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Show Early Pioneer Galled Untiled tViiiiiiiu Walked Acrnti Hie Plains In IMI.'i Hies al Age of. (hi. Mrs. Maria Mm, one or Pleasant drove's oldest citizens, passed away last Friday. She was bom In Denmark, Den-mark, March 1, 1840. Sho had been n sufferer from dlabeteB for the past nine years. She was one cf Ibe early settlers or Utah, crossing tho plains In 18115, and walking all the way from tho Missouri river lo Salt Lake Clly, coming in Milan Altwood's company. She moved to Pleasant drovo in 1882. She was tho oldest In a family of thirteen and had eleven children and twenty grand children. The children now living are Willlan Llm or Pleasant drove, Union Lim of lllacltroot. deorge Llm or American Folk, Aitliur Llm or Pleasant drove, Mrs. Kllzii Jacobson or Pleasant diove and Mrs. lneiia Nelson of Mammoth, all or whom were at tin luueral. Services were held Monday In lb'' Pleasant drove Tabernacle. HIrIioi James II. Walker presided. Tho other speakers were Joseph Hilton, Alexander Alexan-der Mullock, Niels Fugnl mid W. I-llayes, I-llayes, all or whom paid high tribute to ilitutUt'i-llUK character and woman' qimlltl'-n or this deceased. The open lug prayer was by Mayor J- L. Ilnrve and the cloning one by F. H. Humph rleo. |