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Show FUNERAL HELD AT RICHMOND ON THURSDAY Mrs. Griffin Laid to Rest After a Most Useful Life. Many Friends Pay Tribute Richmond, March 19. Funeral Borvlces ovor tho remains ot Mrs. Amanda Perkins Grlllln, wife of tho Into Thomas Grlllln, woro hold on Thursday at 1 o'clock nnd tho tributes trib-utes of respect Paid to her momory by thoso who havo known her for ovor fifty years woro of such a na-turo na-turo that each and all of us might well envy and yet fool Inspired to Incrcaso our efforts to attnln her worth. A groat many peoplo woro prosout and rolativos and friends from far and near woro In attend-arico. attend-arico. . " , With Bishop T. H. Morrill presld Ing tho services opened by tho choir singing "Slstor Thou Wast Mild nnd Lovoly" and Prosldent Alma Merrill offerod tho Invocation. William Skldmoro was tho first speaker and Bald ho hnd known Sis-tor Sis-tor Grlflln ovor fifty years and had learned to rospect hor for hor noblo qualities and excollont character. Horschol Bullon of Logan then ad drossed tho peoplo. Ho portrayed tho Grlllln homo as ho remomborcd it from his Infancy, and passed some highly complimentary, yet truthful romarka concerning tho Idealistic conditions of that homo. Ho spoko ot tho great prlvllego wo onjoy by tho association ot such characters ns that of Mrs. Grlllln nnd in part said "Tho vory llfo blood nnd security of our nation depends upon such moth-1 ors," nnd that our llttlo community la abundantly blessed by such worn on. Tho noxt speaker August S, Schow was reminded ot tho incident whon ho first bocamo acquainted with tho family about thirty years ago. Tho occasion was tho death of two of Mrs. arimn's llttlo girls that had succumbed to dlpthorla. Ho rotor red to tho "Storms of Llfo" that sho had so successfully passod through. Ho roforred also to her stalnloss llfo and tho lublo family that sho has roared; also said that ho had novor heard ono IU word spoken ot Sister Sis-ter Grlllln. J. W. Funk being tho noxt speak er said what mostly impressed him wns that sho wns always administer- (Coutlnuod from pago, four) FUNERAL HELD AT RICHMOND ON THURSDAY (Continued from page ono) cd to" by loving hands, nlways having hav-ing tho loving assistance of her children chil-dren or grandchildren. Ho remarked that such conditions must bo typl cal Joy and that Sister Griffin's life must havo heen a complete success to havo brought about such conditions condi-tions of constant devotion and nro wo making such records? Interspersed with tho speaking, ducts wero most beautifully rendered by Elmer and Irwin Stoddard, also by Drlgham nnd Eliza Monson nnd n solo was sung by Mrs. Hnnna ChrlF.tensen. Tho bishop offered a few closing remarks and thanked tho pcop'o In behalf of tho bereaved family for nil that hod been done for them, and after tho closing song, "Oh My Fa ther" ho pronounced tho benediction. benedic-tion. Tho floral tributes wero silent testimonies of love from many rela Uvea and friends. Tho pall bearers wero tho following follow-ing grandsons of Mrs. GrlfTln: Frank Arnold, Loroy Robinson, Leo Shep' ard, Royno'.d nnd Merl Griffin. Tho nlno flower girls wero her granddaughters. grand-daughters. All of her children were In attendonco and among relatives may bo mentioned her only Blstor Mrs. L. D. Perkins, her two nieces Mrs. A. n. Ward and Mrs. Emma Cox, granddaughtors Mrs. Amanda Clayton nnd Mrs. Anna Sharp nnd Reynold Griffin, all from Salt Lako and Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Harris, Mrs. Hnrrls being n cousin from Preston; Granddaughter Mrs. Scdo nla Stovcns of Montpollor, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Ilort Pond, of Lowis-ton; Lowis-ton; Mrs. Pond also Is a granddaugh tor. Mrs. Grlllln has on0 living bro-thor, bro-thor, hut ho was unnb'o to be pres cut. |
