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Show Delta Pioneer Mother Dies i f MBS. JULIA E. PETERSON ROBISON Mrs. Julia E. Peterson Robinson. 86 Delta pioneer settler and oldest iman resident, died at her home Thursday at 8:40 a. m. of causes incident to age. All of her -children were at her bedside with the exception of one son, Allen Searle. who was in the east at the time. She had been a resident of Delta since 1906, coming from . Wayne county with her family, to help pioneer in the development of the newly formed farming area. One of her sons, Lloyd Peterson, was the first baby boy born in the new community in 1908. Mrs. Robinson was born Feb. 22 1864, In Washington county, a daughter dau-ghter of Allen and Phoebe Anna Roberts Taylor, Utah pioneers and members of the LDS church. Her father, a trusted associate of Brig-ham Brig-ham Young, had been sent to colonize col-onize that country in 1862. YOUNG WEAVER As a child there was no school for her to attend, and she was taught at home by her parents. At the age of 9 she went to work in a cotton factory, and was advanced ad-vanced at 12 years to the spinning wheel, and at 15 years was weaving weav-ing cloth. She was married Sept. 15, 1880, to William N. Searle, in the St. George temple, and the young couple, cou-ple, lived for a short time in Nevada, Nev-ada, and then pioneered a home in Wayne county, then called Rab-bit Rab-bit valley. Mr. Searle, a school teacher, tea-cher, died in 1890, leaving a widow with four young children. April 14, 1892, she was married to John Hector Peterson in the Manti temple. Soon after their mar riage he was called to serve on an LDS mission in Sweden, and she cared for her family and two children child-ren of his by a former marriage until his return. IN TENT HOUSE , When the family moved to the Delta area is was known as Aiken, the railroad switch, and was later lat-er called Burtner. Mrs. Peterson homesteaded 160 acres acres south of the community, and the family lived in tents while a home was being built. In 1908 and 1910 when th- dams and canals were being built, Mrs. Peterson ran a boarding board-ing house in a tent at the site, and baked bread and served meals to a crew of 40 workers. Mr. Peterson died in 1930, and in 1936 Mrs. Peterson married A. Quint Robison, and the couple made their home in Delta. Mrs. Robison had always been active in the LDS church, especially especial-ly in Relief Society. She was made treasurer of the first Relief Society in 1909 in the newly formed ward in Delta. She was also a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She was the mother of ten children, child-ren, seven of whom survive. SURVIVING Surviving are her husand, and children, Delbert Searle, John L. Peterson, and Mrs. May Fullmer, Delta; Mrs. Virgie Broderick, Scipio Miss Stella Peterson, Provo, and Allen Searl, Cal.; three stepchildren, stepchild-ren, Bert Hector Peterson, Montic-ello; Montic-ello; Emery E. Peterson, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Hattie Pierce, Wellington; Wel-lington; three brothers, Levi and Allen Taylor of Loa, Wilford Taylor, Tay-lor, Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Matilda Devitt, American Fork; 47 grandchildren, 62 great grandchild ren, and 5 great great grandchildren. grandchild-ren. SERVICES SUNDAY Funeral services were held in Delta First ward Sunday at 2 p.m. conducted by Dr. M. E. Bird, bishop.. bish-op.. Preliminary music was played by Miss Margaret Gardner at the organ and the opening prayer was given by Elbert Blackburn, of Em-ery.A Em-ery.A quartet, Merlin, Joe, Lindeau and Grant Christensen , sang "Sometime We'll Understand". Mrs. Tola Newman, of Eureka, a granddaughter, gave "Tribute to Grandmother", an original poem, sketching Mrs. Robison's life and that of her parents. Speakers at the service were E. Eugene Gardner and Wallace T. Jeffery, who spoke of the cheerfulness cheer-fulness and courage of Mrs. Robison Robi-son during a long life that had held many hardships. Eldon Sorenson sang "That Won derful Mother of Mine". Mrs. Ora Gardner sang "The End of a Perfect Per-fect Day". After remarks by Dr. Bird, the closing prayer was offered offer-ed by Alfred Taylor, of Wayne county. , Burial was in the Delta Cemetery under direction of L. N. Nickle and Sons. The grave was dedicated by Levi Taylor of Loa. |