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Show Slites Friday Bbi Hinckley For Sarah Slaughter Mrs. Sarah Fames Slaughter, 78, a resident of Hinckley since 1893, died Monday afternoon of a heart ailment, at the home of a daughter Mrs. Georgia Rose Smith, in North Salt Lake. She bad been with the daughter since last Nov. Mrs. Slaughter was born in Rock-ville, Rock-ville, Washington county, Nov. 25, 1870, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ann Harrison Fames. She was nnaried to Robert E. Slaughter June 17, 1888, in the St. George Temple of the LDS church. In 1893 the couple moved to Hinckley, where the family home has been since. They were among the early settlers there, experiencing experienc-ing the hardships and rewards of pioneering that country. Logs carted cart-ed for miles made cabins, and it was a walk of half a mile to the nearest well to get drinking water. Mrs. Slaughter was always an active church member, and assisted in Relief Society as teacher, and in Primary 'as counselor, and a temple worker. Of great pleasure to her was her membership in the DUP and she had helped collect and prepare a number of histories of the pioneers. Her kind and helpful nature was appreciated by a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter were the parents of 11 children ten of whom survive. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Hinckley at a family party in 1938. Mr. Slaughter died in 1944. Surviving are six sons, Wallace Robert Slaughter, Canoga Park. Cal Harrison Slaughter, Hinckley; Lt. Col. Earl Slaughter, Germany; Frank Slaughter, Kelso, Wash.; Marion Slaughter, Los Angeles; Rul on Slaughter, Seattle, Wash.; and four daughters, Mrs. Nora Bishop, Hinckley; Mrs. Hazel Whitehead, San Pedro, Cal.; Mrs. Mildred Jac-obson, Jac-obson, Provo; and Mrs. Smith, N. Salt Lake. Also surviving are two brothers, Albert Fames, Lovell, Wyoming; Joseph Fames, Rockville a sister, Mrs. Retta Demille, Rockville; Rock-ville; 22 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted conduct-ed in Hinckley ward chapel Friday at 1 p. m., by Bishop Verdell Bishop. Burial will be in the Hinckley Hinck-ley cemetery, under direction of L. N. Nickle and sons. |