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Show FUillHEW FERDINAND ERICKSEH Attended by hundreds of his former for-mer town's men, his associates in the political and civic life of the state and his relatives and friends from every part of the state, impressive, fruneral services were held in the North ward chapel Saturday after: noon for Judge Ferdinand Ericksen of Salt Lake City. "The services were opened with an anthem by the chior, "I need Thee Every Hour" and prayers pray-ers were, offered by President Daniel Rasmussen and Bishop James Larsen. The speakers, aM of whom paid tribute' tri-bute' .to the life and services of Judge Ericksen, were President S. M. Nielsen, Niel-sen, D. M. Draper of Salt Lake president presi-dent of the-Utah Bar Association, J. W. Cherry -of Salt Lake, Justice of the supreme court, and Judge George Christensen of Price. Judge Chris-tensen Chris-tensen also read .resolutions of Sym pathy from Amasa Aldrich of Monroe and from the Carbon Counity J3ar Association. As-sociation. . Special- music for the services .included .in-cluded a vocal solo, "My Task," by Mrs. Stanley H. Gill, a violin solo, "Aveairta" -by Reed Olark, and a song, "One' Fleeting Hour" by the Misses EtheUand .Alice. Lund, Faughn Pou.sen and" Rhoda Ericksen. The pallbearers'. were John and Frank Pritchett of Hiunfcimgton, Louis Ericksen of Provo, ' Amasa Erick-seh, Erick-seh, Lomin. Ericksen. of Carlin, Nevada Nev-ada and Willard.Selby of Wattis. The girave was dedicated hy President Presi-dent S.-'M. Neilsen. 1 The floral offerings, of-ferings, unsurpassed in beauty and profuseness, were in charge of members mem-bers of the Twentieth Century Club and the officers of 'the stake M. I. A. 'board. To the family of Judge Ericksn, Mt. Pleasant, Utah. My Dear Friends: I wish to extend ; to you all my sincere and heart felt !- condolence in the loss, '.by death of your devoted and loving father, I was shocked beyond words to express,, at his most untimely death. I am very sorry that I am prevented from attending at-tending the funeral, i But I shall be present in thot and in spirit.. PermH me to say to each of you, that he was one of my best 'and dearest friends. I shall always cherish the friendship which 1' know he ''had for me, vmA wich.'ii) turn 1 had for him As hoys, as schoolmates, as friends. thrr,i,P-h all the years of pur lives I - shall ever remember him. He was a roan in ail that the term implies. 'honest, true, and sincere in the ' -measure of his' friendship, which he' bestowed 'upon his friends. His going hence I know you will miss and his words of encouTagment and his undying love for each of you will now be heard no more. His footsteps foot-steps are how forever stilled, and his . voice is lost in the silence of the grave. You have his example, his -exhortations, and has loving kindness to 'remember an the days and years go by. 1 know you will protlt b - --what you know he would have you1 - do as you make your journey thru Aife. "Into the lives of all ., The tears of sorrow fall. .Into , the happiest -hearts Grief drives her darts; No door however stout Can shut death's angelout." The only 'thing that Ican say to |
