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Show Funeral of Mrs. Clark Funeral aerr Ice over the remain of Mary Ilnrber Clark, were held In the Summit Hlake llonao, Hnnday, Feb. au. Illaliop V. Z. Terry, con. ducting. Tlie Ward Clinlr rendered the fol-lowInK fol-lowInK aelectlona: "Cnine Yo Dlaconaolate." "Sweet Hour of Prayer." "rlhall W Meet II. yond the Hler." The apeaker were: Thomaa I.. Keech, Ueo. V. YoutiK and lllahop W. Z. Terry. Mary Ann llrler Clark wa horn June Ml, Ih. In IlirinliiKhain, War-iakahire, War-iakahire, Kimlaiid. Ilaptixed In the Church of Jeau Chrlat of latter-day latter-day Halnta when twelve year ot Ke. Married to William Clark, AuKiiat 14, IH6U. EininlKrated to Utah In year IHWI. Croaaed Uie plnin hy ox team In Capt. Henry Chiinnair Co., and aettled In Coalville Coal-ville the anine yenr and lived here until the year ltfiU. when alie with her liuahaud and family moved to Almy, Wyo., remalninir there until the year IHhi. after which they returned re-turned to their former realdenc at Coalville, which place she ha lived until th tun of 'tor death, which oocured Feb. !H, 1911. She wa th mother of ten children, child-ren, all whom war here at her bad Id when ah passed away. Sua I survived by (her huaband. Hire ona, aeven daughtera, forty-nln forty-nln Rraud-chlldren aud ten greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. The deceased wa th mother of a large and gifted family, many of whom now have "allver threada among the gold," a a reminder that they, too, are nearlng life' annuel. Nod ever entered her horn with, nut a warm welcome nor left without with-out feeling th warmth of a genuine boapltallty, ao characterlatls of th people of heranoeetry, Dlaeaae did not deatroy the charm of a kind Indulgent In-dulgent dlapoaitlnn, nor old aire dlmlolah bsr uuaoltUU aullnluda ur her friend aud loved one. A th death dew gathered on her marble brow, around her bedald gathered her "girl" and "boys" always girl and boy to her, though now grown to mature year with boy and girl around their own Qreaides. The life ao long Interwoven Inter-woven wlili their, with tearful yi they walohed a It, (lowly butaure-ly butaure-ly passed over. Th love of a mother moth-er tor liar ehlldroo paaaed human undemanding. Th boys and girl that gathered about the bed of thl dying mother aud so bravely fought th Death Angel, long ago paaaed out from th llttl bom circle. Bualue oare and their own home circles hav enoroaohed upon their time, may hav robbed mother of their aoBipauloncbtp, but ah was ver juat tb earn; rejololng In their tucceaae and grlvlng at their mia-fortuuea. mia-fortuuea. They may hav grown a-way a-way from ber, bnt b nvr from them; they wer atlll her boys and girls. Waknow that year hence t'j memory of bar unselfish devotion devo-tion will make lham better men and better woman and her precepts be their gulldlng star. Vain Is any attempt to meaaure the luas of a mother to her children; after all th poet have ung and lover dreamed, outalda of heaven there I no lov Ilk mother-love. We believe Uie tender car devoted to thoa nearuat and dearest, went with her to th hotter land, and In the poeslbllllle of sterility, may be Deuded hereafter. We fancy her awaiting them In the place prepared fur her, a litll apart from th Innumerable In-numerable company in bright array ; j perhap In on of th " palaoe of Ivory It windows crystal dear," ji ot which old Bonar quaintly sung. In th light not ot th aun, neither of th moon, w aee her beyond the field of fadeless aaphodel, under th waving palm, beald th atlll waters bordered with allver Ullea. Thee may be merely figures, hut they bear a precious meaning tu yearning heart made for the deep household love; heart that will out be comforted becaua th Augel of th Houae I mlaMng. |