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Show Funeral Is Held Wednesday For Mrs. Sarah Walker i 'the Second Ward chapel wa., filled to capacity Wednesday ai-icrnoun ai-icrnoun by relatives and iriend-wno iriend-wno gathered to pay respect aru. trioute to tne memory of Mrs. ' barah j. Walter, and express sympathey lor her family. The impressive services, conducted condu-cted by Bishop C. R." Clark, bega.. at two o'clock. The singing mothers, moth-ers, directed by Mrs. Fern Hicki, and accompanied by Mrs. Sara-Clark, Sara-Clark, sang the opening numbei, "Cast Thy Bread Upon The Waters" Wat-ers" and R. S. Merrill of the Bishopric Bish-opric offered the invocation. The first speaker was Prof. j. C. Swenson of the Brigham Youn, University, an old schoolmate anu distant relative of the departed, who gave reminescences of early childhood and told of the close friendship between the Jense and Swenson families. President Jesse M. Walker of the Alpine Stake spoke of Aunt Sarah, Sar-ah, as 3 pioneer of this community, and told of Mrs. Walker's grea. faith in the priesthod, and urged her children to emulate her example. exam-ple. Phesident W. W. Warnick, the . third speaker stressed the impr-tance impr-tance of temple ordinances & other standards of the Church. In closing Bishop Clark expressed express-ed appreciation for Mrs. Walkc-and Walkc-and her family in the ward, ai i offered sympathy to the sons ar. .'. daughters. Musical numbers interspersing the speakers included a vocal sol , "Mother Machree" by C. Eugen.-Nelson Eugen.-Nelson of Provo," accompanied b ' Miss Carol Clark; a violin duet. "Meditation" by Miss Marilyrt'-.- -Richards and Miss Dawn Marie Adams, accompanied by Misj Clark. The closing number, a voca' duet "Face To Face" by Mrs. E. Hardman and Mrs. Lelan ? Beers, was also accompanied b ' Miss Clark. Benediction was pronounced b Dr. J. O. Meeks. Burial tok place in the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove cemetery, where Bisho J. S. Walker offered the graveside prayer. . Pallbeaers, friends and neighbors neigh-bors were: Fred Foutz, J. C. Pe1 erson, $. E. Hardiman, Josep'' I Larson, John T. Williams, and Marion Hatch. Mrs. Walker, died at her horn" Sunday, after a five months illness. ill-ness. ( She was born February 17, 1868, in Salt Lake City r daughter of Jens and Hannah Pet erson Christensen. She was married mar-ried to Wm. H. Walker Augusi 21 1887 in Salt Lake City. He die" May 8, 1940. ' She has always been an active L D. S. Church worker, and was r Relief Society teacher for thirty-five thirty-five years. She leaves eight children, Mrs Myrtle Rushton, of Pleasant Grove Mrs. Nomi Turner of Lehi Wrm. J. Walker, Lynn Walker Lewis Walker, Aaron Walker Frank Walker and Reed Walker all of Pleasant Grove, and 23 gram childre and 7 great grand children She is also survived by one sister, sis-ter, Mary Lundy, of Boise, Idaho and one brother, Ernest Jense of Pleasant Grove. |