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Show I, Funeral Services For Mrs. Catherine Fox Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Fox wcru held Saturday afternoon in the Tabernacle, which was well filled with sympathizing friends and relatives rela-tives Hliiliop Andrew FJcld presided and made some remarks. Other jpeakers were: Edward Southwlck, Hyrum Klrkhnm and llebur Aintln. The First Ward choir furnished tho music and Arthur Livingston sang a solo. Following biographical sketch of her life was read. Sister Catherine Sophia Fox, daughter daugh-ter of Henry and Catherine Davis Simmons and widow of tho lata Isaac Fox, was born lit Loudon, England, July 7, 1S50. Shu emigrated to Am-erlc.i Am-erlc.i with her parents In 18GU, crossing cros-sing the plains In Israel Evans' handcart hand-cart company, which left tho Missouri Itlver Juno 10th, arriving in Salt Lake, City September 19th the samo year. Her parents located In Lehl, where sho has since resided. 0:i July 8th, 1SGS, sho was baptized a member of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and on May 31 18C9, sho becamo tho wlfo of Isaac W. Fox. Shu Is tho mother of three sons and four daughters all of whom aro proscuit, and G3 grandchildren, grand-children, making u total of sixty du-scendents. du-scendents. When n little girl Sister Fox was very frail and many would lift her golden curls and admlro tho dainty child end say, "Sho was never meant for this world." When hex paronts, ffitt the Gospel sake, wera leaving England, her grand-mother Bald that tho bottom of the ocean was tho only land of Zlon I.lttlo Kittlo would ever 3co, for her system had nil but sue-cumed sue-cumed to tho dread disease tuberculosis, tubercu-losis, but thu ocean voyagu and handcart hand-cart Journey proved her salvation The golden curls became wludtosscd and the dainty skin became suu-.corchcd and tho frail body often became so weary thnt sho slet by thu roadside to bo picked up by travelers who wcru com Ins Inter on In thu company. Or lie.- Ufa work ilia people of Lehi know. Her energy and perse-verunco perse-verunco In dolni; good can bo tc.stllled to by scores who havu been helped by hi r In times or sickness and distress. dis-tress. This Is not all, the work she has d.itto lit tho teiupk.M ror tho deud amount to many hundreds of ordinances. ordin-ances. Dttrlig her long and trying llliiesi her foitltudo has been very great not once has sho murmurok her thank-fuliiciit thank-fuliiciit and praise him been continual. contin-ual. Her deatli took place at her homo In Lohl, Febiunry 11 lDlfi. |