Son of Burton Lee Caldwell (1880-1853)
and Lola Luella Hall (1881-1952)∼FUNERAL HONORS ERNEST CALDWELL IN FIRST WARD
Funeral services for Ernest Lee Caldwell, 59, Vernal, well known sawmill operator, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Vernal 1st Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop J. Arben Jolley.
Mr. Caldwell died Sunday at 4 a.m. in a Salt Lake Hospital where he had been taken Thursday of last week.
In June he had undergone a serious heart operation at the Mayo Bros. Clinic in Rochester, Minn. from which he made a remarkable recovery.
He was born April 23, 1901 in Dry Fork, a son of Burton L. and Lola Hall Caldwell. He was raised in Dry Fork and attended school there and in Roosevelt. He was married to Louise Caldwell, June 15, 1927 in Craig, Colorado and the marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
He was engaged in sheep herding and farming and in 1930 went into the trucking business trucking timber to Rock Springs, Wyoming.
He operated a sheep shearing outfit in addition to his trucking and traveled over the intermountain West in 1939 and 1940. During his trucking operation he sheared sheep and hauled the wool to the railroad at Craig.
Mr. Caldwell and Vic Wilkins were the first to haul sheep in a three-deck vehicle where sheep were laid down. Few losses were suffered.
In 1944 he started in the sawmill business in partnership with Erek Nelson and after a year he took over the operation working in the East Park and Big Park areas,
In 1952 Mr. Caldwell established a mill in Vernal because of severe weather in winter on the mountain and the short season for working. During the past summer he had supervised timber operations and had taken part in the past deer hunt. He received the first elk permit issued and killed the first legal elk in Ashley Forrest.
During World War II Mr. Caldwell was on the ration board and received a special citation for his service from President Harry S. Truman.
He had been a member of Vernal Lions Club.
An active member of the LDS Church he served as a stake missionary counselor, in the First Ward bishopric and as a member of the high council. He had also been a bishop of Vernal First Ward, a counselor in Ashley Stake Presidency and a teacher in the Senior Aaronic Priesthood.
Among civic positions he had been a member of Uintah School District Board of Education for five years.
Survivors besides his widow, include two sons, Bryce and Dale M., both of Vernal; eight brothers and sisters, Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Mrs. Bus (Eva) Hatch, all of Vernal; Mrs. Jack (Flora) Scott, Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Edgar (Mazie) Sampson, Ogden and Mrs. Ralph (June) Hartley, Vale, Oregon and two grandchildren.
Prayer at the home was offered by Harold E. Davis. Prelude and postlude was offered by Mrs. Mable Stagg. The first musical selection was offered by a double mixed quartet who sang "Oh My Father,: and included Bonnie Robison, May Jorgensen, Eva Hatch, Elizabeth Sowards, Glade M. Sowards, Leslie Thacker, Keith Adams and Dwayne Case.
Invocation was offered by Harmon S. Sowards. A musical selection, "My God and I" was sung by Dorothy Luck accompanied by Eva Hatch.
The first speaker was Jesse A. Haws of Salt Lake City followed by a musical selection "Dear Old Dad" sung by Glade M. and Elizabeth Sowards.
The concluding speaker was President LaMond Tullis of Ashley Stake Presidency. The closing song was "My Father Knows" by the quartet and benediction was offered by Pres. William B. Wallis.
Chellus Caldwell dedicated the grave in Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Wallace and Kedrick Caldwell and Theron Davis.
-Vernal Express, 12 Jan 1961, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
and Lola Luella Hall (1881-1952)∼FUNERAL HONORS ERNEST CALDWELL IN FIRST WARD
Funeral services for Ernest Lee Caldwell, 59, Vernal, well known sawmill operator, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Vernal 1st Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop J. Arben Jolley.
Mr. Caldwell died Sunday at 4 a.m. in a Salt Lake Hospital where he had been taken Thursday of last week.
In June he had undergone a serious heart operation at the Mayo Bros. Clinic in Rochester, Minn. from which he made a remarkable recovery.
He was born April 23, 1901 in Dry Fork, a son of Burton L. and Lola Hall Caldwell. He was raised in Dry Fork and attended school there and in Roosevelt. He was married to Louise Caldwell, June 15, 1927 in Craig, Colorado and the marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
He was engaged in sheep herding and farming and in 1930 went into the trucking business trucking timber to Rock Springs, Wyoming.
He operated a sheep shearing outfit in addition to his trucking and traveled over the intermountain West in 1939 and 1940. During his trucking operation he sheared sheep and hauled the wool to the railroad at Craig.
Mr. Caldwell and Vic Wilkins were the first to haul sheep in a three-deck vehicle where sheep were laid down. Few losses were suffered.
In 1944 he started in the sawmill business in partnership with Erek Nelson and after a year he took over the operation working in the East Park and Big Park areas,
In 1952 Mr. Caldwell established a mill in Vernal because of severe weather in winter on the mountain and the short season for working. During the past summer he had supervised timber operations and had taken part in the past deer hunt. He received the first elk permit issued and killed the first legal elk in Ashley Forrest.
During World War II Mr. Caldwell was on the ration board and received a special citation for his service from President Harry S. Truman.
He had been a member of Vernal Lions Club.
An active member of the LDS Church he served as a stake missionary counselor, in the First Ward bishopric and as a member of the high council. He had also been a bishop of Vernal First Ward, a counselor in Ashley Stake Presidency and a teacher in the Senior Aaronic Priesthood.
Among civic positions he had been a member of Uintah School District Board of Education for five years.
Survivors besides his widow, include two sons, Bryce and Dale M., both of Vernal; eight brothers and sisters, Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Mrs. Bus (Eva) Hatch, all of Vernal; Mrs. Jack (Flora) Scott, Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Edgar (Mazie) Sampson, Ogden and Mrs. Ralph (June) Hartley, Vale, Oregon and two grandchildren.
Prayer at the home was offered by Harold E. Davis. Prelude and postlude was offered by Mrs. Mable Stagg. The first musical selection was offered by a double mixed quartet who sang "Oh My Father,: and included Bonnie Robison, May Jorgensen, Eva Hatch, Elizabeth Sowards, Glade M. Sowards, Leslie Thacker, Keith Adams and Dwayne Case.
Invocation was offered by Harmon S. Sowards. A musical selection, "My God and I" was sung by Dorothy Luck accompanied by Eva Hatch.
The first speaker was Jesse A. Haws of Salt Lake City followed by a musical selection "Dear Old Dad" sung by Glade M. and Elizabeth Sowards.
The concluding speaker was President LaMond Tullis of Ashley Stake Presidency. The closing song was "My Father Knows" by the quartet and benediction was offered by Pres. William B. Wallis.
Chellus Caldwell dedicated the grave in Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Wallace and Kedrick Caldwell and Theron Davis.
-Vernal Express, 12 Jan 1961, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
Son of Burton Lee Caldwell (1880-1853)
and Lola Luella Hall (1881-1952)∼FUNERAL HONORS ERNEST CALDWELL IN FIRST WARD
Funeral services for Ernest Lee Caldwell, 59, Vernal, well known sawmill operator, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Vernal 1st Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop J. Arben Jolley.
Mr. Caldwell died Sunday at 4 a.m. in a Salt Lake Hospital where he had been taken Thursday of last week.
In June he had undergone a serious heart operation at the Mayo Bros. Clinic in Rochester, Minn. from which he made a remarkable recovery.
He was born April 23, 1901 in Dry Fork, a son of Burton L. and Lola Hall Caldwell. He was raised in Dry Fork and attended school there and in Roosevelt. He was married to Louise Caldwell, June 15, 1927 in Craig, Colorado and the marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
He was engaged in sheep herding and farming and in 1930 went into the trucking business trucking timber to Rock Springs, Wyoming.
He operated a sheep shearing outfit in addition to his trucking and traveled over the intermountain West in 1939 and 1940. During his trucking operation he sheared sheep and hauled the wool to the railroad at Craig.
Mr. Caldwell and Vic Wilkins were the first to haul sheep in a three-deck vehicle where sheep were laid down. Few losses were suffered.
In 1944 he started in the sawmill business in partnership with Erek Nelson and after a year he took over the operation working in the East Park and Big Park areas,
In 1952 Mr. Caldwell established a mill in Vernal because of severe weather in winter on the mountain and the short season for working. During the past summer he had supervised timber operations and had taken part in the past deer hunt. He received the first elk permit issued and killed the first legal elk in Ashley Forrest.
During World War II Mr. Caldwell was on the ration board and received a special citation for his service from President Harry S. Truman.
He had been a member of Vernal Lions Club.
An active member of the LDS Church he served as a stake missionary counselor, in the First Ward bishopric and as a member of the high council. He had also been a bishop of Vernal First Ward, a counselor in Ashley Stake Presidency and a teacher in the Senior Aaronic Priesthood.
Among civic positions he had been a member of Uintah School District Board of Education for five years.
Survivors besides his widow, include two sons, Bryce and Dale M., both of Vernal; eight brothers and sisters, Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Mrs. Bus (Eva) Hatch, all of Vernal; Mrs. Jack (Flora) Scott, Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Edgar (Mazie) Sampson, Ogden and Mrs. Ralph (June) Hartley, Vale, Oregon and two grandchildren.
Prayer at the home was offered by Harold E. Davis. Prelude and postlude was offered by Mrs. Mable Stagg. The first musical selection was offered by a double mixed quartet who sang "Oh My Father,: and included Bonnie Robison, May Jorgensen, Eva Hatch, Elizabeth Sowards, Glade M. Sowards, Leslie Thacker, Keith Adams and Dwayne Case.
Invocation was offered by Harmon S. Sowards. A musical selection, "My God and I" was sung by Dorothy Luck accompanied by Eva Hatch.
The first speaker was Jesse A. Haws of Salt Lake City followed by a musical selection "Dear Old Dad" sung by Glade M. and Elizabeth Sowards.
The concluding speaker was President LaMond Tullis of Ashley Stake Presidency. The closing song was "My Father Knows" by the quartet and benediction was offered by Pres. William B. Wallis.
Chellus Caldwell dedicated the grave in Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Wallace and Kedrick Caldwell and Theron Davis.
-Vernal Express, 12 Jan 1961, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
and Lola Luella Hall (1881-1952)∼FUNERAL HONORS ERNEST CALDWELL IN FIRST WARD
Funeral services for Ernest Lee Caldwell, 59, Vernal, well known sawmill operator, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Vernal 1st Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop J. Arben Jolley.
Mr. Caldwell died Sunday at 4 a.m. in a Salt Lake Hospital where he had been taken Thursday of last week.
In June he had undergone a serious heart operation at the Mayo Bros. Clinic in Rochester, Minn. from which he made a remarkable recovery.
He was born April 23, 1901 in Dry Fork, a son of Burton L. and Lola Hall Caldwell. He was raised in Dry Fork and attended school there and in Roosevelt. He was married to Louise Caldwell, June 15, 1927 in Craig, Colorado and the marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
He was engaged in sheep herding and farming and in 1930 went into the trucking business trucking timber to Rock Springs, Wyoming.
He operated a sheep shearing outfit in addition to his trucking and traveled over the intermountain West in 1939 and 1940. During his trucking operation he sheared sheep and hauled the wool to the railroad at Craig.
Mr. Caldwell and Vic Wilkins were the first to haul sheep in a three-deck vehicle where sheep were laid down. Few losses were suffered.
In 1944 he started in the sawmill business in partnership with Erek Nelson and after a year he took over the operation working in the East Park and Big Park areas,
In 1952 Mr. Caldwell established a mill in Vernal because of severe weather in winter on the mountain and the short season for working. During the past summer he had supervised timber operations and had taken part in the past deer hunt. He received the first elk permit issued and killed the first legal elk in Ashley Forrest.
During World War II Mr. Caldwell was on the ration board and received a special citation for his service from President Harry S. Truman.
He had been a member of Vernal Lions Club.
An active member of the LDS Church he served as a stake missionary counselor, in the First Ward bishopric and as a member of the high council. He had also been a bishop of Vernal First Ward, a counselor in Ashley Stake Presidency and a teacher in the Senior Aaronic Priesthood.
Among civic positions he had been a member of Uintah School District Board of Education for five years.
Survivors besides his widow, include two sons, Bryce and Dale M., both of Vernal; eight brothers and sisters, Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Mrs. Bus (Eva) Hatch, all of Vernal; Mrs. Jack (Flora) Scott, Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Edgar (Mazie) Sampson, Ogden and Mrs. Ralph (June) Hartley, Vale, Oregon and two grandchildren.
Prayer at the home was offered by Harold E. Davis. Prelude and postlude was offered by Mrs. Mable Stagg. The first musical selection was offered by a double mixed quartet who sang "Oh My Father,: and included Bonnie Robison, May Jorgensen, Eva Hatch, Elizabeth Sowards, Glade M. Sowards, Leslie Thacker, Keith Adams and Dwayne Case.
Invocation was offered by Harmon S. Sowards. A musical selection, "My God and I" was sung by Dorothy Luck accompanied by Eva Hatch.
The first speaker was Jesse A. Haws of Salt Lake City followed by a musical selection "Dear Old Dad" sung by Glade M. and Elizabeth Sowards.
The concluding speaker was President LaMond Tullis of Ashley Stake Presidency. The closing song was "My Father Knows" by the quartet and benediction was offered by Pres. William B. Wallis.
Chellus Caldwell dedicated the grave in Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chellus, Morris, Hugh, Wallace and Kedrick Caldwell and Theron Davis.
-Vernal Express, 12 Jan 1961, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
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