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Show Death Claims Life Of Basin's First White Woman Funeral services were held in the Bluebell ward chapel. Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-jter Lat-jter Day Saints, Monday afternoon after-noon at 2 p. m., for Mrs. Emily Almira Mangum Hancock, 84, who died Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 P; m. at the home of a son, William C. Hancock, in Pleasant Valley, of causes incident inci-dent to age. Mrs. Hancock was born in Washington, Washington county, March 20, 1866, a daughter of William and Delight Potter Man-gum. Man-gum. She was married to Lev-ison Lev-ison Hancock, Oct. 18. 1879, in the St. George LDS temple. She was an active member of the LDS church, having served serv-ed 45 years as a Relief Society teacher. She was the first white woman on the Indian reservation reserva-tion here, The community of Hancock Cove is named after her husband. Surviving are her husband; the following sons and daughters; daugh-ters; Mrs Sayde Dennis, Win-nemucca, Win-nemucca, Nev.; William C. Hancock, Han-cock, Pleasant Valley; Mrs. Mi-na Mi-na H. Goodrich, Martin L. Hancock, Han-cock, Mrs. Sylvia A. Goodrich and Mrs. Rpzella Goodrich, Bluebell; Alva D. Hancock, and Mrs. Belva Gagon, Salt Lake City, 89 grandchildren, 106 great grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial in the Bluebell cemetery cem-etery was under the direction of the Olpin mortuary. |