PRES. RICHARDS| Continued from First His: Page 13 dren children. have: 61 and they in turn chil have 89. and his devotion to his duties After the casket was closed. and to his family. . at the mortuary, members of He quoted President Rich- the Council of the Twelve carards’ own words of his feeling ried it to the hearse. toward Church ‘service: ‘For The cortege moved west on the Church I would do what I South Temple Street and past am. asked to do, even it come the Church Office Building to laying down my life.” | where President Richards had Elder Lee told of an exper- worked | many of his years as ience of last March when Pres- a member of the Council ofchong |ident Richards was lying crit- Twelve. | | lealivy: wh, oO"E - ealled | at. their PLACED BENEATH PULPIT home to give the famly my The procession entered the love,’ Elder Lee said; ‘‘and I | North Temple Street gate of told Sister Riehards we had’ just Temple .grounds. Again the . become aware of how. critical President Richards’ ilness. members was Twelve of the Council of the carried the casket. It and voiced my concern over was placed directly underhis condition. neath the pulpit from which “But Sister Richards was not. President Richards had = spothe least worried. She said to ken many times. me, ‘But didn’t you know? I A. profusion of oe sent -waspromised I would have . to the funeral was banked on President Richards three years the railings flanking the pulpit. and it’s not quite two years now. 9:9 cal ie 7 nacle huge oval of was almost the Taber-: filled. -, President and. ‘Mrs. Richards Music was provided by the celebrated. their third wedding Tabernacle. Choir. Lake 'Salt anniversary’ on July 20. She | is | under the direction Of J. ‘Spen- his second wife.’ _ Cornwall. Jessie Evans The. rites. began: at 9. a.m, at cer Every Thee Need “T aun Smith’ 260 East: South ‘Temple et a) when hundreds of persons be-|4 | | Hour.” The invocation was spoken by Pres, Levi Edgar Young: of gan filing past the bronze casket in which he lay in state.» the First.Council :of Seventy. ‘THIRTEEN SURVIVORS | PRESIDENT MCKAY. OPENS Many of the mourners who ‘saw him were members of his} President McKay opened the -own family. Of the 15 . who native Utah. services’ by paying tribute President Richards’ lifetime service to his fellowmen.. to of were born to him and hi s wife} | -~the late Alice Almira Robinhis passing,’ ' Pres-, regret “We ‘son ‘Richards—13 survive. McKay said, “but we re' President Richards had one_lident at the: completion of such joice of . the largest. families. in the No ‘Church or in his wini a life. successful a great and man held to the fight more inlvincibly ards. than | faltering. God Rich- President most. un- faith was. His his. mem- mere “LOrye: | “MESSAGES READ President McKay read. tele- ‘grams and condo- of messages ‘|lences from. Pres. George. Al‘Ibert Smith, from Elder Joseph representing ‘| Fielding Smith the Council of the Twelve, from Elder and Mrs. Stephen L Richnards, who wired from New York prior to sailing, abroad on a special mission. Also from Elder and Mrs. | Henry D. Moyle who are in Hawaii, Senator Arthur V. Wat- ‘kins, the Salt Lake mission and ganizations. by of The benediction Bishop Joseph the City numerous Presiding Com- civic or- was spoken. L. Wirthlin Bishopric. Burial was in City Cemetery. The grave in the Richards family plot was dedicated by Elder Clifford E. Young, assistant to the Council of the Twelve, )