Dale Fielding Huber was the 5th child born to Roy and Vera.
According to these documents he was
BORN: 21 Jun 1934 (Lapoint, Uintah, Utah)
DIED: 18 Aug 1943 (Lapoint, Uintah, Utah)
He was 9 years old and died of cancer, before his last two siblings had even been born.
Vernal Express 1943, Aug 19, p.1
This is an excerpt from Vera's life history about it:
In January of 1943, our son, Dale, was taken ill and the doctors diagnosed that he had cancer. On August 18, 1943, he died and this seemed to be sort of a turning point in all of our lives. Dale was so patient and had suffered so much. He had developed a great faith in the Elders. When we were in Salt Lake, we stayed at my brother Ralph's home. Near his home lived a very wonderful, old, gentleman that we called Brother Knapp. Every night he came and gave Dale a blessing and then Dale could rest better. When we came home on May 30, 1943, after being in Salt Lake for a week or two, Roy had accepted the position as second counselor in the bishopric.
This is an excerpt from Roy's life history about it:
Our first sorrow was when Dale got cancer. Mom and I would go out every two weeks to Salt Lake and he would take treatments. Sometime in April the doctor told us to take him home and be good to him because he would only last a few more months. He died in August.
Vernal Express 1943, Aug 26, p.1
Obituary transcribed:
Funeral Services Held at Lapoint For Dale Huber
LAPOINT (Special)--
Funeral services were conducted Friday for Dale Huber at 3:00 p.m. at the Lapoint chapel with Bishop George Hacking presiding.
Barbara Rassmussen rendered a piano solo 'Oh My Father' and L J Walker offered the invocation. Irva Huber and George Bigelow accompanied by Orloa Reynolds sang a duet 'Sometime Somewhere' and a double mixed quartet sang 'Sweet Hour of Prayer'. Jarry Harrison made short remarks and Dorthy Caldwell sang a solo 'Perfect Day'.
President Archie Johnson was the next speaker, Hayden Foster offered the benediction.
Pallbearers were his brother Dean and five cousins Jean Nyberg, Merlyn, Marvin, and Glenn Huber.* Interment was in the Lapoint Cemetery with Bishop Elmer Huber of Midway dedicating the grave.
Dale was born in Lapoint June 21, 1934 and died August 18 after a seven month illness resulting from cancer. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Huber and three brothers and sisters: Dean, Larry, and Clayton, June, Rhea, and Doris, and a grandmother Mrs. Roxa Taylor.
(Punctuation and spelling corrected/included inasmuch as my knowledge allowed)
*Five cousins indicated but only four people listed... hmm...
Immediate family at Dale's funeral.
Photo of Dale's gravesite at the funeral.
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| Dale's headstone in the Lapoint Cemetery. Photo taken in July 2012 by me. |
*All photos were copied from the personal album of Rhea Huber Merkley.
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