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Show Last Rites Held Here Wednesday For J. F. Edwards Friends of Joseph Franklin Edwards Ed-wards paid last respects to him, at funeral services Wednesday afternoon after-noon in the Fourth ward chapel. Bishop John Pulley officiated. Mr. Edwards died Friday of last week at the sheep herd, some distance dis-tance from Salina, in Salina canyon. He was stricken with a heart attack at-tack while out with the sheep. He passed away soon after coming back to the camp. A son of Elisha Franklin Edwards and Annie Alston Edwards, he was born at American Fork, on April 14, 1876. He married Matilda Taylor, on December 23, 1903, and they made their home in Loa. The family moved from Loa to American Fork 12 years ago, and had resided here since that time. Surviving besides his widow are six sons and daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Dean of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Lucille Parker of Salt Lake City, DeVon Edwards of American Fork, Solon Edwards of Provo, Mrs. Ella Harmon Har-mon of Murray, and Leo Edwards of American Fork; four sisters, Mrs. Annie Kirkendall and Mrs. Thomas Dumayne of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Emery Larsen of Castle Dale, Mrs. Dan Blackburn of Loa ; and a brother, broth-er, Russell Edwards of Loa. Speakers at the services were H. E. McNeill and J. Stanley Peters. Counselor Daniel Jorgenson offered the opening prayer, and Kenneth S. Robinson pronounced the benediction. benedic-tion. Numbers included a duet, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," by M. D. Steele and Mrs. Delbert Chip-man; Chip-man; solo, "O My Father," by Leo T. Hansen; duet, "Some Sweet Day," by Mr. Steele and Mrs. Chipman; solo, "Face to Face," by Mr. Hansen Han-sen The grave was dedicated by D. Grant Ingersoll. o |
