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Show Former Resident Laid at Rest Daisy Barnett was buried in the Nicholes lot at the city cemetery last Saturday afternoon following services held in the Second ward chapel. Miss Barnett died at Black-foot. Black-foot. Idaho, Wednesday of last week. Short services were held at the home of Dr. W. W. Bock Friday afternoon before th? body was shipped to this city. Miss Barnett died of a heart weakness and general disability resulting re-sulting from an injury of the spine suffered in 1930 in the course of her duties as superintendent of the Beck hospital at Blackfoot. Mrs. Joseph Nicholes left for Idaho when word was received of the seriousness of the nurses' illness, but arrived two hours after her death. Born in Hull, England, April 1, 1888, she served as a nurse during the World War, having had charge of the children injured during air raids. Her fiance was killed in the war and the home in England which was to have been their home when they were married, she donated for use as a children's home. She was decorated with a medal from the late King George V of England for distinguished service during the war. Miss Barnett made the acquaintance acquaint-ance of Ray D. Nicholes during the time he was in England as a missionary, mis-sionary, she having joined the church prior to that time. She came to the United States in 1920 and made her home for a short time with Mr. and Mrs.. Nicholes, working in the Community Com-munity hospital here. Later she went to Idaho, where she has resided re-sided since. Trained under England's foremost surgeons, among them the late Lord Munyon, she has received recogni-jtion recogni-jtion wherever she has worked. Since her accident in 1930 she has been in a partial state of invalidism but has been In charge of the nurses :at the Beck hospital, directing them by telephone and by having the patients pa-tients brought to her. She also had several nurses working under her. Bishop Joseph Storrs was in charge of the services here Saturday Satur-day at 2 p. m. In the Second ward. The opening prayer was offered by jS. T. Baker; Mildred Chipman sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" and Maxine Taylor played a violin solo. Remarks were made by Dr. J. F. jNoyes and Bishop Storrs. Rulon Nicholes sang "I'm a Pilgrim" and the closing prayer was offered by Clyde Crookston. Interment was made in the city cemetery, where the grave was dedicated ded-icated by Joseph K. Nicholes. o |