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Show DEB MOOES io E rem Charles K. Hansen of Pairview ed at his home Thursday, March ;th at the age of 8 6 years. Funeral services were held in the lirview Ward chapel on March 29. le choir sang "When first the glori-is glori-is light of truth." Prayer was iered by Elder C. L. Pritchett, and e choir sang 'Sweet hour of prayer.' A biographical sketch of the life his father was ,given by Joseph ansen. Jordan Brady, Sr., C. Jo-insen Jo-insen and Andrew Larsen of Mt. easant, Heber S. Olsen and Bishop . P. Hansen were the sepakers. ley paid high (tribute to the ex-nplary ex-nplary life of the deceased. They jre all pleased to have been ac-lainted ac-lainted with this good old man. e was always prompt, honest and dustrious. He was noted for his leerful and optomistic spirit. The :corations and flowers were beauti-.1. beauti-.1. The funeral was well attended hich showed the esteem in which ' was held by his friends. A lartette was given by Marion Tuck- and others, " Abide With Me." jur sons and two sons-in-law acted ; pall bearers. Those who came to attend the meral were Joseph Hansen and erbert Hansen from Idaho. Mr. id Mrs. O. K. Hansen of Provo. r. C. Johansen and Andrew Larsen ' Mount Pleasant. Charles Keilgaar'd Hansen was 5rn at Prederickhaven, Denmark, jptember 15, 1833. He was the m of Peter and Christaina Land-rup Land-rup Hansen. At the age of 25 j was drafted into the Danish army at never saw active service. In 360 he procured a license as shoe-aker shoe-aker at Seeby and practiced his ade there. He was married to Caroline Ai l-son l-son at Harder? December 5 4, 360. They became members of the ormon Churc.i December 13. 1861. pril 8, 1861 she emigrated for .ii n Jt died in Wyoming five days out 3 'om Salt Lake City .Sept. 9 1864. I e was or'dained a teacher and later I ii elder. He worked as a local eld-i eld-i : for nearly seven years, presiding per the Randers and Aarhus braneh-m braneh-m . In Randers he babtized a num-3r num-3r into the church and in Aarhus Hi!venty were babtized by him. April ', 1867 he was married to Karen jasmussen, June 13 the same year iey left Denmark for Utah Arriving Ii New York July 4th and at Salt Jake City, October 5th at Fairview (Ctober 11th. In 1537 he returned I) Denmark and did two years mis-jionary mis-jionary work babtizing 28 souls. He resided over the Aalborg Confer-nce. Confer-nce. He was the father of ten child-Ian' child-Ian' two of whom preceded him to lie great beyond. There are 37 grand jhildren and 6 (great grand children p his family. Two of his grand lliildren, Harold Cox and De Lisle lansen gave their lives to their coun-Jry coun-Jry in the late war. The years 1910 p 1913 he and his wife spent in the jtautl Temple where work was done jar about twelve uundre'd of the liniily dead. The following are 'mong the positions he has filled in Jiion, Member of School of the 'rophets, Choir member for 14 years, 'layiiig violin in the choir 6 years, jchool trustee 12 years, Sunday I chool worker 15 years, Assistant Jupt. and secretary most of the time, lie was city treasurer many years j-ithout pay. First registration officer n Fairview, Clerk in Elders Quorum, Ind the High Priests Quorum, ''resident of High Priest quorum, Jlead ward teacher in .the third ward jor 11 years. Secretary of the United jlrder for two years, Ward Clerk for ve years. He spent seven months j.'riting history of the Fairview ward, special home mission to Mt. Pleas- nt. For many years he was president f the Scandinavians. He died as he ltd lived a fait til ul letter Day Saint. |