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Show Fanny Crawforth Larsen Dies In Spring City Mrs. Fanny Crawforth Larsen, 63, wife of Christian A. Larsen, president cf the North Sanpete school board, died at the family home at Spring City, Saturday evening, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Larsen was born at Provo, July 13, 1869, of pioneer parents, Charles and Martha Crawforth. The family moved to Spring City when she was 6 years old and she had resided there ever since. She was married to Mr. Larseh in the Manti temple on March 26, 1890. She has been an active worker work-er in the L. D. S. church all her life. Besides her husband she is survived sur-vived by the following children: District Attorney A. Lyndon Larsen Lar-sen of Delta, County Treasurer Charles R. Larsen of Manti, Mrs Sarah Cliff of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Beatrice Acord, Mrs. La von Allred, Mrs. Ruby Allred, Mrs. Iris Allred and Miss Nedra - Larsen, all oi Spring City. Also by the following brothers and sisters' Frank Crawforth Craw-forth . of Rupert, Idaho; James Crawfortlv of Boise, Idaho; John W. Crawforth and Mrs. Thomas G Carter of Nephi, Mrs. George Brough of Tremonton and Mrs. Simon T. Beck of Spring City. Fifteen grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held in the Spring City ward chapel at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Bishop James F. Ellis officiating. offici-ating. The speakers were Henry L. Acord, John S. Blain, Reid H Allred and Bishop Ellis of Spring-City, Spring-City, and President S. M. Nielsen and Superintendent of Schools A. E. Jones of Mt. Pleasant. All paid high tribute to the life and character char-acter cf Mrs. Larsen. Vivian Larsen Lar-sen offered the opening prayer and the benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by John Peterson. Music was furnished by the Spring City ward choir. James W. Blain dedicated the grave in the city cemetery. An exceptionally large floral of- 1c'11jb ueiuunscrarect tne high esteem es-teem in which Mrs. Larsen was held. Many relatives and friends from various parts of Utah and Idaho motored to Spring City to attend the services. Among them besides be-sides the immediate relatives were ! Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson of Salt i Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jeffries ' and Mrs. Ben R. Justesen of Man- ' ti, Christian and James Willard-sen Willard-sen of Ephraim, Mrs. Sarah Irv- . ing of Chester and Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Miner of Fairview. |