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Show Obituary. On Thursday afternoon May 31st, the funeral of Miss Ruth Brimhall, who bo suddenly died on Tuesday morning, too. place at Spanish Fork. The eervice3 were held at the family residence resi-dence by request of the deceased, who, conscious of her approaching dissolu tion, gave specific directions a few hours before her death for he conduct con-duct of her funeral: and a larga congregation con-gregation gathered in the shade about her late home to witness the last sad rites over the remains of a respected and worthy young lady. Besides those of her native place, quite a number were present from Salt Lake, Provo, Springyille and other neighboring settlements, It was noticed that a majority of the teachers oi the public schools of Provo were there to honor the memory ot one of their guild. Bishop Gardner presided at the services and offered appropriate and consoling remarks. Bishop Snell and Professor Rees also addressed those preeent, the latter gentleman paying an eloquent tribute to the virtues of Miss Brimhall as a teacher, and as an eximp'e of unfaltering zeal and in-defatguable in-defatguable .industry. The Spanish Fork choir in its sweetest sweet-est tones sang soothin? melodies. The funeral cortege was one never to be for-eolten. for-eolten. Immediately following the hearee were the fellow teachers of the deceased end the pupils of the little school who had been under her tuition up to just one week before this day. Then the long concourse of citizens followed. The services at the grave were simple, yet impressive. impres-sive. It was pitiful to observe the wonderment of those little orphans or-phans as it were, when they saw all that was left of their beloved teacher hid in oblivion forever. Miss Brimhall was but thirty-one ye-irs of age when the reveille was sounded which called her to the mysterious mys-terious beyond. For seven years and more she had been a teacher in the public schools of Spanish Fork. Con stant application in the lina .of duty marked her course. J; ew have labored more assiduously than she, and her success was correspondingly great. She conducted a model school, and her memory will live for years in her native na-tive town and among those with whoaj she came in contact. As death came to her at the beginning begin-ning of the summer of lif, it was most fitting that on the last day of the last month of BDring, her body covered with blossoms and bedewed with tears should be laid away in the city of the dead. From all around comes the whispered whis-pered prayer rest in peace. A Friend. |
