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Show Final Rites Held For Senator Lynn Orser Served One Term In Legislature As State Senator Funeral services were held at the Roosevelt chapel. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Ray Saints, Sunday, Dec. 31, at 1:30 p. m., for Lynn Orser, 57, Utah state senator, life-long resident, prominent civic leader and stockman of the Uintah Basin, who died at his home in Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, Dec. 28 at 2:25 p. m., following a 2-month illness. Bishop Ezra J. Nixon of the Roosevelt second ward conducted conduct-ed the very impressive services. Speakers, in addition to Bishop Bish-op Nixon, were E. L. Murphy, former president of the Moon Lake LDS stake, and close friend; Alonzo F. Hopkin. of Woodruff, president of the Utah State Senate. A mixed quartet composed of Miss Esther Wogec, Mrs. Junior Moysh, Bennie Schmiett and Clyde Johnson, accompanied by Mrs. Schmiett, sang two numbers, num-bers, "Home on the Range," and "O, My Father." Miss Wogec sang, "The End of a Perfect Day;"" and Mrs. R. V. Larson played the organ prelude and postlude. The invocation was offered of-fered by Lee Angus, and Paul Murphy pronounced the benediction. bene-diction. B. O. Colton gave the dedicatory prayer at the grave, i President Murphy told of a I long association with Senator Orser as a personal friend and praised his record of service to his community as well as his great contributions to the Uintah Uin-tah Basin as a builder and booster boost-er 'of the resources that have built a great empire here. "He was a loyal and true friend; a tireless worker; a great leader and an outstanding citizen," Pres. Murphy said. Senator Hopkin was emphatic in his praise of his colleague I whom, he said, had, in the short j course of one term in the State Senate, become one of the high ranking members of the upper body of Utah's legislature. "He will be missed by us on Capitol Hill when the legislature convenes con-venes next month missed because be-cause of his friendliness and because of his clear thinking, and his logical contributions to the body as a whole and to each of us individually," Senator Hopkin said. Mr. Orser was stricken with a heart attack on Oct. 20, and was taken by ambulance to a Salt Lake City hospital, where he remained until Dec. 22 when he was returned to his home here. Mr. Orser had been prominent in many civic activities in the Uintah Basin area and throughout through-out the State of Utah. He was a leader in the development of irrigation and forest conservation conserva-tion in eastern Utah. At the time of his death he was president presi-dent of the Dry Gulch Cattle Growers association and of the Big Six Irrigation company. He was a member of the Moon Lake Water association board and a member of the Dry Gulch Irrigation company. He served eight years as a Roosevelt city councilman. For years he had been active in the Roosevelt Commercial club and served as a member of its board of directors. In 1948, he was elected to the Utah State Senate to repre sent Duchesne and Uintah cour. ties. As a member of the Senate, he had many responsible as signments as chairman of tht Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation and as legislative chairman of the Utah Cattle and Horse Growers association. During World War II, he gave unselfishly of his time and effort ef-fort as a member of the Roosevelt Roos-evelt war ration board. Mr. Orser was educated in the Vernal city schools, and was a graduate of the Brigham Young university, Provo. His early mature life was spent as a teacher in the schools of the Uintah Basin. He later turned all of his time and effort to stock-raising and agricultural pursuits. Mr. Orser's record in local and state government stressed his great desire for honest, clean, and conservative government. govern-ment. His friendliness and genial gen-ial good-nature have won him friends throughout the State of Utah, and he will long be remembered re-membered as a friend of the Indian people. Lynn Orser, an elder in the L.D.S. church, was born in Pro- Journey Ends I -, . - I v ' LYNN ORSER. lifelong resident res-ident of the Uintah Basin, Utah stale senator, civic leader lead-er and stockman, died at his home in Roosevelt Dec. 28, following a two-monih illness. Funeral services were held at the Roosevelt LDS church Sunday at 1:30 p. m., with 1 burial in the Roosevelt cemetery. vo, April 3, 1893, a son of Frank and Mary Rogers Orser. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Jessie Oliver Orser, two sons, Lt. Comdr. Lynn Staiuiy Orser, U.S.N., and W. Dee Orser, Salt Lake City; and seven grandchildren; grand-children; his mother, Mrs. Mary Orser, Roosevelt, a brother, E. D. Orser, San Francisco: and a sister, Mrs. Alta O. Crockett, Logan, Utah. Burial was in the Roosevelt cemetery, under the direction of the Olpin mortuary of Roosevelt. |