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Show MANY MOURN SUDDEN LOSS OF MRS-LW.BI :sV Impressive funeral were held Wednesday nfterny in tho Mapleton wiinl chapel for Mrs. Elmer W. Mini, who died at her home i Mapleton Sunday morning, following a brief illness from pneumonia. pneu-monia. John I. Holley presided. The opening sunt; "Souls Immortal"' was sung hy the Mapleton male ipiar-tct. ipiar-tct. Tile involution was hy .1. W. Diinyon of Salt Lake City. Ed Williams Wil-liams and Mrs. .lennie Swenson of Spanish Fork sang "Hope Beyond the Grave." The speakers, all of whom paid glowing trilnite to the life of their departed friend were. Bishop L. A. Nielsen, of the Mapleton ward; President Henry Gardner of the I'almyra stake: Bishop Ralph 1). Morgan, .Spanish Fork, and .Mrs. Nellie A. Hohinson of Provo, president, presi-dent, of the Utah stake primary as-soeljuion. as-soeljuion. The Jameson s'sters of Spanish Fork sane "Sunset of Life." As a1 closing musical numher the (Miarlot sang "All Through the Night, ibe henediction was hy President E. M. Snow. Interment was in tile Ever- 1 green cemetery where the dedicatory prayer was offered hy Patriarch ). I B. Huntington. The many beautiful beauti-ful floral offerings h.-spoko the high esteem in which Mrs. Bird was held ! hy her many friends. j Mrs. Bird was lxirn in Spani.-h Kork February 27. PSS9. the daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hanks. She was employed in the Commercial Com-mercial Bank of Spanish Fork for eleven yenrs and was an ardent church worker all her life. She was married to Elmer W. Bird, June 18, 1S13. She is survived by her husband,! two little giris. Lillian. 11 years of age, and Orphn I).. 11 months old. j Her parents and the following' 'brothers and Bisters also survive: ! Arthur J. Banks, of Spanish Fork: Jennings Banks and Spencer Banks both of Lot) Angeles : Mrs. . Bessie Marshall, of San Francisco: Mrs. Fay Handy and Mary Banks, of Spanish Fork. |