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Show 6INGHAMITE DIES IN SALT LAKE CITY Funeral services for Mrs. Annie j Christina Nelson Christensen, 76, widow of Anton Christensen, j first mayor of Bingham, who I died Tuesday at her home 1139 ; Denver street, Salt Lake City, after a lingering illness, were held Thursday at 1 p.m. at 125 N. Main, Salt Lake City by Rev. W. Malcolm Gwaltney, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. A daughter of Nels and Clara J Hansen Nelson, she was born May 13, 1871 in Newborg, Den- mark. At the age of 8 she came I with her parents to the United States and settled in Pleasant Grove. She was married to Mr. Christensen Chris-tensen on December 27, 1889 in Provo and the couple lived in Pleasant Grove, moving to Bingham Bing-ham in 1898. Mr. Christensen, prominent in Bingham civic affairs, af-fairs, died in 1920. Mrs. Christensen has been a resident of Salt Lake City since 1926. She was a member of the Bingham Methodist church. Survivors include two daughters daugh-ters and a son, Althea Christensen, Christen-sen, Bingham; Clara C. and Anton An-ton Christensen Jr., both of Salt I Lake City; a sister and two brothers, bro-thers, Mrs, Mary Goggin and Nels C Nelson, Elma, Wash.; H. A. Nelson, Seattle, and a half brother, Alma H, Christensen, Grace, Idaho. Burial was in Bingham city cemetery O |