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Show Leon Smith, Canning Company Employee Dies The pallbearers were Alvin Carlson, Stephen Shelley,. J. Sanford Walker, brothers-in-law. of the deceased Jos. Mills, Thomas. Jacobs and Hugh Wadley, employes of the canning j company. o Leon Monroe Smith, 46, died at his home at 4 a. m. Monday morning morn-ing of uremic poisoning after an illness ill-ness of about one week. He was born at Monroe, Utah, November No-vember 17, 1888. His parents, the late Samuel H. Smith and Elizabeth Meadows Smith, moved to Pleasant Grove the following year and Leon has since made his home in this city. He married Jennie Thome June 8, 1909. He began work for the Pleasant Grove Canning Co. 17 years ago as nuuse nia-iiagci wiiuum ed in this position until last Wednesday Wed-nesday when he did not feel well. He I retired as soon as he arrived home Wednesday evening but became unconscious un-conscious Friday about 1 p. m., dy-ii-io- Monriav morning at 4 a. m., without regaining consciousness. He is survived by his widow and the following sons and daughters: Ruth S. Buhler, Midway, Utah; Ethel, Dean, Reed, Thorne and Leon Smith of Pleasant Grove; one grandchild, and the following brothers broth-ers and sisters: Jennie S. Carlson, Mrs. Virginia Boulter, Salt Lake; Vance Smith, Magna; Mrs. Hazel Shelley, American Fork; Mrs. Helen t 0,-.-.;!-, TTSirion t. waiter, ueuige u. oimm, vi" and Ei-vine Smith of Pleasant Grove, and Ernest Smith, who is in the L. D. S. Texas mission. Funeral services over the remains of Leon M. Smith were held in the Timpanogos Tabernacle Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m., with Counselor C. O. Jenson conducting. The tabernacle tab-ernacle was well filled, the floral offerings profuse and very beautiful. A musical number was rendered by the string trio composed of Mrs. Lavona Jensen, Mrs. Elna Clark and Mrs. Martha Jones. The invocation was given by H. W. Jacobs. James D. Thorne, a life time associate as-sociate of the deceased, was the first speaker. He paid a wonderful tribute to Mr. Smith's faithfulness as a workman and praised his devotion devo-tion to his family and friends. In conclusion he read the following poem: An Appreciation In appreciation of my friend and my neighbor. Who has worked 17 years at my side I want to say to his loved ones His home life was ever his pride. He loved his wife and tamuy, He cared little for society's code, He worked on his job, a full measure He carried his share pf the load, I He was ever cheerful and happy Dependable to the last, Desirious of earning a living wherever his ot was cast. It will be a consolation To his family and friends who are here, To know that he suffered little In passing from this mortal sphere, His friends will miss his glad greeting His relatives will remember the past, But his wife and his family will miss him As long as this life shall last. C. L. Wright, manager of the Pleasant Grove Canning campany, in his talk vouched for the sterling qualities of Mr. Smith's character and praised his ability and spirit as a workman. He gave consoling remarks re-marks to the wife and children in their great loss of husband and father, i James H. Walker and Pres. W. W. I Warnick both cited Incidents in the life of Leon which showed his thoroughness as a workman and his extreme kindness as a husband and father. President Warnick also praised the work of Mrs. Jennie Smith in the church and the unity that existed in the homelife of this family. Other musical numbers rendered during the service were a duet, "Day Follows Night" by May R. Walker and her son, Jesse Walker, accompanied by Lavona Jensen. A musical trio, by Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jensen followed with a solo, "This Is My Task", by May R. Walker and a cello solo by Mrs. Martha Jones. The benediction was pronounced by Gottleib Buhler. Interment was in Pleasant Grove cemetery where the grave was dedicated by Ervine F. Smith, a brother of the deceased. |