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Show Another Old Citizen Goes To Her Ris1 Mrs. Elizabeth Mercer Smith olcd nt her homo In the Second Ward early Wednesday morning of Brlght'a disease, di-sease, after n lingering Illness of three months. loi'. Sn,llt.h waB bor" October 11, 18C8, In Lcho Canyon, In a covered wagon, Whllo her pnrents wero'cross-ing wero'cross-ing tho plains, Journeying to Utnfn Hor parents were Mr. nnd Mrs. John Mercer Mer-cer and wore among tho vory flrt sot-tiers sot-tiers of American Fork. . Sho was married to Warren B, Smith October 11. ISfifi. nmi inmn' h uciobcr ii, isgg, nnd became the mother of ten chlldron, sovon of whom now survlvo her. She was a fcood Ucvotcd mother and always willing to lcnd a helping hand wherover needed. The funeral services wero hold from tho Second Ward chapel, Friday1, at 1:30 o clock. Tho houso was filled with friends nnd relatives to pay tfceir lust respects to tho deceased. The sneakers wero William S. Roblnstan, Ell B. Hawkins and Attorrioy W.iW. McCarty of Salt Lake, all speaking comfortlnc words to tho niniimw. v-uiinuruiiK worus io uio mournefB, and in the highest terms of tho tie-' parted. Appropriate boIob wero ron- dercd by Miss Edith Hlndley and Mry F. L. Hickman. Tho floraC, offering wero many and beautiful. ;t n . |