Charles R. Bird, noted Utah singer and former president of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, died March 8. He was 76.

Mr. Bird, a former executive with Kennecott Copper Corp., was a long-time member and president of the Swanee Singers male chorus and was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 41 years.He was active in other community affairs.

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Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 12, at noon in the Rosecrest 1st Ward, 3101 S. 2300 East. Friends may call Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Holbrook Funeral Chapel, 3251 S. 2300 East, and at the church one half hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.

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