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Show fUNERAL SERVICE FDR JAMES 1 STEWART HELD ATJAIRViEW Largfly attended funeral services cre held Sunday afternoon in the Lrview North ward chapel for .es William Stewart, former bis-top bis-top of Milburn, who died Thursday ,. ,3i injuries sue'.ained in an accent ac-cent last Wednesday. Otis L art of the Milburn bishopric .aided at the stcvices. The speaker speak-er were Mai-tland Graham, Bishop Byron A. Vance, Otis L. Stewart, president Daniel Rasmussen of Mt. Plfaoant, Bishop Orlindo Bradley ot Moroni, Bishop Samuel Allred of SpriingCity, Swen 0. N'elsen of Provo . and Bi hop Dnnlel Andersen, of, Jlnroni. A sketch of the life of Mr f.-ant, who was one of the pioneer fv'lers in Fairview and MUburn wa? mi by C. V Stewart of Mt. Pin-,-.-, jnt Prayers were offered by Bishop jobn R. Graham and Bishop-Peter Krl-en of Fairview. ' Special music tnclurled selections by the ward choir, and by a mi-'ed uarttet, and a vocal duet by Mr md Mrs. Golden Petersen. The fave was dedicated iby Pisbop James Petersen of Oflkville. The f!-"-a! offerirjjs vere heaped hiijh on the casket and surroundi'ii," stands and Kere unusuai'ly profuse and beautiful Bishop Stewart wai born in Provo, Ap.il 27, 1853 of pioneer parent, James and Elizabeth Hoopes Stewart t the re of nine years, he came lth h's parents to Fairview. Hp uas married in the Endowment House iin Salt Lake on January 1st. 1853 to Whs Elmira Laoma Allred and they were the parents of ten children, of whon six sons and two daughters survive him.He ia also wrvlved by thirty grandchildren. They were residents of Milburn lor forty eight years, of which Bishop Stewart served twenty eight years as Wshop. He was ordained a bishop April 20, 1890, being the first bishop ever ordaineed by the late President Anthon H. Lund. ! He was active in all church and tlvlc organizations throughout the county and was vitally .interested in uf-'Uilding the small community where he lived and labored for nearly near-ly balf a century. |
