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Show Services Conducted Conduct-ed for Former Publisher Following services held in the Payson Fourth ward chapel Thursday Thurs-day afternoon of last week, William Will-iam D. Loveless of Salt Lake, former for-mer publisher and printer of this city, was buried in the cemetery there. Bishop Lot Robinson of this city, was one of the speakers at the services and Mrs. LaRue Morton, his daughter, rendered a vocal solo. Military exercises were conducted at the graveside under the direction direc-tion of the veterans of the Spanish American War and his widow was presented with the flag, that covered the casket during the services, as is the custom. William Duncan Loveless was born in Payson, April 2, 1875, a son of William Duncan and Rebecca Gange Loveless. He lived there until un-til 22 years of age, when he enlisted en-listed in the army for the Spanish-American Spanish-American war. Upon returning home he and Gene Pulver of Payson, came to American Fork and started publication publi-cation of the Citizen. His partner soon withdrew and Mr. Loveless continued alone. He married Pearl Rebecca Cunningham on February 14, 1905, and two children were bom to them. - He made many friends while editor edi-tor of the Citizen, always striving to uphold the finest ideals of newspaper news-paper work and many civic accomplishments accomp-lishments were realized through his efforts. It can be said the best years of his life were given unselfishly unself-ishly and generously in this ; wort After twelve years he sold the newspaper to L. W. retained the Job printing depart ment until 1927, when he and his moved their plant to Salt Wto and established the State Street Printing Co. It was in th shop that he was stricken with a hear attack and died. His passing was Peaceful and without suffering. He appeared in fine spirits and was talktag to neighbors just a few moments previous pre-vious to the attack. o |