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Show FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. FOY WHO DIED HERE Washington, April 14. Funeral services wcro held here April 12 over the remains of I)uisa Pottcril Foy, who died April 11, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Vannrsdell nt Cedar City, with whom she had mnde her home for the past 10 years. Consoling and npproprintc remnrka wero mado by Elders A. A. Ruby, A. II. Larson, A. A. Paxman and Bp. Cnlvin Hall. All bore testimony to tho faithfulness nnd integrity of tho deceased. de-ceased. Sister Foy was ono of tho pioneers of Dixio nnd suffered all tho trials nnd hardships incident to those dnys. Sho wns born Jan. 10, 1810, at Hcrdfordshirc, England, embraced em-braced tho gospel of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in her nntivo land, nnd enmo to America in 1857, to Utnh in 1850; wns married in 18G0 to Thomas B. Foy. They were called to Dixie in 1803 and made ' their home in Wnshington. There wero eight children born of this union six of whom hnvo preceded them to the Great Beyond; had fifteen grandchildren grand-children nnd fourteen grentgrnndchll-dren grentgrnndchll-dren a number of whom wcro present nt tho funeral. Her two living dnugh-tors dnugh-tors nro Mrs. Sarah Vanarsdcll of Cedar Ce-dar City and Mrs. Louisa Morse of St. George. Sister Foy was a very quiet and unassuming disposition nnd wns well loved nnd respected by her many friends in Wnshington where she spent the greater part of her life. . |