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Silas Buriah Rees

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Silas Buriah Rees

Birth
Utah, USA
Death
23 Feb 1912 (aged 14)
Coalville, Summit County, Utah, USA
Burial
Coalville, Summit County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
B_29_1_7
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COALVILLE - Impressive services were held yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Silas B. Rees, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rees, who died Friday afternoon from an attack of pneumonia.

The speakers were Elders W.H. Carruth, J.E. Pettit, W.H. Branch and M. W. Taylor. The singing was furnished by the ward choir under the direction of Chorister J.E. Carruth. J.H. Taggert rendered a solo. The casket was covered with beautiful flowers contributed by loving friends of the young man. Thirty teams followed to the cemetery, the funeral being one of the largest ever held in Coalville.
(The Evening Standard, Ogden, UT, Feb. 29, 1912; obit courtesy Jason O'Discoll)
COALVILLE - Impressive services were held yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Silas B. Rees, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rees, who died Friday afternoon from an attack of pneumonia.

The speakers were Elders W.H. Carruth, J.E. Pettit, W.H. Branch and M. W. Taylor. The singing was furnished by the ward choir under the direction of Chorister J.E. Carruth. J.H. Taggert rendered a solo. The casket was covered with beautiful flowers contributed by loving friends of the young man. Thirty teams followed to the cemetery, the funeral being one of the largest ever held in Coalville.
(The Evening Standard, Ogden, UT, Feb. 29, 1912; obit courtesy Jason O'Discoll)


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  • Created by: Collins Crapo
  • Added: Feb 1, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74281/silas_buriah-rees: accessed ), memorial page for Silas Buriah Rees (12 Mar 1897–23 Feb 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74281, citing Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Collins Crapo (contributor 669).