Show NEWS MEWS FLASHES FROM THE county seat duchesne gateway to the basin MRS HILDUR W JOHNSTUN JOHN reporter RESPECTED DUCHESNE CITIZEN PAID FINAL TRIBUTE BY HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS the people ot of duchesne and I 1 many other communities of the basin and aad other sections of utah paid tribute to the memory of mrs olga mary alary pope whose funeral services were held here saturday at 2 the large audience and the profuse flower offerings were mute evidence of the high h esteem in which mrs airs pope was held the tha church was waa a literal bowey bowery of flowers the services were conducted in the duchesne ward hall by rev frank connor the little girls of me fourth grade former pupils of mrs airs pope acted as the flower g girls Is the act was wag de deeply ply touching rev connor read the service and aad offered prayer the quartet consisting of liable elsie johnson wiliam mortimer and grant drown brown sang bang love devine all love excelling robert G porter porte and W A paxton both briefly touched upon the noble character of mrs airs pope and told of her hermany herm many aay activities in the c community om which endeared her to all the people old and young mrs victor duke and mrs grant murdoch Al sang whispering hope 0 J smita sang face to pace face and rev connor preached a short sermon dealing with the resurrection the quartet then sang some day the silver cord will break re buckley arch deacon from salt lake city read the prayer and benediction while the quartet sing sang god be with you the audience passed quietly by the casket mr C A strom her bers played the funeral tu march immediately following the song while walle the remainder of the audience marched out the active pallbearers pall bearers gant grant murdock murdoch lowe ashton victor duke james dalgleish 0 J smith and melvin poulson took the body to the front of the churell church where it was placed in a hearse and taken to the cemetery members of the immediate family followed the casket many other cara filled with people accompanied liae procession to the celete cemetery y reverend buckley read the com service the american legion auxiliary also paid tribute at the cemetery the ritual was read by mrs airs L C winslow and charles barton M mrs s olga pope was norn dorn july 21 24 1898 it at denver colorado she was the daughter of mr air and mra ernest Sch onlan they moved to duchesne in 1907 and have hav e resided here since bince that time olga as she was known to her many friends attended th the 0 ogden nigil school from 1913 t to 0 to 1916 she spent the next two years at central weslynn college wa bentoi ren toi missouri while at weslynn Wes lyan she elie taught algebra and geometry to pay her tuition she taught school at mt alt home duchesne and Jux juanita nIta she was married to J R pope june 18 1930 mrs pope was essentially a teacher her splendid home training extensive high school and c ollege college e work and her temperament tem qualified her foa this work her interests inte te rests her meff efforts orts her life was that of a teacher supt bupt paxton read the teachers er s work is done by annie pike after which ho he paid the following tribute she was true to the interests of the people as she saw them conscientious in the performance for mance of her duties anxious to continue her public record as a faithful servant that she let no opportunity pass to do good she was lot only a constant worker but she possessed that rare virtue of always having the courage of he her convictions she had bad high and lofty ideals of 0 her duties and responsibilities she was devoted to her friends she was a considerate loving wife full of gentleness tenderness sweetness finally weary tired out perna pg a e exhausted she was li in an unfortunate fortunate an moment god touched her and she tell fell asleep mrs olga pope died in the P price pice ice hospital tuesday evening april 7 1931 her mother mrs ollie and her brother roy and her husband J R pope are left to mourn her loas mr and mrs R G poter porter and leroy C funk attended a U B I 1 C meeting wednesday evening at ft duchesne mrs airs porter la is one of a committee from the basin to obtain historical information to be used in a pageant to be presented at the next U B 1 I C M L moore spent friday and saturday in 11 salt lake city receiving medical teat treatment m ent G V billings returned blome monday from provo where be has been most of thle the past two weeks at the bedside of his father who passed away friday evening mrs billings left sunday for provo prove to attend the funeral which waa held at 2 that afternoon mr air and Ms mrs 0 A halstead returned last friday from a few days visit with mrs airs Halste ads daughter mrs airs blaine foster of peonia colorado mr foster is in tho fitzsimmons hospital bo spital at denver ak mrs aks s fred burger of myton who has spent the winter in idaho and different points in utah called on her several friends in duchesne sunday on her way home G A stromberg and grant brown attended the district oratorical contest held at price pice lacot la at week grant won third place mrs M H noble of salt lake city la is visiting her daughter mrs airs W D bishop bishop rand and mrs airs rulon J larsen returned saturday from a weeks visit in manti grant murdock lias has accepted a C a position li in the duchesne drug dru store J W of heber city spent saturday and sunday at the home of his daughter mrs jess W johnston ed hart went to ogden sunday to consult a physician he was accompanied compa compan companies companied nied led by mr and mrs arthur Dal dalligan liman who stopped oft off at and mrs james dalgleish and aid mrs A M murdock who stopped off at salt lake city mrs lurue hansen formerly miss lurue holdaway and her daughter of price have been visiting friends in duchesne several people of mt alt emmons and vicinity met with the school board at their last meeting in the interest of a prospective high school at mt emmons lavell johnson went to provo saturday where he h went to consult an oculist mr and mrs paul wilkins and children of roosevelt spent sunday with mrs wilkins mother mrs airs etta mrs airs clark clack G antoville grantsville Grants ants ville is visiting at the home of her daughter mrs G A stromberg the girls and boys on the track team will go to vile the invitational meet friday to be held at provo wells wright son eon of mr air and alas owen wright wryght is 71 in provo mrs ernest robbins robbing mrs arthur orr and mrs airs robert G porter and children spent tuesday with miss alice todd at myton mrs bessie 0 young took her daughter owens owena to vernal on 01 thursday where she was examined by dr rich the P T AL A will hold a public card party at t the legion chateau saturday evening mr and airs leland I lair hair and children and mr and Ms MB M s B howard C moffitt and son spent sunday li in boneta mrs airs li C winslow returned to her home last week after an extended stay in iowa and missouri her father Te returned turned with he mr and mrs airs 0 C lockhart mr air and mrs airs W A paxton land and children miss alias lulu mcclellan and calvin spent sunday an the mountains on a picnic dr and mrs D T wood have been visiting at the home of mrs my may connor for far several days they expect to move back to duchesne as soon az aa they are able to settle their affairs in colorado mrs russell nicols of 0 heber city is visiting her parents pare its mr air and mrs airs owen wright mias joyce casper left last week for salt lake city where e she will visit friends and relatives mrs clara larsen entertained thursday afternoon in honor of mrs airs larue hansen of price tae cae following guests mrs airs floyd baker e mrs airs reed cowan mrs al L moore mrs airs lotus fisher aid nd mrs airs jennie evans mrs airs joseph cowan mrs chas R barton and mrs airs grace mccarry attended the funeral services vices of the little dau daughten daugh ate te of mr and mrs harold tuttle at myton sunday J H davis is a business visitor in salt lake city tom roberts has built a new addition to hla his home and has 3 given it a new coat of paint mrs V J duke took her mother who has been visiting with her the past week to heber monday mr and mrs lyman burdick of BIu bluebell ebell were guests of mr M and mrs airs guy L hollenbeck on sunday glenn returned home monday after spending several days it ii I i salt lake city with his father mrs of grand junction was the guest oi of mrs jess W johnstun John atun saturday and and sunday she came in to attend the funeral of mrs pope miss erna wall spent last week in price visiting her sister mrs airs harold johnstun joh astun mrs van killian and her new son eon returned home from roosevelt M mrs s mae young is visiting in salt lake city miss norma mccourt r nj lambla is IB vit oz visiting v with her i mother mrs airs R B D Thom nion mr and mrs airs morris I 1 were ft duchesne st e visit a 1 day R E allen alien of provo w of the knight investment elres la is the pany guest ot of mr air mrs arthur brown of 0 ill the i ranch mr all alien en la is looking lookin the interests ot of his hia cenap coin panT arly among out of town fie mend attended the th lids funeral of I 1 ag yg ira pope were mrs airs L A marts alarms hattie pope frank marks t calder cecil pope mr air R and ernest robbins robbing of salt la lake M mr and el mrs airs al B D pope pone family ot of provo A i m Sch onlan of san franciaco Franc pi laco y and mrs E J longhe longhurst and mrs N ac C hunting aih daughter john W pope Pop sand anda holdaway Y of vernal hr air mrs airs cu curtly rafa alli murdock dock airs tyl Fraught fraughton oi mrs irs tom jolles jon ej and mrs airs melvln melvin poulson 11 mr and mrs airs wilford e je betl miss lillian johnstun Johl stun arb air bert woods mr air and aars Sch liegel ei mr air and mrs airs pope mrs airs robert perg mon guy winitford mrs C T gaard mi ale and mrs airs of price Ms mrs J w itil Fruit froitland fruitland land miss alice M 1 T 1 and mr air and mrs ralph wal W of myton miss helene elarms agn of roosevelt and mrs airs jol joh mcconkie of doneta boneta supt bupt W A paxton pasto i y sited schools at neola tuesday W A baxt paxton on has accept position at rill fillmore more in 11 allaf M count coun tyland yand will re resign agn ills li here the first of july I 1 with deepest regret that we le of him leaving us the sebooh acho well as aa the people of due will experience a great areat loss mr air and mrs airs paxton paston will be ed in every phrase of lire life is paxton has done more to b the schools of duchesne to front and to raise rais e th the stai a n of OUT our teaching force or e t than ta n other man mam |