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Show Mrs. Mary West Fenton Laid At Rest Largely attended were the funeral services held in the Timpanogos Stake tabernacle Saturday afternoon, December 7, at 1 o'clock for Mrs. Mary A. West Fenton, 70, wife of N. T. Fenton, who died December 4, following a several years illness. H. "W. Jacobs of the First Ward Bishopric was in charge of the services, ser-vices, which opened with a selection "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" by members of the high school quar- tet and the girls trio accompanied by Gennieve Fugal. Invocation was offered by Ezra F. Walker, after which a string trio composed of Ford Poulson, cello, Lois West, violin, and Leda Thompson, piano, rendered "Lead Kindly Light". The speakers were S. L-. Swenson, President W. W. Warnick, President S. L. Chipman of American Fork, and Bishop C. A. Gamett. Mr. Jacobs read a biographical sketch of Mrs. Fenton's life and made a few concluding con-cluding remarks. Other musical numbers consisted of a vocal duet "A Wonderful Mother" Moth-er" by Kate and Nell Bezzant of Magna Mag-na accompanied by Loraine Smith' of Salt Lake City. All three of the ladies were granddaughters of the deceased. The concluding musical selection was "0 My Father" sung by the high school chorus. The benediction was pronounced by Bishop George Nelson of Heber. Interment was in the Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mary Ann West Fenton was bon, at Goshen, Utah, March 11, 1859, the daughter of Ann Cook and William A. West, emigrants from Darbyshire, England. When Mary was two years old the family moved to Pleasant Grove and established a home on the site where John and Joe West now reside. Mary was the oldest of the three girls and because of her mother's ill health took a great deal of the responsibility of the home at a very early age. When she was twelve years old she did by hand most of the sewing for the family. At that time there were no sewing machines and I no commercial patterns. She was never afraid of work and In talking about her parents' home always emphasized em-phasized the joy and peace and hospitality hospi-tality that existed there. In 1879 she was married to Nelson; T. Fenton. Their first home was established in a two-roomed lumber house which stood In the exact spot where the Fenton home now stands. For a period of fifty years she lent her best efforts and influence in this home as a companion and a mother. Ten children were born to her and her husband. Two of these children, Barney and Erma, (Mod In Infancy. About five years ago Mrs. Fenton was stricken with rheumatism, following fol-lowing an attact of flu. Since that time her decline has been gradual but positive. On the evening of De cember 4th, 1929 she passed away. She is survived by her husband and eight children, twenty-eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, two brothers, John and Joseph, and one sister, Issabell Jacobs Jac-obs of Heber City also survive her. Her children are: Ethel Daniels of Tooele, Emma Smith of Salt .Lake Elva Bezzant of Magna, Thomas Fenton Fen-ton of Pleasant Grove, Robert Fenton of Parowan, Richard Fenton of Mag-Ina, Mag-Ina, Estelle Fenton and Maud Rich-I Rich-I ards of Pleasant Grove. |