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Sunday, Jan. 19, Obituaries An Sgt Emegt Nicely was in Air Force 24; years Military services set for J.A. Wiley 87) pioneer Arizonan Rosaiy for retired Chief Warrant Officer James A. Wiley, 70, who spent 27 years In the Navy and the Coast Guard, will be recited at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Grimshaw's Bethany Chapel, 710 W.

Bethany Home. Funeral services will be at H. Merritt was active in state club TEMPE Services for Harry L. Merritt, 69, a retired foremen for Union Steel Products Co. in Albion, will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at Tempe Mortuary, 405 E. Southern. Mr. Merritt, 1509 Wilson, died Friday at Tempe Community Hospital. He was born In Fountain, and came here five years ago from Albion, Mich.

Mr. Merritt attended the Detroit Automobile School and Michigan State University in Lansing. He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Michigan, rationing board during World War II in Albion, University Church here and director of the local Michigan Club. Survivors include his wife, Martha; one son, Harry a student at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff; mother, Mrs. Mabel L.

Townsend of Chatham, 111., and two sisters out of state. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale. Gladys I.

Wilson SUN CITY Services and burial for Mrs. Gladys I. Wilson, 71, a retired legal secretary, will be in Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Wilson, 10612 102nd Drive, died Friday at Mountain View Pioneer Hospital in Youngtown.

She was born in Wheaton, and came here in 1963 from Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Federated Woman's Club of Sun City, Order of Eastern Star, Sun City Com- mu.iity Association, hospital auxiliary, Town Hall Senior Women's League, United Methodist Church of Sun City and several bridge clubs. Survivors include her hus- band, Claude; four daughters, Mrs. Sue Johnson of Osceola, Iowa, Janyce Price, Mrs.

Dianhe English and Mrs. Salley Allison, all of Des Moines, and 13 grandchildren. Friends may call froni 2 to 6 p.m. today at Lundberg's Golden Door Chapel, Youngtown. 9 a.m.

Tuesday at the chapel. Mr. Wiley died yesterday at Doctors Hospital. He lived at 1107 W. Heatherbrae.

Born In Crompton, R.I., he came here in 1949 from Erie, Pa. He served three years In the Navy in World War I. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in the 1920s and retired from the service in 1946. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Harriet; two daughters, Mrs.

Barbara June MacLeod and Mrs. Jacqueline Ann Stringer, both of' Phoenix, and six grandchildren. Burial with full military honors by the VFW will be in St. Francis Friends may call at the mortuary after 5 p.m. today and after 5 p.m.

tomorrow. Marshall Hoyt MESA Services for Marshall Hoyt. 76, a retired bus driver, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at M. L.

Gibbons Mortuary, 33 N. Sirrine. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hoyt, 461 E.

Millett, died Friday at Southside District Hospital. Born in Carlyle Township, N.Y., he came here 10 years ago from East Green Bush, N.Y. He drove for Greyhound Bus Co. for 28 years, 24 of them on the Binghamton- to-Albany New York route. He drove more than 1.5 million accident-free miles.

He was a member of a Teamsters local in Syracuse, N.Y., and was an active member of the New York Club in Mesa. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Mrs. Robert A. Shirley of Mesa, Mrs. Esther Tellott of Guilderland, N.Y., and Mrs.

Mildred Carr of Schenectady, N.Y.; one brother out of state; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Artiiro F. Serrano Rosary for Arturo F.

Serrano, 55, an Arizona native, will be recited at 8 p.m. today in Paradise Chapel, 3934 E. Indian School. Mr. Serrano, 1611 E.

Hidalgo, died Friday at Phoenix 1 General Hospital. He came to Phoenix 40 years ago from his native Douglas. Employed by the city street maintenance department, Mr. Serrano was a member of the City of Phoenix Metropolitan Employes' Association. He was an Army veteram of World War II.

Jennie P. Barton TEMPE Services for Mrs. Jennie P. Barton, 83, will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Community Christian Church, Encanto and College.

Burial will be in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Mrs. Barton died Friday at her home, 219 Broadmor. Born in Ohio, she came here from Willoughby, Ohio, 34 years ago. Survivors Include a daughter, Mrs.

Jean Kirkham -of Tempe; a son, Keith Barton of Los Angeles; a brother out of state; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends may call from noon' to 6 p.m. today at Camelback Sunset Chapel, 301 W. Camelback. Mildred I.

Roberts Services for Mrs. Mildred Roberts, 65, will be at 4 p.m. today at Hansen's Mortuary, 9314'N. Seventh St. Additional services and burial will be in Palmerton, Pa.

Mrs. Roberta, who lived at 749 E. Maryland, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born in Palmerton, she moved here five years ago. She was a member of the Harmony Club of Phoenix, Faith Lutheran Church, and the All Staters.

Survivors include her husband Garfield a daughter, Mrs. Richard Noll of Twentynine Palms, CaJiiL pn.e sister out of state and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the mortuary from noon to service time today. Survivors include his wife, Carmen; father, Roglio Serrano of Calexico, one son, Arturo F. Jr.

of Phoenix; two daughters, Mrs. Felix Madrid and Adella Serrano, both of Phoenix; one sister, Mrs. Manuel Mondon- do of Phoenix, one sister out of state and five grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Heart Church, 909 E.

Washington. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Martha Johnson Services for Mrs. Martha Johnson, 54, supervisor of maintenance 24 years for Phoenix Elementary School District will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Tanner Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Eighth Street and Jefferson. Mrs. Johnson, 2629 W.

Jefferson, died Wednesday at Maricopa County Hospital, She came to Phoenix 33 years ago from her native Eupora, Miss. Mrs. Johnson was member of the AME Church, Grand Canyon Temple 437 of Daughters of Elks, Daughters of Tabor and Rose of Arizona Tabernacle 32. Survivors include one son, Felton Billiard of Florence; one sister and three brothers out of state. The Daughters of Elks will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m.

tomorrow at Universal Memorial Center, 1100 E. Jefferson. Friends may call after noon today until service time at the mortuary. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial for Arthur Allen, 87, a pioneer Arizonan who worked on the construction of Roosevelt Dam, will at 2 p.m. tomorrow In the Chapel of the Garden mortuary in Presfcott.

Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Allen, born in San Angelo, died Friday in the Yavapai Community Hospital. He came to Arizona in 1886 by covered 1 wagon. In 1896 he started working In the mines In Jerome.

Later, as a blacksmith for the Santa Fe Railroad he worked in shops in Phoenix, Winslow and Albuquerque. He sharpened drill bits used in construction of the foundation of Roosevelt Dam. He retired in 1943, first In Wickenburg and later in Congress. He is survived" by his wife, Ida; a daughter, Mrs. Lavina Galloway of Bagdad; a brother, Walter E.

Allen of Blsbee, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Alma A. Moser A. Moser, 82, a retired farmer, died yesterday at Golden Mesa Extended Care Facility. Mr.

Moser, 730 E. First was born in Providence, Utah, and came here 12 years ago from Bancroft, Idaho. He was a member of the 13th Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mesa. Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Meldrum Mortuary, 52 N.

Macdonald St. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Additional services and burial will be Thursday in Preston, Idaho. Survivors include his wife, Agnes two sons, Vernon of Bancroft, Idaho, and Horace G.

of Sacramento, one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Lee of Orem, Utah; two brothers and one sister out of state, eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Darwin K. Forsyth Services for Darwin K. Forsyth, 70, a self employed carpenter until retirement, will be at 4 p.m.

tomorrow at Camelback Sunset Chapel, 301 W. Camelback. Private cremation will follow. Mr. Forsyth died Friday at home, 1631 E.

Turney. Born in Griswold, Iowa, he came here 40 years ago from Elizabeth, Colo. Survivors include three brothers, Harley Forsyth of Phoenix, George P. Forsyth of Griswold, Iowa, and Wallace D. Forsyth of Yucaipa, Calif.

Cecil J. Strong Services for Cecil J. Strong, 68, a retired barber, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Maryvale Chapel, 6901 W. Indian School.

Burial will be in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Mr. Strong died Friday at home, 4833 W. Heatherbrae. He was born in Bridgewater, Iowa, and came here from Des Moines, Iowa, in 1945.

He was a charter member of- Hope Baptist Church and was church treasurer for eight years. Survivors include his wife, Elsie and a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Messina of Phoenix. The family suggests contributions to Hope Baptist Church. Friends may call at the mortuary from 7 to 9 p.m.

tomorrow. Charles H. Boegeman Rosary for Charles H. Boegeman, 62, who lived here 22 years, will be recited at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hansen Mortuary 8314 N.

Seventh St. Funeral Mass Will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8620 N. Seventh St. Mr.

Boegeman died Friday at John C. Uncoln Hospital. He lived at 2243 Mountain View. He WM horn ta Kansas City and came to Phoenix from there. He was a guard and switchboard operator for Central Alarms Systems here and a member of the Most Holy Trinity Church.

Survivors include his wife, Alice; two sons, Charles and Jerry of Phoenix; one daughter, Mrs. Frances E. Relndl of Mlnot, N.D.; a brother, James in Phoenix; a sister out of and 14 grandchildren. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery.

Friends may call at the mortuary today after 4 p.m., and all day tomorrow, MESA Rosary for Senior M. Sgt. Ernest L. Nicely, 41, who spent 24 years In the Army Air Corps and the Air Force, will be recited at 8 p.m. today at Larry J.

Melcher Mortuary, 43 S. Stapley. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow fit Christ the King Catholic Church, 1500 E. Dana.

Nicely died Jan. 12 in Wies- Sophie Price SCOTTSDALE Rosary for Mrs. Sophie Price, 80, will be said at 8 p.m. today at Messinger's Mortuary, 515 E. Indian School.

Funeral Mass will be rechv" ed at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 8419 E. Stulla Lane. Mrs.

Price, 6507 N. 82nd Way, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, she came here two years ago from Hobart, Ind. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lorraine Kulak of Scottsdale and Mrs.

Walter Zale of Gary, two brothers out of slate; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Friends may visit the mortuary from noon to 7:30 p.m. today.

Leonard Ferguson Services for Leonard Ferguson, 80, who owned a wholesale candy business 28 years in Sidney, Ohio, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memory Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, 719 N. 27th Ave. Mr. Ferguson, 1412 E.

Yale, died Friday at Doctors Hospital. He was born in Huron County, Ohio, and came to Phoenix in 1948 from Sidney, Ohio, where he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, LaDpnna; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Stonerock of Phoenix, one grandchild, two great-grandchildren and two sisters out of state. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.

tomorrow at Memory Lawn Mortuary. Private burial will be in Memory Lawn Memorial Park. John Brothers Services and burial for John Brothers, 91, a former ranch and bus line owner, will be at Hahn Mortuary in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mr. Brothers, 3030 Indian School, died Friday at Doctors Hospital.

He was born in Hamilton, and came here three years ago from Mayfield, Colo. Mr. Brothers owned a bus line in Hamilton and a ranch in Mayfield for 18 years. Surviving is his wife, Myrtle. Friends may call after 2 p.m.

today at Paradise Chapel, 3934 E. Indian School. baden, Germany. Born in Liv. fngston, he joined the Army Air Force In 1944 and served In Germarty In World War n.

He served in Vietnam in 19W-67. His familly lives at 1324 8 Plma. Survivors Include his wife, Paula; one son, Ernest one daughter, Deborah all of Mesa, his father, Gather Nicely of Livingston, three brothers and three sisters out of state. Burial with full military honors will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Clara Tucker Services for Mrs.

Clara Tucker, 47, will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Willow Grove Baptist Church, 40th Street and Superior. Burial will be in Pawhuska, Okla. Mrs. Tucker, died Thursday in her home at 2319 E.

Pueblo. She was born in Adamson, and came to Phoenix from Kansas City in 1957. She was an employe of Components here. Survivors include her husband, Walter; one daughter, Mrs. Murrell of Brooklyn; her mother, Mrs.

Albert Bibbins of her father, Napoleon Walker of Kansas City; a sister out of state and one grandchild. Friends may call at Webber-Sons Mortuary, 1641 E. Jefferson, from 2 to 10 p.m. today. Sarah B.

Thomson EL MIRAGE Services for Sarah B. Thomson, 88, of 122 Poppy, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Camelback Sunset Chapel, 301 Camelback. Burial will be in Sunland Memorial Park. Miss Thomson died Thursday at a local hospital.

She was born in Stanislaus, and lived here several years. There are no known survivors. Friends may call at the mortuary from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow.

Louis G. Long Services for Louis G. Long, 47, a salesman for Webber Showcase and Fixture Co. here, will be at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at A.

L. Moore and Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Mr. Long, 1511 E.

Flower, died Thursday at Mesa Lutheran Hospital. He was born in Ennis, and came here four years ago from Longview, Tex. An Army veteran of World War II, Mr, Long was a member of American Legion, Post 75. Survivors include his wife, Mary one daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Long of Longview, three sons, John Dawe of Phoenix, Jim Dawe of Tucson and Harvey Long of Longview, and three sisters and one brother out of state.

Burial will be In Greenwood Memorial Park. Teacher and student die in automobile accidents A Phoenix Union High School teacher and an Arizona State University freshman were killed last night in auto accidents that occurred 45 minutes apart, police reported. They were identified as Henry 54, of 30 W. Butler, and John Norman 22 Traffic Deaths in 20 Died Same Period 1968 Hargreaves, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Hargreaves of 1034 Lilac Drive, Tempe. The Arizona Highway Patrol also reported Carlos Narcho, 68, of Sells, died yesterday from injuries suffered in a one-car accident Jan. 9. PHOENIX police said Baker was struck by a car driven by Thomas Andrew Henderson, 34, of 918 W. State, while walking in the 8300 block of N.

Centralat 8:15 p.m. Police said Baker was thrown onto the hood of the car and over the southbound vehicle. He was pronounced dead on arrival at John C. Lincoln Hospital. Investigators said it was not determined whether Baker was crossing the.street or wandered into the roadway.

No citations were issued, police said. Tempe police reported Hargreaves was injured fatally when his westbound foreign Pickup truck rolled over on Campo Allegro Road, about one-half mile east of U.S. 60, at 7:30 p.m. Officer Jerry Cales said Hargreaves was pinned in the vehicle, He was reported dead on arrival at Tempe Community Hospital. Patrolmen said Narcho was injured fatally in a one-car accident south of Sells on the Papago Indian Reservation in Pima County.

Well Wishers Besiege President For Autograph On Last Day In Office Johnson says his farewells, clears desk at White House United Press International WASHINGTON-Presidenl Johnson spent the final working day of his 40-year public career yesterday saying his goodbyes, clearing his desk, and watching the moving men prepare the White House for Richard Nixon. For all practical purpose, Lyndon Johnson had vacated the White House of his personal belongings by last night. By then, all that remained was the man, his family and little more than their clothes. THE FINAL legislative act of Johnson's career came shortly before noon when he signed a bill to double the presidential salary from $100,000 to $200,000 a year. The remainder of his official duties involved the issuance of numerous required annual reports which had to be sent to Congress before he left office.

For most of the day, however, Johnson involved himself with saying goodbye to members of the staff and newsmen who had covered most of his years in office. His publicly announced schedule showed him meeting with Boston Red Sox baseball player Carl Yastrzemski. But privately Johnson made the rounds of the White House working quarters to say and thank you to the people who served him for the past five years. HE VISITED with the White House kitchen help, messengers and drivers as well as other staff members. The only goodbye's that remained unsaid were to the President's im- mediate staff, people he would see until almost his final minutes in office at noon io- morrow.

Johnson also met with a large number of newsmen who have been with him regularly during his five years in the presidency and who had accompanied him abroad. All the while, moving men were at work in the White House living quarters removing the last family pictures from the walls and the last of the personal effects. The major job of files containing most of the 31 million documents Johnson has collected since his early days in Congress and the pieces of furniture which they brought with them when they completed a week ago. FOR SEVERAL weeks, large moving'vans have been pulling up to the west wing of the White House every evening to be filled with large stocks of filing cabinets containing Johnson's papers and the records he wants to take home with him to Texas for his library. The President was expected to spend his last full day in office today quietly at the White House with a family dinner and possibly a few close friends tonight.

The President will leave the White House for the last time at 11:15 tomorrow morning when he travels to Capitol Hill for Nixon's swearing-in. Children's garden Johnsons' legacy WASHINGTON (AP) President and Mrs. Johnson, who became grandparents in the White House, are leaving as a gift for future presidential youngsters a small, garden on the executive mansion grounds. A White House announcement yesterday said the Johnsons, decided to provide this spot because they found the White House was lacking a quiet, secluded area where children who live'there "can escape from the hustle and Hong Kong flu in Europe hits hardest in Netherlands Ex-Litlluanian ambassador dies CLEVELAND. Ohio (AP) The death of Lithuanian patriot Petras Klimas, former Lithuanian ambassador to France, was reported yesterday by relatives in Cleveland.

Klimas, 78, died Thursday at Kaunas, Lithuania, where he had lived with relatives since being returned by the Russians from Siberia, according to a brother, Adolph Klimas. A lawyer and author, Klimas worked in the Lithuanian underground against Czarist Russia and was one of the drafters of the Lithuanian declaration of independence from Russia in 1918. He was named Lithuanian ambassador to Italy in 1923 and later served as ambassador to Belgium, Spain and Portugal before going to Paris as ambassador in M5. United Press International The Hong Kong flu virus is hopscotching across Europe, belting The Netherlands hard but leaving most other countries unscratched for the moment. Doctors warned yesterday the epidemic danger would persist at least another month.

The bug appeared weaker than the one which hit the United States late last year. It seemed to be infiltrating Europe in a slow eastward advance as it eased its assault on America. Many European countries spared the Hong Kong strain so far took steps to ward off epidemics, with large-scale vaccinations and quick isolation of suspected cases. IN RUSSIA, anti infection gauze masks were being worn by restaurant workers, store clerks and pedestrians. Soviet doctors ordered ordinary flu victims to stay home five days instead of the usual three.

Hong Kong flu in epidemic proportions was reported only in The Netherlands, where health officials estimated between 10 and 15 per cent of the nation's 12.6 million inhabitants have been victims since mid-December. They said the epidemic probably had peaked but would result in about 1,000 deaths. West Germany reported a "handful" of Hong Kong flu cases, almost all among American soldiers stationed in the country. WEST GERMAN health officials expressed concern the large daily influx of American troops for Army-Air Force war games at the end of January may produce larger quantities of the Hong Kong bug. Finland iiad 30 verified cases of Hong Kong flu, all of them mild.

All but a few were in Turku, Finland's second-biggest city, and the virus was said to be spreading fast. There were less than 50 verified cases of the virus in Norway, where health officials expected epidemic outbreaks by February. Football star held in theft of giant gem A 48-year-old former NFL football player, charged by federal authorities with stealing a $365,000 brooch from a San Antonio museum, allegedly sold it in Phoenix for $6,000. The FBI said it charged Cecil Yancy Evans, a Texas football star and later a member of the Philadelphia Eagles team, with transporting stolen property across state lines. Texas officials filed an additional charge of theft of more than $50 against Evans.

Evans, who was arrested in Galveston on a charge of robbing a man in Kingsville, of a $200,000 coin collection, later admitted stealing the brooch, according to San Antonio Police Sgt. C.T. Flannagan. The brooch, officials said, contains a 49.73 carat canary diamond valued at $250,000, reportedly the world's largest emerald-cut diamond. bustle of the executive mansion." A little wooded park area on the south grounds, 18 by 30 feet, is paved with Pennsylvania blue flagstones.

It has a Stayman winesap apple tree for climbing, a pond for goldfish, four children's rocking chairs and matching table of rustic bentwood. it has been planted with spring flowers and some year-round greens, including holly trees. A plaque embedded in the flagstone walk is inscribed "To the White House Grounds from the President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Christinas 1968." Nearby are reminders of the Johnson grandchildren the footprints of Patrick Lyndon Nugent and the hand prints of Lucinda Desha Robb in bronze.

The garden was designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone Jr. and the landscape architect from his New York office, Edward Alexander, with the aid of the National Park Service, which takes care of the White House grounds. $26.4 million asked for bases in Arizona WASHINGTON (AP) The Defense Department announced that it is requesting $26,644,000 for construction purposes for Arizona military bases in the next fiscal year. The requests were: Yuma Proving Ground, Ft. Huachuca, Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, Davis- Monthan AFB, Luke AFB, and Williams AFB, $5,049,000.

Karl Mattern, U.S. artist, dies DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Karl Mattern, a distinguished American artist who taught nearly half his life at Midwestern schools, died yesterday in a Des Mojnes hospital of a heart attack. Mattern, who had been retired since 1963, was stricken while attending an exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center He was 76. Born in Duerkheim, Germany, Mattern came to the United States at the age of 14 and schooled at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York City. As a faculty member for 23 years at the University of Kansas and for 14 years at Drake University here, his teachings related to broadened concepts oi the arts and humanities.

His waterculors and oils, many of the empty western prairies, are in permanent collections of many art museums, including Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Joslyn Art seum in Omaha, the Kansas City Art i.