Son of David Elder Buist and Agnes Burnett
Married Bertha Sorensen, 1 Feb 1906, Logan, Cache, Utah
Rites Are Tuesday— Funeral services for Alexander Burdett Buist, 65 who died at his home in Mendon late Saturday night of a heart attack, will be held Tuesday at one p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel, with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock in charge. Friends may call at the family home in Mendon this evening and Tuesday until the time of rites. Burial in the Mendon cemetery will be under the direction of the Thompson Funeral Home of Hyrum. Mr. Buist was born March 14th, 1877, in Arbroth, Scotland, a son of David Elder and Agnes Burdett Buist. He came to the United States with his parents in 1884. They lived in Salt Lake City for about one year, then moved to Mendon.
He married Bertha Sorensen on February 1st, 1906, in the Logan L.D.S. temple. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Wellsville, where they resided until last year. He was a maintenance employee of the Union Pacific railroad for forty-three years, retiring last June.
Surviving are his widow of Mendon and four sons and daughters, Mrs. Leona Rice of Tremonton, Mrs. Mary Dunn of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ester Kerr of Wellsville and Charles A. Buist of Logan; seven grandchildren and a brother, John Buist of Malad, Idaho. ~Newspaper Not Listed, 1942.
Alexander Burdett Buist Eulogized at Bier— Funeral services for Alexander B. Buist of Mendon were conducted Tuesday in the Mendon ward chapel with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock officiating. Prayer were offered by President John C. Brenchley and President Colton Sweeten. Music was furnished by the ward Singing Mothers with special musical numbers presented by Nellie Leishman and Parley Hall, Mattie Darley and Archie Maughan of Wellsville and Mozelle Sorensen of Mendon. Speakers who praised the life and devotion of Mr. Buist and of his honest dealings with his fellow men were John A. Gardner of Ogden; Dr. W.O. Christensen, Wellsville; Bishop John J. Hendry, Wellsville; and Professor Alma N. Sorensen, Logan. Closing remarks were given by Bishop Hancock. Burial took place in the family plot in Mendon cemetery with grave dedication pronounced by Joseph C. Sorensen. ~Newspaper Not Listed, 1942.
Son of David Elder Buist and Agnes Burnett
Married Bertha Sorensen, 1 Feb 1906, Logan, Cache, Utah
Rites Are Tuesday— Funeral services for Alexander Burdett Buist, 65 who died at his home in Mendon late Saturday night of a heart attack, will be held Tuesday at one p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel, with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock in charge. Friends may call at the family home in Mendon this evening and Tuesday until the time of rites. Burial in the Mendon cemetery will be under the direction of the Thompson Funeral Home of Hyrum. Mr. Buist was born March 14th, 1877, in Arbroth, Scotland, a son of David Elder and Agnes Burdett Buist. He came to the United States with his parents in 1884. They lived in Salt Lake City for about one year, then moved to Mendon.
He married Bertha Sorensen on February 1st, 1906, in the Logan L.D.S. temple. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Wellsville, where they resided until last year. He was a maintenance employee of the Union Pacific railroad for forty-three years, retiring last June.
Surviving are his widow of Mendon and four sons and daughters, Mrs. Leona Rice of Tremonton, Mrs. Mary Dunn of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ester Kerr of Wellsville and Charles A. Buist of Logan; seven grandchildren and a brother, John Buist of Malad, Idaho. ~Newspaper Not Listed, 1942.
Alexander Burdett Buist Eulogized at Bier— Funeral services for Alexander B. Buist of Mendon were conducted Tuesday in the Mendon ward chapel with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock officiating. Prayer were offered by President John C. Brenchley and President Colton Sweeten. Music was furnished by the ward Singing Mothers with special musical numbers presented by Nellie Leishman and Parley Hall, Mattie Darley and Archie Maughan of Wellsville and Mozelle Sorensen of Mendon. Speakers who praised the life and devotion of Mr. Buist and of his honest dealings with his fellow men were John A. Gardner of Ogden; Dr. W.O. Christensen, Wellsville; Bishop John J. Hendry, Wellsville; and Professor Alma N. Sorensen, Logan. Closing remarks were given by Bishop Hancock. Burial took place in the family plot in Mendon cemetery with grave dedication pronounced by Joseph C. Sorensen. ~Newspaper Not Listed, 1942.
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