Show CHILD DROWNS IN DRY GULCH STREAM VIVE akar OLD SON OF AIR ut AM MRS ItOU ERTS pERI IN DRY GULCH crl WHEN attempting TING TO WADU WADE ACROSS from cedarview Ced arview correspondent friday evening the news was spread that it the 5 year old son eon of 0 mr air and mrs wayne roberts roberta had bad been drowned in the dry gulch creek which fl flows aws through their pasture the little fellow was bringing his lathers cows home from the pasture they ran away from him across the creek with admirable grit the boy did as he had seen larger and older boys do pulled olt off his shoes and went after them but the water had risen and the current was too strong tor for the little legs and he be was unable to keep above the water the body was found by searchers several hours afterwards a short distance below where he attempted to cross the parents becoming alarmed at his absence and seeing the cows across the creek hurried to where they found the little shoes which plainly told their mute story of the lads faithfulness to duty and his attempt to help daddy do the even ing chores hurriedly summoning aid crowds enra asse came from roosevelt BIon twell and other neighboring towns to search tor for the little body the funeral services were held on sunday at the cedarview Ced arview ward house at 2 p m with bishop thomas R todd presiding music was furnished by the ward choir A selection was sung by a quartet com ossed by bishop todd K R houtz G B D workman and albert bahr the speakers were S A russell of cedarview Ced arview attorney ray E dillman of rodsevelt Roc sevelt and bishop todd who spoke words of sympathy and consolation to the bereaved parents among those thosa who attended the funeral services were several cars of ct people from roosevelt duchesne vernal neola Alon twell and other besides his pa parents rents there is one surviving sister the sympathy of the entire section is extended the parents in their grief which time only will ie be able to heal |