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Show DEVOTED CHURCH WORKER I CALLED BY DEATH I Mrs. Lois Angollno Smith llushman, dovotcd church worker, und wlfo of John llushman,' died n't their homo In Lohl First Ward, Monday after only threo days of Illness, Slio snITercd a paralytic stroke on Friday and on Monday passed on to hor roward. Lois A. Smith Dushmiiu was born on tbo 2Cth day of January, 3814 In tho etnto ot Arkansas. While a; baby In arms hor parents, John. Smith nnd Marra Foscuo Smith, jnbved to, Texas, whore thoy heard tho goBpol of Josus Christ by Elder Preston ''Thomas. Thoy Joined tho church. In (ho yoar 1849 and loft for .Utah tho following year. On the way 'lyjw'ovor fathor John Smith died of cholera, His parting part-ing words to his family woro to always romnln faithful .totho. chiiroh. His widowed wlfo with four chlldron enmo on to Utah and settled . In Tooolo whofo thoy lived .for a period ot four j oars. In 1854-sho moved to Cedar Fort and four" years later to Lohl, Utah. ir ' ' In tho year 1870 her husband ro-Bushman ro-Bushman was baptised a motnbor of the church -by Potor Mnughn and on thO' Hth day of Fobruary, 18CC, sho was married and scnled to John Bushman" Bush-man" 'In tho endowment houso at Salt Lako City, Utah. In tho year ..870 hor -husband received re-ceived a call on a mlsjlon to Arizona to open up sottlomonts ot that soc-tlon,, soc-tlon,, thoy wero among Uioso who opened up tho way, broke tho trails, laid out tho sottlcmonts and brought tho wild wasto lands Into productive cultivation. Thoy settled In what Is uow known as St. Joseph, Navajo Co., Arlzonn, where they lived tholr buay useful lives until thoy returned to Lohl tour yoars ago. Sister llushman was tho mother ot 12 Qhlldron, eight of whom now sur-vivo sur-vivo hor, sovon chlldron woro born In Lohl, nnd flvo In Arizona. In nddttlon to those sho raised tliroo children ot her husbands' by anothor wlfo who died In tho yoar 188G. While- sho was not strong In body during tho groat part of hor ltfo sho was of a most cheerful disposition. Sho was a wondorful comfort to tho ugod niid a wolcomo sight to tho sick BB nnd needy, her kind grcotlng and BB warm sympathy won hor many lasting Bfl friends. Bfl Sho had a most dovout testimony Bfl ot tho gospel ot Jesus Christ. It was BH a beacon light td her. Sho was an BB nctlva church, worker,, bolng prcsldont H ot tho Roltot Socloty ot thq SL.Josopii HI Wftid for sixteen yoars where sho won fll tho admiration ot her associates. Bj Mrd. IHishmnn 1b survived by hor Bfl husband, olght children and many H rolaUvcs and dear friends. Bfl Funqral services will ho held in the, Bfl High School Auditorium today (Thurs- H day) commencing aM.p.-m. -' Bfl |