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Show cat Auxiliary in 1945-6, and assisted assist-ed the National AMA in the organization or-ganization of the Auxiliary in Hawaii. Ha-waii. She served as president of the Salt Lake Council of Women 1938-40 1938-40 and in 1953 was named to its "Hall of Fame." In 1942 she was Salvage Chairman Chair-man for the War Production Lake City; Claudius E., Provo land Payson; Mrs. Robert F. (Ester) (Es-ter) Sneddon Sacramento, Calif.; 17 grandchildren, three great grandchildren; three brothers, Claud Starley, Tempe, Arizona; jOrville and Thomas Starley, Fillmore. Funeral Held Saturday for Bertha Stevenson Funeral services were held Sat-urday Sat-urday in Cottonwood LD.S. Ward for Bertha Starley Stevenson, prominent pro-minent Salt Lake City matron, who died early Thursday morning at her home, 5160 Hyland Drive, following- an illness of several months, at the age of 72 years. She was the wife of Dr. Lester Allanson Stevenson, retired physician physi-cian and surgeon and former Chief of Staff at LD.S. Hospital. . She was born in Fillmore, June 16, 1883, the daughter of John and Margaret Wade Starley. Her early education was obtained obtain-ed in Fillmore public schools. Later Lat-er attending the Brigham Young Academy, she received a normal degree in 1901 and taught school in Millward County. . Following her marriage to Dr. Stevenson, Dec. 17, 1902, in Salt Lake City, she studied art and music at the University of Utah. In 1929 she attended the University Univer-sity of Vienna in Austria with her husband, who was doing post graduate gra-duate work there. An ardent civic worker, Mrs. Stevenson was president of the Salt Lake County Medical Auxiliary Auxi-liary in 1938, and the State Medi- Board in the state and served until un-til it was dissolved at the close of World War II. Mrs. Stevenson was a member of the L.D.S. Church and active in YWMIA, holding the following positions: President of Waterloo Ward, 1915-19, Granite Stake Board member 1919-23, president University Univer-sity Ward 1924-27, President of Ensign En-sign Stake 1927-36. During this time she helped to organize what later became the Gleaner Girls in the MIA. In connection con-nection with this work, she co-authored co-authored the book, "The Right Thing at the Right Time." She also al-so wrote articles for the Improvement Improve-ment Era and other Church publications. pub-lications. In 1932 she was made an honorary honor-ary member of Kappa Kappa Gamma social fraternity, serving later as presidents of it Mothers Club. Survivors include her husband, four sons and four daughter, Dr. Vernon, Dr. Elbert, Dr. Victor, Mrs. Betty S. Allen, Mrs. Reed E. (Maureen) Holt, Mrs. Walter J. (Elaine) Michelsen, all of Salt |