Show MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD FOR J MORGAN REX I 1 memorial d 0 I 1 I 1 services were held in the ard radolph h ward chapel sunday for staff sergeant john morgan rex son of P i II 11 rex hex who was killed in action on march 3 1942 under the direction of bishop G W peart as aa follows open song behold tia evening tide by the singing nging mothers piano dust duet 0 my father by thelma thelnia mckinnon and ruby rex kenneth muir was he first speaker mr muir was morgan high school teacher all thru his high school career and was his class adviser when he graduated from high school he read tributes from the following classmates leo telford delmore nicholls russell kenneth hoffman norma sims and wendell muir he said he hoped we all appreciated the sacrifice morgan had made that we could maintain our american way of life trumpet solo by carl stuart john clayton Clay toi uncle of morgans was the next speaker he said morgan was of noble and loveable love able character he said morgan accepted his responsibility and made the supreme sacrifice sac rafice when called on lie he said his personality is still with us the following foli owing classmates thru high school also paid tribute to morgan kay Thor nook kathleen betty sessions frank mckannon dale rex evelyn mckinnon thomas thomai ableton alma argyle and nola cornia A vocal solo in a garden was sung sung by mrs bess rex harold brough of evanston the next speaker he said freedom is always purchased at a great cost he said more of our boys will lay in forein foreign n ands before the war is over he said soldiers ot of world war I 1 lie n france he said morgan was performing something great for his god and his country vocal solo beyond the gates of paradise by john nielson of evanston president L B johnian John Joh san the next speaker spoke encouraging words to the family remarks were by bishop peart he said we will all cherish this memory of oc morgan rex taps were blown by frank mckinnon mrs kathlyn pinned the gold star on the flag the closing song was by the singing mothers peace I 1 leave with you the services were the first of its kind held lor for a wax war veteran they were very beautiful but sad the whole conara gation was sad and many were in tears we hope that we will not be called to hold another memorial for our soldiers we do appreciate the great sacrifice of john morgan rex many out of town people attended I 1 the service |