lewis Olpin presided i:i gave a few closing remarks tell-lc? tell-lc? of his experiences working with St. Clark in the city council and tvi he was loved by all he came in contact with. Bishop C. A. Gammett closed by payer and Bishop Frank D. Atrial At-rial dedicated the grave. The mem-t:;s mem-t:;s of the executive committee of it Chamber of Commerce were the pallbearers. Floral tributes were frofuse and beautiful. Life Sketch of John Othello Clark John Othello Clark was born in Kaamt Grove on the third day of October, 1885. He was the first :hiltl in a family of seven children Km to John Franklin and Leonia Mtxander Clark, both of whom came 'lom'the sturdy pioneer stock, who funded the State of Utah and added wh to the building of this vast Ptetem Empire. Othello's childhood days were writ in his native town. He com-wnccd com-wnccd grammar school in the fall if 18S3 at the old Central School iu:lc!ing. He graduated from gram-iar gram-iar school and was valadictorran of 1 (lass of 1902. In the fall of the aie year he entered the Agriculture Allege at Logan. He made fine wsress in his school work, becom-c? becom-c? corporal within a few months !f his entrance into the military lm:-in of the college. During his 'rt college career, which he was 101 Permitted ta finish on account lf his health, he shared living quar-rs quar-rs wth his school mate and friend, -;wr Jacobs. He Ms strong physically and apt mentally, however a combination of 'WHstances brought to him a life 7 Ws varied and strenuous. "J the-fali of 1904 he commenced ' with the Telephone Co. in Salt " and in the spring of the next r lie was instrumental in inducing company to install a telephone n m his home town. As soon . e system was completed he was 11 the management of it. While ?S. some emergency work on a ':ne came in contact with a high - n power line causing him to 'w the ground, resulting in seri-h seri-h ' Juncs which necessitated his ' 8 up the management of the' It ephone system. He lived in e, Idaho Falls, San Francisco ;.,., f Aneelcs, and in 1909 re-j re-j l to Pieasailt Grove and in the that year entered high year or 80 later lie took .lon with the Telluride Power R at Ohnstead in Provo canyon, turned to Pleasant Grove in (, rng f 1911 nnd i the fall I,. ; eM started Om first moving oT'ov ; ,tre m the towm. He had aught n l0ng when a film mne T burned the theatre, is lifnV 3 of Practically all of Cn After th venture bin of VV01'kinS in the packing 0A),,hoe Wm- M. Roylance Co. "AMU 8 1914 he married Roena i:t Lalte City Mormon temple at J October 18, l918, he took J ' agent fm- h,. . . Utah Railroad at Payson. They remained re-mained in Payson until April 10, 1920. when Othello was transferred to Pleasant Grove, where he has been employed as agent until the present time. Othello was always deeply interested inter-ested in civic affairs, having served as justice of the peace in Pleasant Grove for two terms and acting justice of the peace for two years at American Fork. He was secretary and treasurer of the Lion's club for two terms after which he became vice-president, he was also secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Pleasant Grove, a position he held , f US, |