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Show i:.:rnEsiVE fin k iLYL services HELD FOil J- C BHCK Iv r, -iva :;::iral Si-rvk-us wni' Thu !..!: v afwrnoon i'ir Ju'.ius C v.':,) uira sialai cly a', his );.;. t. ":;".. !mu :, :a The services Were u":.:' diivriiou of IHsliop I ra:rae.-s. The tviiliig song was a solo "My Faith in Tliee" by Mrs. A'.eea J-tcrsou and the invocation was oilViv.l l'y Don C Strong. A biographical sketch of his life was read by Mrs. Joseph F. Marsh. Mrs. C. E- Voting rendered the solo "Sleep On Beloved". The speakers were Joseph' F. Marsh, Fresident C. E. Young and Bishop Burgess- Interspersing the speakers, Mrs. Aleene Teterson sang "I'm Nearer Home Today". The closing clos-ing song "The Vacant Chair", was suae liv Moral D. Steele of American appointed ward clerk and for twelve years wi:h the help of his good wife the records were neatly 'and accur-at accur-at civ kept. He was active in the .juorums of the Priesthood and was set apart in lfll'5 as one of the seven Presidents of Seventy. He worked at different times in practically all the organizations of the ward and in August, 1003 left his home to fill a mission to his native land. For the entire two years he labored among his own relatives teaching them the plan of salvation. Two years after he returned home he sent his oldest son, Wesley, on a three years mission mis-sion to New Zealand, -an'd two of his sons, Wesley and Sidney, assisted in the late World War. At the time of his death he was chairman of our new church building build-ing committee and often expressed a desire to live U see its completion. His health has been failing the r, few years and at times he had suff!! ed intensely. His last iliness " only of a few days duration and th family (lid not realize the end so near. He had great fva ln administration of Hie Elders ! they were often called in that T suffering might be allayed. in hS last moments he called for them but the pain was so intense that he ask-ed ask-ed for a second administration and while the servants of God prayed that he be relieved of his suffering he passed quietly and peacefully away before the prayer was endei Besides his wife he leaves fly sons: Wesley J. of Pleasant Grove" Sidney M. and Horace T. of AmerK can Fork, Owen V. and Loy 0f 1 pine. Twelve grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Emma McDaniel and Mrs. Ella Martin also survive. Fork. The bene'diction was pronounced pronounc-ed by John A- Whitby and the grave in the Alpine cemetery was dedicated by J- W. Vance- The floral tributes were many and very beautiful. The large crowd which attended showed the love and esteem felt for the family-BIOGRAPHY family-BIOGRAPHY OF JULIUS CONRAD BECK Julius Con raid Beck one of the seven children of Frederick and Hendeka Hansen Beck, was born in Aalborg, Denmark, November 3, I860. His father, Frederick Beck was one of a family of ten sons and five daughters and when a young man took paxt in the war between Denmark Den-mark and Germany. Shortly after his return home, lie heard of Mor-monism Mor-monism through some frien'ds and was curious to learn of the new doctrine. doct-rine. He and his wife were at once convinced of its truthfulness and both were baptized. In the spring of 1866, with their three small children, Emma, Janius and Julius, (who was then six years of age started on the long journey to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in October, 1866 and remained there two years. From there they came to Alpine and established a permanent perman-ent home. He was baptized when about ten years of age and accepted the ordinations ordi-nations of the Priesthood from Deacon Dea-con to High Priest, always counting such as a gift from God When a young man he took up the occupation of farming and has been one of the successful farmers of our community. March 13, 1889 he was married to Rhdda Francis Vance in the Logan Temple and they became the parents of six sons. He was one of the first chairmen of the Old Folks committee in our ward and held the tosition for twelve years. For a long time he was a member of the Home Dramatic Co. and being musically inclined was a great help in the ward choir and various glee clubs. In 1904 he was |