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Show Death Calls City Mail Messenger Robert E. Lee, 67, an employee of the U. S. government in the capacity of mail messenger for nearly a quarter of a century, passed away Friday morning at the family residence resi-dence here after an illness of about a month. The deceased was born December 3, 1807, in American Fork, son of Henry and Margaret Proctor Lee. He spent his entire life in this city. When but a youth of 16 years he be-j be-j gan the work which he followed the remainder of his life, that of helping help-ing his father who was one of the j first post office employees of this ' city. Father and son met the first j Denver and Rio Grande mail train 1 that came through American Fork. ! Mr. Lee was employed by the post j office for twenty three years. Mr. Lee was married twice. On ; October 26, 1907, he married Miss Emma L. Phillips of this city. Sur-1 viving are his widow, eight daugh- tcrs and four sons: as follows: Mrs. ; Vida Anderson, Tooeie; Mrs. Albert ' Aliensworth, East Palestine, Ohio; ! Mrs. Leora Hull, Florida; Mrs. Edna j Stedman, Midvale; Mrs. Margaret ; Facldis, Spring Canyon; Mrs. Verdell i Johnson, Eleanor, and Marian Lee, I Francis, Elgin, Clifford and Harry j Lee all of this city. Surviving also are one sister, Mrs. John Comer, i Windsor, Colorado; a brother, Oscar Lee, Brighton, Colorado; nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. grand-child. The funeral services held Monday afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock, 1 in the First ward chapel, wrere well I attended. The respect for the de-j de-j ceased and his family was reflected j in the lovely floral offerings and the eulogy afforded in speech and song. ! Counselor S. F. Grant was in charge. The services began with a vocal jduet "Rock of Ages" sung by Mr. : and Mrs. West Hammond. Mrs. Mary S Humphries was accompanist for the services. The opening prayer offered I by former bishop James T. Gardner, j was f ollowed by a vocal solo "That ! Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" sung jby Thornton Birk. j Lenard S. Harrington was the first j speaker, and following his remarks, Ray Shelley rendered a vocal solo "Face to Face". President C. . E. Younk next spoke and closing re-i re-i marks were made by Mr. Grant. I Moral D. Steele and Mi's. Ora Cliip-j Cliip-j man sang as the closing number "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and the benediction was pronounced by Leo T. Shelley. Interment was made in the American Ameri-can Fork cemetery where the prayer of dedication at the graveside was . offered by Wayne Chadwick. |