Alvin Nichols Funeral
Photograph
Identifier:
72.4.1September 1899
Description
Funeral for Alvin Nichols in the Box Elder Tabernacle. Lorenzo Snow presiding. There is a large white decoration above the pulpit with the words "Our Father and Patriarch, eternal life". There are also flags, and a picture of Alvin. The casket is on the floor level at the front.Lady in white at the right Daisey Madsen. Lady immediately to the left on the back row was Sevena Madsen (Aunt Winnie). These two were likely on the stand to sing. Daisey was a soprano and was often a soloist. Winnie was an alto.
Men on stand sitting at left:
Jacob Jensen
Martin L. Ensign
Pres. Rudger Clawson
Lorenzo Snow at pulpit
Pres. Charles Kelly
Patriarch William L. Watkins
Thomas Blackburn
James Pett
John D. Burt 1st Bp. Third Ward
Bp. Stand, August Valentine of Second Ward
Organist Clara Valentine Jensen
Choir Conductor Severine N. Lee
Wilford Reeder
David Boothe
Chris O. Anderson, August Vance
\
To right of drapes
Father Henry Bowring
David Wheelright (?)
Victor E. Madsen
Rear Fred Petersen (?) 2nd Ward Tenor
Henry Bowring Jr.
Andrew Funk
Ladies:
Rae Evans, Sister Kaiser, Hattie Night
Back: Alda Neely on Emelia Madsen's lap
Rear: Sevena Madsen, Sister Emma See
Left of drape: Phoebe Madsen (dressed in white)
Rose H. Neeley, Sevina Madsen,
Rear: Daisy Madsen
E(???) M. Pierce, Sister (illegible)
Copyright Status:Public Domain
Related people
Nichols, Alvin (is referenced)Snow, Lorenzo (is pictured)
Madsen, Sevena (is pictured)
Madsen, Daisey (is pictured)
Ensign, Martin L. (is pictured)
Clawson, Rudger (is pictured)
Kelly, Charles (is pictured)
Watkins, William Lampard (is pictured)
Pett, James (is pictured)
Burt, John D. (is pictured)
Valentine, August (is pictured)
Jensen, Clara Valentine (is pictured)
Lee, Severine (is pictured)
Reeder, Wilford (is pictured)
Anderson, Chris O. (is pictured)
Vance, August (is pictured)
Madsen, Victor E. (is pictured)
Funk, Andrew (is pictured)
Evans, Rae (is pictured)
Night, Hattie (is pictured)
Neely, Alda (is pictured)
Madsen, Emelia (is pictured)
Madsen, Phoebe (is pictured)
Neeley, Rose H. (is pictured)