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Show MBS. EMMA HYDE 1 LAIDLiTO REST ATDOWNEY Funeral services over tho remains of Mrs. Emma NIbtey Hydo wero hold In tho Downoy meeting houso on Saturday at 2 o'clock. Tho spacious houso was packed, ovory Inch of spaco bolng occupied nnd crowds standing on tho outsldo anxious to hear tho words of thu speakors. Tho Iloral offerings woro beautiful, many set pieces bolng In ovldonce, tho entire en-tire offorlng testifying to the loyoand osteom In which doceasod was hold by her many frlendB. Tho choir sang Farewell Alt Earth, ly Honors, and prayer waa offered by former 'Professor W. W. Henderson of tho Brlgham Young College, now one of tho presidency of tho Port-neuf Port-neuf stako. The speakers wero EMora W. A. Dowey, bishop of tho Cambridge ward; Elder N. S. Pond of tho presidency pres-idency of tho Pdcatollo stake; Mrs. Louid B. Felt, president or tho Prim, nry association of tho Church. Elder El-der Swon F. Johnson of the 'presidency 'presi-dency of tho Portneuf stake; Elder Georgo A. Smith, of tho Quorum.of tho Twelve Apostles, nnd President Francis M. Lyman, president of tho Twolvo Apostles. The Stoddard Brothers Of Rloh-mond Rloh-mond furnished musical numbers, ns did also Miss Hilda Johnson of Daw. noy The choir sang, Resting Tow' From Caro and Sorrow," and Bishop RUcy Dlxom of McCammon pronounc- ed tho benediction, Tho gravo was 1H dedicated by Elder W. A. 'Hyde, M president of tho Pocatollo stako. " Soldom, If over has n funeral been 11 held whero moro rcspoct was shown,") t f and whoro moro gonulno wholosoulccU ' iM feeling and grief manifested. For.' j'J hours prior to tho sorvlco tho Hydo jH homo was thrown opon and the' M crowds passed by tho remains. Old H and young sobbed nnd cried nnd sor- M rowed ns though thoy woro parting .M with tholr own. At tho sorvlco tho M eulogies that woro pronounced wero H of such a. chnractor that any mortal M could safely feci that llfo Is worth M tho living to havo such words spok M on by such men and women as wero M spoken ovor tho remains of Emma M Hydo. ,. , Bishop Dowoy Bald that sho was ' "tho most able helper In tho entlroi ' M testimony was given that tho loading ) paid a most eloquent and touching.. M tribute, and from countless Jlps' tbpr M tostimonw was given that Tho leading M most progrosslvo, most accomplished jlfl and most successful memborof tho 'M community had been called to' tho-, M great boybnd. 'Althdugti bowed in grief, 'heartbrokdn'at tho-lbs's'of his M wife, and tho groat loss'hU children , H havo sustained, tlio heart ot'Prosl-r iWM dent Georgo Ti Hydelcould not havo M been other than' glad at tho' encoml-, ;H urns paid and respect shown his wlWy IH Hls'-ldoj had become tho tdbl of tho " M entire community whero sho with ' fl him had spent tholr lives, whcro.'Uho". M had Impressed them with tho magnj- M 'tude of her sterling worth, and that 'M charitable community assembled "'to , show to him her worth to tho com- M iminlty. It could not havo been more B puro and gonulno. Poynoy did her- H self proud In showing respect to this H good rroman, jafl |