Show Funeral services Held for Virgil W. Mecham Funeral services for Virgil W. were held last Friday at p.m. at the Roosevelt-Second Ward under the direction of Wendell counselor In the 2nd Ward bishopric Prelude and postlude music was played by and Alma Invocation was given by Reed and a quartet consisting of Garrett James Ronald Benson and Clarence sang Father and My Speakers Included Melvin J. R. V. Larson and Ralph A vocal duet was sung by Faye Hullinger and Ann and benediction was by Paul B. Prayer at the mortuary was offered by Max Hartman and the dedication of the grave was by Bishop Pall bearers Included Milton and Leland vin and Clinton and La-Vell and honorary pall bearers were Earl Roy and Cecil and Lawrence Virgil Warren Mecham was born at the son of Hyrum Smith Mecham and Florence Ann The family moved to Vernal when he a baby and his mother died when he was two years His father married Jane Haws and when Virgil was 9 years old they moved to loka to He served for several years in the loka MIA and also in the Sunday On he married Marba Lemon In the Salt Lake To this union eight children were six of whom The family moved to Roosevelt in where Mecham the MIA and also in the Sunday School of the Roosevelt In Roosevelt he taught classes in handicraft and art and helped others to love and appreciate the beautiful things they could In 1941 he moved his family to a farm in Hancock where he resided until the time of his Out-Of-Town People Attending services from out-of-town were and Earl G. Joseph Mr Dean and Paul B. Lemon and all of Lula Wilmer and George and Zane and Cecil Mecham and Boyd Salt Lake and E. A. and Earl lone Crystal and Mr Oscar and LeRoy and Wallace and Alton Lawrence and and James Davies and children of and and H. T. |