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Show Impressive Rites Pay Tribute To William Marshall Impressive funeral services for William Marshall were held Mon-1 day afternoon in the Third ward chapel, with Bishop Frank G. Shelley Shel-ley officiating. Mr. Marshall died at his home here Friday, of ailments incident to age. He is survived by his widow: seven sons and daughters, Dr. M. J. and Legrande W. Marshall, Mrs. James Brown and Mrs. Fritz Wall-berg, Wall-berg, all of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Moral D. Steele of American Fork; Mrs. Hyrum Rupper of Provo, and Mrs. Hugh Wurzbach of Magna; five brothers and sisters, Edmund J. Marshall of Ely, Nevada; Joseph H. Marshall of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ham Barratt of Ogden; Mary Ann Marshall Maycock of California; 15 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren. greatgrand-children. The services were opened with a vocal duet by Mrs. Edna Boley and Mrs. Leona Anderson, followed by the invocation, offered by George F. Shelley. A short biographical sketch of Mr. Marshall was read by Mrs.-Mary E. Abel. George Abel was the first speaker. After a vocal solo, "Sometime We'll Understand," by Moral D. Steele, President Clifford Clif-ford E. Young spoke. Closing remarks re-marks were made by Bishop Shelley, after which Ray E. Shelley sang, "That Silver-Haired Daddy of "Ere The Sun Goes Down". The benediction was pronounced by Reed P. Robinson. The grave in the American Fork city cemetery was dedicated by Hyrum Rupper. BiogTaphical Sketch William Marshall was born in Darlington, England, ; January 24, 1860, the fourth child of the family. His father was John M. Marshall Jr., and his mother was Elizabeth Joyce Robson Marshall, both of England. William was born of goodly parents who pioneered to this land for the sake of the Gospel, and were faithful workers all their days. His grandfather was a cousin to the Earl of Minto governor of Minto. But his father, disappointed in the many difficulties arising there, left all his property and earthly goods and journeyed to Utah as many others did at that time from England. When William's parents arrived in Utah, William was a small boy of eight years, but tried very hard to help on the farms at Bountiful, and later in Ogden. At the age of 16 years, he went to work in a mine. He liked the work, though very hard, and continued con-tinued to follow that occupation many years. He married Mary Mills Grant of Salt Lake City, August 5, 1881, and they were the parents of eight children, chil-dren, seven of whom are now living. liv-ing. William and Mary Grant Marshall Mar-shall resided in Salt Lake City three years, and owned their own home in Ogden. Moving in 1893 to American Amer-ican Fork, they had lived here since that time. He worked in many mines, not only in Utah, but also in other states, and endured many trying days and hardships. He was foreman fore-man of the Emerald mine for six years, and worked many years in Eureka and Mammoth, Utah. He was employed by Mr. Tyng in American Fork canyon, when the mines there were at their best, working work-ing many years on the old Miller 1 Hill. Mr. Tyng presented to him a gold watch for his faithful services i and expert work at mining and ; timbering. He was always neat in appearance and his work around the home well finished. About a year ago, he underwent a very serious operation, from which he recovered. He died at his home Friday, at noon, of ailments incident to age. He was 80 years and one month old. |