Funeral Held for Lewis P. Lind Monday at Naples.

NAPLES (Special) -- Funeral services for Lewis Peter Lind, 69, who died of a heart attack Friday morning were held on Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the Naples Ward Chapel under the direction of the ward bishopric with Lynn Richens conducting. Invocation was by Arthur Harrison and the benediction by G. H. Southam. The Naples choir rendered the numbers, "In A Beautiful Land," "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," and "Lead Me Gently Home."

The speakers were Joseph Collier. Bishop LaVell Manwaring and A. G. Goodrich, life-long friends of the deceased. Earl Goodrich sang the solo "Perfect Day," accompanied on the piano by Melinda Goodrich.

The pallbearers were Niles Southam, Henry Hunting, Orlo Goodrich, Lynn Richens, Heber Harrison and Lyle Hunting. Interment was in the Vernal Memorial Park with C. O. Weist dedicating the grave.

Mr. Lind was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 17, 1865, a son of Jens Christian Anton Lind and Mary Ann Nielson. At the age of three he emigrated to America with his parents leaving on June 13, 1868. The ocean voyage was long and tedious. Thirty-seven of the company died, among them the youngest child of the Lind family. The immigrants arrived in Salt Lake City September 25, 1868. The Lind family went from there to Ephraim, where they lived a year from there to Levan. Some years later they moved to Bridgeport, Idaho, where the father died in 1878.

In 1879, Mr. Lind came to Vernal accompanying the Freestone family, the late Mrs. Jennie Freestone being a sister; and with whom he made his home after his father's death.

It was at his sister's home that he met and later married, Eliza Gray on October 15, 1893. They resided in Vernal until 1901 when they moved to Naples where they have since lived. Mr. Lind engaging in farming and bee keeping. He has experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life. During those early years when food was scarce he was deputized to hunt for wild meat, to help feed the pioneers.

He is survivied by his wife and eight living sons and daughters, Elmer, Raymond, Roy and Karl of Vernal; Mrs. R. L. Duvall, Price; Mrs. Farnk Colton, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Floyd Freestone Heber and Lloyd Lind stationed with the army at Camp Callan, San Diego, California.

Relatives attending from outside points were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Duvall and Mrs. Mildred Larcher of Price; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pritchard, Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colton and son of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Freestone and daughter, Heber and Lloyd of San Diego, California.

Besides one son serving in the armed forces. Mr. Lind also has five grandsons. Lewis E. Young and Ferris Lind, navy, DeVarrel Young and Arland Duvall, army and Bert Prichard, Marines.

-Vernal Express, January 20, 1944, transcribed by Rhonda Holton

He married Eliza Gray October 15, 1893 in Vernal, Utah.