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Show Impressive Funeral Rites Held For Bishop Stewart Impressive funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in the Roosevelt LDS chapel for Randall Issac Stewart. Stew-art. 43, bishop of the Roosevelt ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who was instantly killed March 14 at the ward welfare farm when a tree fell on him. Presiding over the funeral was Bishop Stewart's, first counselor, coun-selor, Howard Ivory. Members Qf the Roosevelt stake presidency, presiden-cy, Hollis G. Hullinger. Russel Todd and E. Vernon Larson, were the principal speakers, and each bore living testimony : of the faithfulness and outstand-, ing work in the church and among his fellowmen of Bishop Stewart. He was cited as one of the finest examples of what the Lord expects pf men who belong to His church end who are called Into positions of lead ership. An overflow crowd bore mute evidence of the high esteem es-teem in which Bishop Stewart was held among all people of the area. The musical program included includ-ed prelude and postlude music by Mrs. Elaine Hullinger; quartet, quar-tet, "I Know That My Redeemer Redeem-er Lives," by Dwain Buchanan, Vere Johnson, Ned Gines and Ronald Benson, accompanied by Mrs. Hullinger; vocal solos by Esther Wogec, "When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day," "Calvary," by Mrs. Erma Anderton, An-derton, and "Going Home." by Grant Peel. Accompanists were Mrs. Evelyn Schmiett, Mrs. Helen Hel-en Larson and Mildred Anderson. Ander-son. Quartet, "Oh, My Father," Glen, Garn and Jack Gilbert, and Alfonzo White, accompanied accompan-ied by Arlene Gilbert. Mrs. Jan Johnson gave a reading. The invocation was given by Archie Parker and benediction by Tom Gilbert, with the grave Journey Ends 7 V ". V : . ' . '." ! . in the Salt Lake City cemetery being dedicated by Ray Utley. Bishop Stewart had been a resident of Roosevelt since early in 1945, and during most of that time had served in three different dif-ferent bishoprics, after having served in a like capacity in Tooele Too-ele before coming here. He served serv-ed with Bishop E. J. Nixon and with Pres. Hullinger before being be-ing called about 15 months ago to preside over the Roosevelt ward as bishefp, succeeding Bishop Hullinger. Death came to Bishop Stewart Stew-art when he was unable to escape es-cape a falling tree that struck him down, killing him instantly, as he and several of his ward workers were engaged in the Lord's work. . . . He died as he lived, working for Almighty God. Burial was in the Salt Lake City cemetery under the direction direc-tion of the Olpin mortuary of Roosevelt. - |