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Robert Haldane Syme

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Robert Haldane Syme

Birth
Haywood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
8 Nov 1960 (aged 82)
Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map
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Rock Springs Miner, Nov 13, 1960
ROBERT H. SYME

The funeral of Robert H. Syme, 82, was held Thursday afternoon from the L.D.S. chapel with Bishop Woodrow Hunter conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery.

Pallbearers were James S. Johnson, a grandson; Ralph Downs of Bountiful, Utah, a grandson-in-law; Jack Hansen, Arne Oja, Ray Reese and Larry O. West.

Mr. Syme died early Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a short illness. He was a retired longtime employee of Rock Springs National bank.

Robert Haldane Syme was born April 13, 1878 in Haywood, Lanark, Scotland, a son of James Brown and Margaret Haldane Syme, who came to Rock Springs when he was 2 ½ years old. He was the 12th of their 13 children and was the last survivor of their family.

Mr. Syme and Janet Love were married June 21, 1905 at the John Love home on M street.

Survivors are his widow of 112 Cedar, two daughters, one son, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Alton (Louise) Hoffman of Logan, Utah and Mrs. James B. (Evelyn) Johnson of Rock Springs and Superior and the son is Dr. Robert H. Syme Jr. of Alexandria, Va.

Mr. Syme was long an active member of the L.D.S. church, serving as a high priest and one the high council of Lyman stake.

In addition to the immediate family out-of-town relatives here for the services were Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Hamilton of Long Beach, Mrs. D.K. Knight of Ketchum, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Downs and Mrs. Daron Dewey, all of Bountiful, Utah; Lynne Johnson of Salt Lake City, James S. Johnson of Laramie, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Anderson of Green River, Mrs. Newell B. Johnson and Elizabeth and Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Rollins, all of Evanston.

Mr. and Mrs. Darius Syme, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bradshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Everetti Maxfield, Mrs. Sylvester Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Levold Rollins, all of Lyman; William S. Little, Mrs. Pat Lowham and Mrs. W.S. Little, all of Kemmerer; Mr. and Mrs. John Bell of Randolph, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Heber C. Cronquist of Logan and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rosenbaum of Brigham City, Utah.
Rock Springs Miner, Nov 13, 1960
ROBERT H. SYME

The funeral of Robert H. Syme, 82, was held Thursday afternoon from the L.D.S. chapel with Bishop Woodrow Hunter conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery.

Pallbearers were James S. Johnson, a grandson; Ralph Downs of Bountiful, Utah, a grandson-in-law; Jack Hansen, Arne Oja, Ray Reese and Larry O. West.

Mr. Syme died early Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a short illness. He was a retired longtime employee of Rock Springs National bank.

Robert Haldane Syme was born April 13, 1878 in Haywood, Lanark, Scotland, a son of James Brown and Margaret Haldane Syme, who came to Rock Springs when he was 2 ½ years old. He was the 12th of their 13 children and was the last survivor of their family.

Mr. Syme and Janet Love were married June 21, 1905 at the John Love home on M street.

Survivors are his widow of 112 Cedar, two daughters, one son, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Alton (Louise) Hoffman of Logan, Utah and Mrs. James B. (Evelyn) Johnson of Rock Springs and Superior and the son is Dr. Robert H. Syme Jr. of Alexandria, Va.

Mr. Syme was long an active member of the L.D.S. church, serving as a high priest and one the high council of Lyman stake.

In addition to the immediate family out-of-town relatives here for the services were Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Hamilton of Long Beach, Mrs. D.K. Knight of Ketchum, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Downs and Mrs. Daron Dewey, all of Bountiful, Utah; Lynne Johnson of Salt Lake City, James S. Johnson of Laramie, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Anderson of Green River, Mrs. Newell B. Johnson and Elizabeth and Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Rollins, all of Evanston.

Mr. and Mrs. Darius Syme, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bradshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Everetti Maxfield, Mrs. Sylvester Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Levold Rollins, all of Lyman; William S. Little, Mrs. Pat Lowham and Mrs. W.S. Little, all of Kemmerer; Mr. and Mrs. John Bell of Randolph, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Heber C. Cronquist of Logan and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rosenbaum of Brigham City, Utah.


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