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Show FUNERAL HELD FOR LOCAL PIONEER MOTHER Funeral services were conducted in the Fourth ward chapel Saturday Satur-day for Mrs. Martha Jane Reynolds Rey-nolds Alleman, 81. Widow of William David Alleman and a lifelong life-long resident of SpringviUe, she died Wednesday evening of ailments ail-ments incident to her age, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Menette Bird. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery, directed by A. Y. Wheeler and Son mortuary. Mrs. Alleman was born in SpringviUe, March 11, 1862, a daughter of Joseph D. and Elizabeth Eliza-beth Taylor Reynolds. She has been active in church work most of her life. For sixteen six-teen years she served as secretary of the Primary organization and had been a Relief Society teacher for more than fifty years. At the time of her death she was a member mem-ber of the SpringviUe Camp, D. U. P. She was a generous contributor con-tributor to many worthy causes. She was married to Mr. Alleman Alle-man in April of 1884. He died in November, 1886. A son, John W. Alleman, preceded her in death in October, 1936. Surviving besides the daughter, Mrs. Bird, are nine grandchildren, two of whom are in the service, and two great grandchildren; also three brothers, Charles A. Reynolds Rey-nolds and J. O. Reynolds of SpringviUe; Spring-viUe; John T. Reynolds, San Francisco, Calif.; seven half-brothers half-brothers and half-sisters, Mark Reynolds, Provo; George Reynolds and Mrs. Louise Alexander, Los Angeles, ' Calif.; Edward J. Reynolds, Rey-nolds, Arch Reynolds, SpringviUe; Mrs. Emma Pace, Thistle; Mrs. Velma Peterson, Idaho Falls, Ida. |