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Show Heart Attack Claims William R. Greenwood The First ward chapel was filled to capacity Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock when friends and relatives of William R. Greenwood gathered to pay their last respects. The services ser-vices were conducted by Counselor S. F. Grant of the ward bishopric. Military honor was accorded the deceased at the services by having the casket draped with a large American Amer-ican Flag and flanked on each end with a large American Flag and the flag of the local post of the American Ameri-can Legion. The pallbearers were members of the American Legion and Clyde P. Crookston, chaplain of the Legion, preceded the cortege. The services commenced with, a vocal duet "It Was For Me" sung by Ray Shelley and Clarence A. Grant. Mrs. Mary Humphries was accompanist for the services. Bishop, Lot Robinson of the Fourth ward offered the opening prayer, following follow-ing which' Mrs. Leah Greene sang "O My Father". Former Bishop James T. Gardner was the first speaker. He recalled his early association with the deceased, de-ceased, and testified to his generosity genero-sity and integrity of character. He pointed out the consolation the Mormon Mor-mon church holds for those bereaved. William Chipman was the next speaker, and he told of having grown up with Mr. Greenwood and their close association in early youth. He, too, told of the kindly, generous nature na-ture Mr. Greenwood possessed. Mr. Chipman traced the early family history of the Greenwood family, the conversion of William Greenwood, Green-wood, grandfather of the deceased, to the gospel in England and how he was driven from home because of hie faith, of his coming to America Ameri-ca and establishing his family in American Fork. Ray Shelley sang "When the Sun Goes Down". Oryal C. Mercer of the ward bishopric, bish-opric, next spoke, and he paid tribute tri-bute to the courage and patriotism , which had prompted Mr. Green- j wood to enlist for service during the Spanish-American war in 1898. Closing remarks were made by S. F. Grant. j The services ended with a ladies t chorus singing "For You 'and Forj Me" and the benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by Roy Greenwood. Interment was made in the city cemetery, where the Legion was in charge of the rites. Military rifle salutes were fired and "Taps" were sounded. Chaplain Clyde P. Crookston Crooks-ton dedicated the grave. William R. Greenwood died at the family residence last Friday at 2 o'clock p. m. of heart trouble following follow-ing three months of severe illness. Ten years ago he sustained a bad injury when he with Roy Greenwood Green-wood of this city was riding in the back of a truck corning from Bingham. Bing-ham. They were jolted out when the truck passed over a hump in the road near Sandy and the deceased de-ceased sustained a fractured skull. He never fully recovered from the effects of this accident. Mr. Greenwood was born September Septem-ber 21, 1872, in American Fork a son of William H. and Charlotte Wood Greenwood. He attended the schools here, and he married Miss Annie Crystal of this city December 30, 1900, a year following his return home from California where he with other American soldiers were awaiting await-ing their call to engage in fight in the Spanish American war. The war ended as they were about to sail. Mr. Greenwood was the father Of eight children, six of whom survive. " He is survived by his wife, his agd mother, five sons, Frank," of Los Angeles; Burton, Salt Lake City; Mark, Wilson and Harold of this city and by a daughter, Vie, of American Fork, also by four brothers: broth-ers: James and T. A. Greenwood, American Fork; Harvey. Bell Fourch, South Dakota; Elmer, Salt Lake City and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Howe and Mrs. Cora Huggard of this city, also by four grandchildren. |