| Show DEATH AT 64 YEARS I David C. active church and civic died in a SIC hospital early Saturday following a three-day Was former scout and David C. Watkins dies at an active leader Funeral services were held at Noon in the tusson Brothers Mortuary in Salt Lake City for David Crocket who died In a Salt Lake Hospital at Saturday following a brief He was stricken Wednesday afternoon to work after being home for He was rushed by ambulance to Salt Lake City for medical SINCE COMING to In the fall of 1950 to teach music at the Roosevelt High Watkins had taken I Sec DAVID page 8 Dave Watkins from napp T a very active part in civic and church He had taught school 15 years in Daggett and San Juan He was office manager for Utah-Colorado Gas In Roosevelt at the time of his It was here he suffered an attack that caused his He had not been in good health for some He was an active member of the Roosevelt Kiwanis Club and at Bingham and in Idaho and California and was a Rotarian at one He served a two-year term as Duchesne County Republican Chairman and was a member of the Chamber of A veteran of World War he had spent a great deal of his earlier adult life as a professional HE WAS A FIELD executive for the Boy Scouts of America from 1928 to serving in and T an he was honored by the Indian Tribe when he was adopted into the tribe as an honorary and presented a headdress and This tribute was paid him for his outstanding service and interest in a troop of Indian Boy Scouts He also instrumental in getting a Scout monument erected at the site of Old Fort Hale in Idaho in In demand as a speaker for many he numerous miles over the states to keep Watkins was talented as a having written articles for the newspaper and also for the Improvement Era magazine in his earlier THE CHURCH OF Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consumed much of Watkins time and He fulfilled a mission to the Eastern States in and was a member of the bishopric in and served as a stake missionary and member of the mission presidency in the Roosevelt He been Roosevelt Ward chorister for the past and was secretary of the High Priests group and had taught various classes in the He was an astute student of the scriptures and Mormon doctrine and was a fluent Born March in Beaver Box Elder he was the son of Joseph Hammond and Lydia Ella Hancock HE ATTENDED Utah State University and Brigham Young On he married Ella Sagers in D.C. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George SURVIVORS INCLUDE his a Paul attending Utah State University-a and the following brothers and Joseph H Eddis Clifford Norman William Preston all of Brigham Dr Mclvin N. and J. Stuart of Salt Lake Funeral services were conducted by Bishop Merrill J. Mil-lett of the Roosevelt who was also one of the speakers Other speakers were Elder S member of the First Council of and J. Stewart Musical selections were as prelude and Karen vocal The Diane Elaine Naylor and Jn anne The opening prayer was given by Van D. the the Sf Sy family prayer by Robert B and the grave was I by H. Pallbearers were Eddie Preston A. and Norman V. Gordon and Richard Burial in the Brigham City l |
