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Show Mrs. S. L. Chip-man Chip-man Dies at Salt Lake City The community was saddened Wednesday evening when the word came from Salt Lake City that Mrs. Sina N. Chipman, wife of Stephen L. Chipman, had passed away. Mrs. Chipman's death was due to a stroke which she suffered about a week previous. Her death occurred in the apartment in which Mr. and Mrs. Chipman have resided since they moved to Salt Lake City this fall. Mrs. Chipman was born in American Amer-ican Fork 77 years ago, a daughter of Niels and Karren Peterson Nelson. Nel-son. She was married on Friday the 13th, 1885, in the Logan temple, to Stephen L. Chipman of American Amer-ican Fork, and became the mother of seven children, six of whom survive. sur-vive. Her devotion to her husband and family was apparent to all who knew her. She was a faithful Latter Lat-ter Day Saint and filled a number of positions of responsibility in the church. She was secretary of the first Primary association in American Amer-ican Fork, was Alpine stake Relief Society secretary for four years and served for 20 years as a counselor in the former Alpine stake Relief Society presidency. Surviving are her husband, five daughters, Mrs. Virgie Murdock, Mrs. Fern Eyring and Mrs. Leah Van Wagonen of Provo; Mrs. Lor-ena Lor-ena Fletcher of Flushing, New York; Mrs. Elva Olpin of Charlotte, N. C; also one son, Stephen Howe Chip-man, Chip-man, of Los Angeles; two sisters, Mr.. Caroline (Miller of American Fork; Mrs. Jacob Evans of Salt Lake City, and a brother, Niels Nelson, of American Fork. Funeral arrangements are pending pend-ing word from the children out of the state. . r |