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Show Springville's oldest lady dies in sleep; funeral rites Friday Mrs. Emily Crandall, 97, Springville's oldest lady, passed away in her sleep early Tuesday Tues-day morning, at a Rest Home in Orem, where she had been living the past two years. Her death brought to a close an era which had seen many changes in Springville.. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m., in the Second-Eighth ward church, with Bishop Melvin Duke of the Eighth ward in charge. Friends may call at the Wheeler Mortuary this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday before the services. Burial will be in the City cemetery. Mrs. Crandall was one of twin daughters born to William and Christina Alleman ..Sumsion of Springville, July 30, 1863. She and her twin sister, Mrs. Emma Em-ma Cranmer, who passed away in 1959, at the age of 95, were often told of how the oven of the cook stove in the family kitchen, served as an incubator for the tiny 3-pound twins. Mrs. Crandall and her sister sis-ter won recognition as the oldest old-est twins in the country on their 95th birthday. They lived together for a number of years after the death of their husbands hus-bands and their lives were quite similar in many respects. Mrs. Crandall was married to David A. Crandall January 19, 1888 in Springville and the marriage was later solemnized in the old Salt Lake Endowment Endow-ment House. He died March 9, 1943. Mrs. Crandall was prominently promin-ently identified with church work during most of her life. She served as a Relief Society president 17 years, in the original ori-ginal Second ward. She was a Primary officer and worked also in the MIA. Not so many years ago, she and her twin sister made weekly trips on the bus to Salt Lake City to do research and temple work. The last of a family of 12, Mrs. Crandall often remarked that she had never had a serious ser-ious illness or surgery. Her father lived to be 95. Surviving are a son, D. Ford Crandall of Salt Lake City and a daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Thorstensen of Ogden and five great grandchildren. There are also six half-brothers and sisters, Lee G. and Elmo Sumsion and Mrs. George (Melba) Johnson of Springville; Spring-ville; Mrs. Bailey (Lois) Hughes, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Edna Mangus of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Fred A. (Louise) Brown of Provo. |