Show funeral services for prominent emmons mt business man held death takes rufus kufus rogers mt bit emmons pioneer at age of 63 60 Z mt alt emmons rufus rogers 62 for many years a pro prominent business man and church worker zer of 1 mt alt emmons died at his ho home here monday after several years yearb i oi of ill cau cd by canco cancer r and relatives paid their last respects to this worthy gentlemen wednesday at the largest funeral service ever held in alt Ein Em bishop floyd case of rit alt emmons conducted the servi ces and speakers were birch bennion arra anu E L murphy music I 1 was furnished by a selected choir opening prayer was offered by owen bennion and the benediction by lormer bishop rust burial took place in the mt alt eni mons cemetery and the grave was dedicated by F earl case rather father ot of anine rufus al rogers was born july 8 1876 in provo utah a son oi of ruel mills rogers an aej 1 hanna C nelson rogers ro ers on may alay 1901 lie married rowena barney in ill montana and later went through the L D S temple he was tile the father of nine children seven of whom survive the rogers family came to mt alt emmons in 1915 and prior to his death deat th mr air rogers had farmed in idaho ne ady 1 vl 1 gaj P 1 1 montana 3 he f first set up a blacksmith shop in mt alt emmons and later entered the mar mercantile business in which he was engaged at the time of his death mr air rogers was prominent in church work having served as president of the al 1 I A and superintendent erin ot of the sunday school he was also active in civic affairs surviving in addition to his widow are the following children myron rogers of upalco roy rogers of idaho george and alfred I 1 rogers and mrs I 1 eu elk J 1 murray of mt alt emmons mrs airs william I 1 gallyer of california and mrs airs 1 bertha monr mower or of boneta |