Show mrs h A M K P bennion mother of Oh Vernon dies with the death of mrs matilda pehrson bennion last saturday at noon the last of the original first settlers was gone mrs bennion who was bom born in tooele thoele in 1862 came to vernon in 1863 with her parents eric and sophia pehrson who were among the first settlers in the south end of rush valley with the exception of four or five years spent in tooele thoele and salt lake city attending school mrs bennion lived her entire life span in vernon she wavan wa an active worker in the church she he began teaching in the relief society at the age of sixteen and continued until she was nearly eighty five too she was secretary of this organization for many years when the mutual was organized here in 1895 she was appointed president of the Y this office she held for nearly 20 years she taught school in vernon from 1885 to 1887 and from 1890 to 1892 she was assistant post master for forty seven years first to her father ather eric pehrson then to her son angus and then to her daughter judith she was married in 1888 to israel bennion and was the mother ot of s x children three of whom sur vive they are judith and ruth bennion of vernon and angus bennion n of holladay four grand children also survive two brothers emil pehrson of vernon and heber pehrson of salt lake city and one sister charlotte fawson of grants ville funeral services es were held wed august 18 at 2 00 p in n the vernon ward chapel |