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Show Lovable Lady At Paradise Died Saturday Paradise Edwenia Maria Jep-pson Jep-pson Welch 80, died at the home of her son, P. J. Welch, here Saturday Sat-urday morning, after a short illness. ill-ness. She was born at Brigham Cty, September 2, 1855. the daughter of Hans Jeppa and Gunnell Maria Mar-ia Jeppson. She was the second wife of John Welch, whom she married at the Salt Lake Endowment En-dowment house, October 23, 1876. Shortly after her marriage, she went with Mr. Welch to southern Utah, where he worked on the St. George L. D. S. temple. Later they returned to Brigham City, and in 1884 moved to Paradise, where she had lived since. Her husband also did work on the , Logan L. D. S. temple. During the winter months of the past 13 years, Mrs. Welch has lived in , Logan with her son, W. W. Welch, . instructor in the Logan city schools. Surviving are two sons and two daughters, W. W. Welch, Logan; P. J. Welch, Paradise; Mrs. Amie Schow Brigham City; Mrs. Stella Schow, Mantua; 19 grandchildren, i 2 great-grandchildren, four brothers, broth-ers, Jacob Jeppson, Salt Lake City; I Albert Jeppson, lone, Idaho; Charles Jeppson, Archer, Idaho;,! Ren Jeppson, Ogden; six half-1 brothers and two half-sisters; Olof August, Will, Sam, Parley and Reuben Jeppson, Brigham City; Mrs. Amanda Peters and Mrs. Des-sia Des-sia Parry, Parry. Funeral services were conducted Monday in the Paradise L. D. S. ward, with burial in the Brigham City cemetery under the direction of the Thompson mortuary. o |