Show Young Leota Church Worker Dies of Heart Ailment Funeral Services Conducted Tuesday In Ballard Impressive funeral services for Raymond Smith member of the Leota ward who died Friday at a Vernal hospital of a heart ailment were held in the Ballard ward chapel Tuesday at 1 p. m. Bishop I. S. Eksund of the Leola ward Speakers were L. G. Noble of superintendent of Uintah county W. RuS' sel of Ballard and Bishop Musical numbers were furnished by a male quartet made up of Arthur Leland Angus and Elmer accompanied by Veda John E. gave a vocal The invocation was offered by Ralph Durfee of Leota and the benediction was pronounced by B. O. Colton of The grave in the Roosevelt city was dedicated by Ray Stoddard was born March 1908 at a son oi Charles A. and Nola Gertrude Melton In early Stoddard moved with his family to Circleville where he attended public Later he moved to Widstoe and from there to the Uintah Basin where he settled in In 1930 he married Elma Jorgensen of Roosevelt in the Salt Lake L. D. S. Stoddard was active in church work at the time of his death was a member of the Leola ward He is survived by his two Lorna Rae and Louise his parents of and one Edgar Bert Stoddard of The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings bore testimony to the love and respect felt for Stoddard and his family by their many friends throughout the |