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Show Hyde Park Funeral j Services Over C. C. Lee Calls Forth Many Testimonials. Thcfuneialof C. C. Lee who recently recent-ly died In this city from stomach trouble was held In Hyde Park on Wednesday at noon. The deceased was born at Hjolring, Denmark, Oct. 20, 1833; graduated fiom ttic common schools at the age of 15;joined the Mormon church in r52. This '.ts opposed by his family and he cmlgra'tt . to tho states In '55. Came to Utah in '57 and settled In llrighara City. Mr. Lee was quite active as a tnlnuteman in early days, being with Lot Smith In the Echo Canyon episode and In 'fil he moved to Hyde Park where he has lived since that time. He buried one wife in Rrigham In '03, one in II) de Park In 'GO, and has also burled six children. He leaves a wife and quite a large family, the joungert being 10 of ago. At tho funeial service, James Hur-i Hur-i en, who had known tho deceased over forty years, tpoko of Mr. Lee's sterling sterl-ing qualities. When a young man he was to the front always in protecting the propci ty and llresof the settlers from the depredations of the Indians. He was a man of Intcgilty whom the Lord had blessed because of his faithfulness faith-fulness to Him. Wlllaid Cranney, though not Intimately Inti-mately acquainted with Mr. Lee, said hew us alwajs Impressed that the deceased de-ceased was a public spirited man and oi e who was valiant for the truth. James (uajle said that "as neighbors neigh-bors and friends of the departed wo would have preferred his remaining with us a time longer. The Lord did not will It, therefore wo must recon cile outsclves to the inevitable, not knowing whose turn will bo next to pass away. Three weeks ago today, Mr. Leo was at the temple to do work theieln but was so weak that he could not participate In the labor. His anxieties an-xieties weie for his dead for whom he put foi th great efforts. Mr. Lee was an honest, unright man and one who kept his pledges." Elder Scamons stated that tho deceased de-ceased was a kind father, good bus-bond, bus-bond, and a man loyal and true to his people. Orson Smith esteemed It an honor to he peimittcd to say a few woids at the funeral sen Ices of as good a man as Chiistlan Lee. "The Integrity of a man stands out In bold lellef casting all of his little uMknessos of the liesh to the icar. Men like llrother Leearo not ascill.itlng. Forwaid has been his word through life, and fiom the loins of such men noble sous and daughters have been boin who will perpetuate the name of their fathers and continue the work outlined by them. The eaily history and lives of such men will never be half written, but the Lord understands their woith and all their good woiks will bo accounted ac-counted to them for ilghtcousness. It tooksuch mcnasC'Inisten Leo to build up what we behold today. All of us can well afford to overlook each othei's faults if the Intent of the heart Is for the uplifting of our fellow man. Life Is a struggle, all have trials, even to the child at It's mother's knee. Rlcssed arc they who can help alleviate allev-iate the tiialsof our fellow man." Elder Madsen, brother-in-law of tho deceased, from Hrigham city, stated that men who lic noble lives do not die whodlssolutloncomcs. Thelrsplr-it Thelrsplr-it lives. Many people walk the streets who are practically dead and inanimate inani-mate as far as doing for themselves and othcis, The present condition of the deceased will sooner or later confront con-front all of us. Let us prepare ourselves our-selves for the ordeal. Rishop Charles O. Hide made a few closing remarks. |