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Show MANY ATTEND SERVICES FOR MRS. S1MPKINS i '. Funeral services for Mrs. Emily 1 Jane Gunn Stmpkins, 72, widow of ' James C. Simpkins, who died at r the family residence' on Eighth South street, lollowing a years illness, ill-ness, were held Wednesday afternoon after-noon in the Springville First ward chapel. Daniel Witney of the ward bishopric bish-opric was in charge. The invocation invoca-tion was by T. R. Greener. The speakers eaclf of whom paid glowing glow-ing tribute to the splenuld life and fine character of Mrs. Simpkins were Mrs. Willis Sumsion, president presi-dent of the ward Relief society; John H. Manwaring, Leo Felix and C. S. Harris of Beaver, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Simpkins. Music was furnished by the Holley Hol-ley brothers who gave a vocal duel. They were "accompanied by Armon Weight on the violin and Ralph Weight, piano. Armon Weight and Vern Davis gave a violin duet. Helen Palfreyman and Inez Parker Park-er gave a vocal duet, and Hannah Rowland a vocal solo. The benediction benedic-tion was by A. W. Cherrington and the dedicatory prayer af ule Evergreen Ever-green cemetery was by John H. Manwaring. She was born in Florence, Nev., June 15, 18G0 as her parents. Thomas Thom-as and Ann Houghton Gunn were enroute to Utah. The family lived in Salt Lake fror three years and then moved to southern Utah where they were active in eailiy colonization. Mrs. Simpkins was married in the St. George temple, Dec. 19, 1878, the couple moved to Springville in 1903 and had lived |