Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-06-19 | Page 7 | Death Calls Mrs. L. H. Becraft

DEATH CALLS MRS. L. H. BECRAFT " Although apparently improving nicely nice-ly and on the road to recovery, Mrs. Estella Ann Bccrat, wife of L. H. Bo-craft, Bo-craft, and a prominent lodge woman of the city, died at the Dee Memorial hospital at 7 o'clock this morning, after an operation for gall stones. It was one week ago today that Mrs. Bc-craft Bc-craft underwent the operation. She withstood the shock and appeared to bo gaining strength daily. At 3 o'clock this morning she had a sinking sink-ing spell, which baffled the efforts of physicans and nurses. Four hours later she passed away. Born in Utlca, N. Y , on November 24, 1SGS, Mrs. Bocraft was a daughter daugh-ter of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Philpott. Her marriage to Mr Becraft took place at Utlca, October G, 1S90. and two years later they came to Utah. Mrs. Becraft having resided In Ogden since that time. During these years she was a prominent member of the Episcopal church and was also a member mem-ber of tho Royal Neighbors, Ladles of the Maccabees and Women of Woodcraft. Wood-craft. Besides tho husband, Mrs. Becraft Is survived by two sons, Chester A. and Louis H ; one broUier, Walter Philpott, residing in this city; and four sisters. Misses Emma and Libby Philpott and Mrs. Cora Jones, all of Utlca, N. Y., and Mrs. Earl Klmborly of Newton Hylands, Mass. The family fam-ily residence is at 57S Twenty-third street The body of -Mrs. Becraft was removed re-moved to the J-arkln undertaking rooms, but arrangements for the funeral fu-neral havo not yet been made. on .