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Show Services Held Monday For Effa M.Williams Touching and impressive funeral fun-eral services were conducted Monday, Mon-day, October 17, for Mrs. Effa M. Williams, wife of John T. Williams, who died Friday morning at her home in the Second ward. Wish Bishop Reed O. Walker in" charge the service began at 1 o'clock -with a vocal number, "Tho Deeping Trials" sang by the 2nd ward ladies chorus, accompanied by Beverly Wright. Invocation was offered by Neils Fugal. A sketch of the life and works of Mrs. Williams was read by her grand-daughter Mary Beth Peay. Speakers who paid tribute to the noble life of Mrs. Williams and offered words of sympathy and encouragement en-couragement to her family were C. R. Clark, J. C. Hilton, and President Pres-ident Vilace Radmall. All spoke in high praise of the deceased, her unselfish devotion to the family, her church and her friends, and spoke encouragingly of the life eternal and the blessings that come to those who served the Lord. Musical numbers interspersing the speakers were a vocal trio, "Teach Me To Pray," sung by Mrs. J. E. Hardman, Mrs. Leland Beers, and Mrs. Glade Bullock; a vocal solo, "My Faith in Thee" by Mrs. Vance West, accomanied by her daughter, Anne. Closing speaker was Bishop Reed Walker, who spokeof fine nighbor-ly nighbor-ly love, and its early influence on the lives of children referring to the Williams home as one where all the younger people loved to gather. The closing number, "The Lord's Prayer, was sung by the ladies chorus. Prelude and portlude music was played by Mrs. J. Howard Nelson. Benediction was pronounced by Laura Robertson, former president of the Second ward Relief Society. Interment, directed by the Olpin Mortuary, was made in the Spanish Span-ish Fork cemetery, where the dedicatory dedi-catory prayer was offered by Mcr-ill Mcr-ill W. Bird, a brother-in-law. Pallbearers were Robert Nelson, John Banks, Spanish Fork, Weldon Beck, Frank Beck, of Burley, Ida., Rodney McKilli, Salt Lake city, and Ronald Nelson of Spanish Fork, all nephews of Mrs. Williams The flowers were cared for and arranged by the Second ward Relief Re-lief Society. Effa McKill Williams was born Dec. 5, 1882, at Spanish Fork to Robert Wilson and Eliza Jex Mc-Kell. Mc-Kell. She received her education in the schools there and at the B. Y. University. Her church activities include teaching and serving in the presidency presi-dency of the Primary; she was a Relief Society teacher for 25 years .and served as Relief Society magaine agent under 4 different presidents. a.nd for several years was a member of the stake genealogical geneal-ogical board. She married John Trevor Williams Willi-ams in the Salt Lake Temple on June 1, 1904. More than 20 years ago the family came to Pleasant Grove where thoy have since made their home. She was the mother of 6 children, child-ren, 5 of whom with their father survive. They are: Robert Williams Will-iams and M.o. Berteen (Dale) Mundy of Layton, Mrs. Ethan (Anne) Peay of American Fork, Elbert M. Williams and Mrs. Xeil Y. (Ruby) Fugal of Pleasant Grove. Also 14 grandchildren; 1 brother Dr. Lonard E. McKcl' of Provo, and one sister Ruby McKell Bird of Ogden . |