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Show uu MRS. SARAH M. CANNON PASSES TO HER REST Wife of President Angus M. Cannon Dies of General Debility in Her Eighty-Fourth Year. SALT LAKE, March 13. Mrs. Sarah M. Cannon, wlfo of President Angus M. Cannon, passed peacefully to her rest at her homo in Forest Dale, this morning at about 6 o'clock, surrounded by her husband nnd children chil-dren Mrs. Cannon was at the time of her death in the eighty-fourth year of hor ago, sho having been born July 21, 1S2S, at CentorvIUe, near Wilmington, Delaware Her parents wore Titus and Ann Mousloy, and with them and her brothers and sisters, she canio to Utah In 1857, and on July IS, 1S58, sho was married to President Presi-dent Cannon, and lived for a period of three vcars in Salt Lake City. President Cannon and his family were thou called by President Young to help sottle southern1 Utah. They were therefore among the pioneers of St-Georgo, St-Georgo, of which town President Cannon Can-non was tho first mayor. On Christmas, Christ-mas, 1SG1V Mrs. Cannon gave birth to her first son, Georgo M. Cannon, who was born In a wagon box, as there were at that time no housos In SL George Her second son, John M. Cannon, wag born at St. George, and the family resided thero until the year 1887, at which time President Cannon, having been roleased from the "Dixie mission," the family returned to Salt Lake City, which has since been their home. K Mrs. Cannon was tho mother of six children, two of whom died In ln-i fancy and tho remaining children, In addition to the sons abovo namod are Mrs. Teonora C Stewart, wfo of 'Richard J. Stewart, and Miss Ann M. Cannon, tho latter having devoted herself with untiring zeal to the care of her mother for many years. Mrsi Cannon was engaged for many years) in pioneer life, and during her entire 'life was noted for her active oympfithy for thoso who were in distress, dis-tress, 'and for the dovotlon she exhibited ex-hibited to her home duties. .Nearly twenty years ago, she had the misfortune mis-fortune to break her leg, and from that time was always obliged to use crutches, so that tho latter years of her llfo were not spent In active lab-ora lab-ora lu which sho had been formerly engaged. Her eyesight, hearing and mental faculties wore retained unimpaired unim-paired unto the end, the causo of death being general debility, and tho closing hours being spent as calmly as by a little child closing its eyes In sleep, Tho funeral will be held from the Forest Dale meeting house on Friday, Fri-day, March 15, 1912, at 1 o'clock p.m. |
