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Show Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Margaret Holdaway Monday Scores of relatives and friends gathered Monday at the Third ward L. D. S. chapel Monday to pay respects to the memory of Mrs. Margaret Holdaway, and express ex-press sympathy for her family. The impressive service began at 1 p. m. with Bishop Calvin Walker in charge. Invocation was offered by Ben F. Adams, and a vocal solo "In The Garden" was sung by E. B. Terry, accompanied by his daughter daugh-ter Sherrie. M. S. Christiansen, a close neighbor was the first speaker. Mr. Christiansen, a former bishop of the Third ward told of Mrs. Holdaway's untiring work as Relief Re-lief Society President and her great devotion to her family. A sketch of the life and work of Mrs. Holdaway was read by Westley Jense, a nephew. President Lewis E. Olpin spoke of sweet and quiet dignity of the departed and her kindly sympathetic sympath-etic help in time of sickness and death. Neils Fugal was the concluding speaker and also paid tribute to Mrs. Haldaway and her family. Interspersing the speakers Mrs. Leone Told, Mrs. Ida May Christ-ianse Christ-ianse and Mrs. Alene Fugal sang "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling." They were accompanied by Miss Anne West, who also played prelude and postlude organ music. After closing remarks by Bishop Bish-op Walker, Mrs. S. W. Hilton and Elwood Allen, accompanied by , Mrs. Mary Neves sang "Hold Thou My Hand." Benediction was pronounced by Milton Adamson. Interment was made in the PI. Grove City Cemetery, where the dedicatorial prayer was offered by W. R. Holdaway. Pallbearers were grandsons : i Ronald and Donald Holdaway, I Frank, David and Robert Newman I and Mickey Taylor. Floral offerings were arranged by Third ward Relief Society. Mrs. Holdaway, 77, died at her home here last Thursday, of a heart ailment. She was born Feb. 27, 1874, in American Fork, a daughter of David & Elizabeth Crooks Adam-son. Adam-son. The family moved to Pleasant Grove when she was four years old and she had lived here since. She was married to John S. Holdaway Hold-away Dec. 4, 1895, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died May 14, 1944 She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as president presi-dent and as secretary of the Relief Society and at the time of her death was a visiting teacher. She also served on the old Alpine Stake Primary Assn. board. Surviving are two sons and two daughters: Orin Holdaway, Afton Wyoming; Mrs. Edna Newman, Margery and Robert Holdaway, Pleasant Grove; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. |