Funeral Services Held Sunday for John E. Gledhill

Death Came to Mr. Gledhill While visiting Daughters in Salt Lake City

Impressive funeral services were held in the Second ward chapel Sunday afternoon for John Edward Gledhill, who passed away suddenly Thursday morning in Salt Lake as the result of a heart attack. At the time of his death he was visiting his daughters in Salt Lake, had accompanied one of them to the street car line, and after entering the car was stricken. He was rushed to the emergency hospital nearby, but passed away before anything could be done for him.

The services were in charge of bishop W. L. Warner. Speakers were Bishop John Dastrup of Sigurd, Dr. T. R. Gledhill, Charles Wilson and Bishop Warner. Musical numbers were a vocal duet, "My Days are in His Hands," by Misses Ruby Thurber and Marian Bean; a selection by a quartet, "Abide With Me," and a vocal solo, One Sweetly Solemn Thought," by Miss Ruby Thurber. James P. Poulson offered the opening prayer and the benediction was by Claud Payne of Vermilion. Interment was in the city cemetery, where Bishop Warner dedicated the grave.

John Edward Gledhill was born at Gunnison March 14, 1864. When he was a small boy the Gledhill family moved to Mt. Pleasant, and later when he was twenty years of age to Vermilion. On March 14, 1887, he married Margaret Ann Colby. For a number of years after his marriage he lived at Vermilion, serving as bishop in that ward. He made his home in Richfield the past twenty years.

Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Cecil and Claud Gledhill of Richfield, Mrs. R. H. Hunt, Mrs. A. T. Davis and Miss Yetive Gledhill of Salt Lake. Surviving also are two grandchildren, Ferol Jane Hunt and Gary Davis; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Thalman, Mrs. Alice Sorensen and Mrs. Violet Anderson of Richfield; and two brothers, William Gledhill of Salt Lake and Albert Gledhill of Bags, Wyoming.

Published in the Richfield Reaper 1931-01-15