Show GONE HOME funeral services of sister elsie booth at alpine the funeral faller obsequies of sister elsie booth were held in alpine at 2 p ra july 13 1893 all ail of 0 the family except ono one and many of the leonle of alpine and friends from surrounding settlements were in attendance dame remarks suitable to the occasion were made by david adams wm win grant lewis har teya A Vance Moroni L pratt anda J strong the members of the mary marf association over which sister booth had been president for sey seventeen enteen years did honor to the occasion by marching marchi DS at the head of the procession until reaching the cemetery here they a sweetly rendered 0 my I 1 father ather thou that dwell est etc sister booth was born at bedford leigh lancashire england dec 21 1825 ot of john edge and sarah davis at the age of thirteen she nhe besan began her career of silk weaving which continued until her marriage tri tc richard T booth aug 13 1846 with the church by baptism in jno 1849 with a company ot saints sainta sailed sal std from liverpool march 27 17 1957 in the alte ship george georee washington landed at boston after a voyage ot at twenty two days attar after a five fire weeks encampment at iowa city iowa bagart the journey across the plains with ox team arriving in salt lake city sept t 12 IM 1857 remained in salt lake the following winter then hen came known as aa Aloun mountain tain ville with the move her first dwelling here was the tha common kind hind a dugout A few months foun 1 l the fara family ly comfortably located in a log room in the tha old fort chii was bar happy home lor for ten years y ears when hen the present residence was occupied elie kb a was the proud mother of 0 ten children six of whom were boys boya eight still living she has been an active worker in various capacities in the ward was sever never known to waver in her fidelity to tha principles of truth she possessed a boul fall of ds devotion was an ardent admirer ot of music and poetry her own pen and tongue every ready to add new boquete bonneta to the gardens of verse two ot of which were composed tor for the occasion i on of the dedication of the salt lake temple temple A to touching nelling scene acene occurred a day or two previous to her death she abe had bad called upon one of her sons to enrage engage in special prayer unable to finish the noble mother then made an appropriate petition ve titon for each 0 of her children which appealed to the thiron of grace and her mission was done dona A V |