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Show A. N. CHERRY FUNERAL HELD Judge A. N. Cherry, father of Jas. W. Cherry of this city and a prom-1 prom-1 inent member of the bar of Utah for ' the past twenty-five years, died at Ocean Park, Cat., last Sunday after : a year or so of failing health, lie was brought to this city immediately for burial, the funeral taking place Wednesday afternoon from the North Ward Chapel. It was in charge of the local Masonic Order and carried out in a most impressive way. Judge S. H. Goodwin of Provo led the Ma-onic Ma-onic ceremonies and was also the principal speaker.- The North Ward choir was present and sang the opening open-ing and closing sougs, "Jesus Lover Of My Soul" and "Nearer, My God, To Thee." Pres. C. N. Lund offered offer-ed the opening prayer which was fol lowed by an appropriate reading by Rev. Norton and a song, "Lead Kindly Light," which was sung by j Miss Edda Mae Gibson, accompanied by Miss Carrie Purdy, both of the ' Wasatch Academy faculty. The Masonic Ma-sonic funeral ceremony was then car-I car-I ried out followed by Judge Good- I win's speech In which he brought out some beautiful and comforting thoughts, concluding with a prayer. The pall-bearers were all Past-Masters Past-Masters of the lodge ana includeu 0. F. Wall, J. M. Boyden, S. E. Jensen, Jen-sen, Morgan Johnson, I. E. Jorgen-sen Jorgen-sen and Fred Rasmussen. The following is clipped from the Salt Lake Tribune of last Monday: Judge Alfred N. Cherry, one of ihe best-known attorneys and jurists of Utah, died last night at Ocean Park, Cal., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. P. Brown, after a long illness. ill-ness. Judge Cherry was 71 years of age and a native of Illinois. He came to Salt Lake in 18 90 from Kansas and formed a law partnership with E. E. and R. B. Shepard, and with the exception ex-ception of the four years that he served on the district bench was actively ac-tively engaged in the practice of law here until five years ago, when he removed to Gunnison, opening a law office there. During the last year his health failed rapidly. About three months ago he suffered a slight apoplectic stroke, and it was In the hope of recovery that he went to Ocean Park and made his home with his daughter until the time of his death. Mrs. Cherry died about four years ago and is buried at Mt. Pleas- ant, Sanpete county, the home of her son, James W. Cherry. Judge Cherry is survived by the following children: James W., an attorney at-torney of Mt. Pleasant; Howard, engaged en-gaged in mining in Colorado; Ernest4 A., an electrician of Butte, Mont.; Marvin, manager of the Co-operative Wagon & Machine company, Mont-pelier, Mont-pelier, Idaho; Mrs. N. P. Brown, Ocean Park, Cal.; Mrs. A. J. Vorse,' Salt Lake; Mrs. Frank J. Carmean, Washington, Pa. The body will be taken to Mt. Pleasant for burial beside be-side that of hiswife. Judge Cherry was chief counsel for Charles Thiede, the wife murderer executed ex-ecuted here in 1895 and made a long , and brilliant, though unsuccessful, : fight for the life of his client. Judge Cherry spent his boyhood days working on his father's farm in Illinois. He secured his early education ed-ucation in the log schoolhouses of that period. In 18 65 he was married mar-ried in Illinois to Miss Mary E. Banks, daughter of John Banks, a ! native of Kentucky and a member of one of the prominent families of that state. In his eany manhood he went to Kansas, where he became a prominent lawyer and occupied a position on the bench. Upon his re-1 moval to Utah he built up a lucrative practice, which he maintained until elected to the bench of the Third judicial ju-dicial district serving from 18 97 to 1901. 1 i |