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Show Mrs. Adeline Kemp Honored At Final Services Sunday j Speakers Praise Her Splendid j Character, Faithfulness and j Service to Others Funeral services for Mrs. "Adeline "Ade-line Carter Kemp, Dixie Pioneer, jwho died at 11:32 Friday morn-ling morn-ling following a four-month's Illness, Ill-ness, was held in the St. George I stake Tabernacle at 3:00 Sunday under the direction of Bishop Arthur " K. Hafen of the East ward. A male trio composed of Israel Wade, George Lytle and Herman Larkin sang, "O My Father", j The opening prayer was offered by Pres. W. O. Bentley. Dr. W. J. Reichmann, the first speaker told of her faithfulness during her life and especially during dur-ing her illness. Of her desire to be of service to others and her regret at her inability to serve. He related re-lated incidents in her life depicting de-picting her honesty ad paid high tribute to her family for the wonderful care they had given her. David H. Morris praised her splendid character and paid tribute trib-ute to her life and to the life of (Continued on page eight) KEMP ITNKKAL . - , .:i i -j.. 1.- .- :a y . - '.. .' :.-r i.r- 1 ' ' -I.:.- -i "A Tr.; -- l-j .!!.:. I:-::, j..-!-. S u ! r II. ad- by i 1 . i : . 1 1 Il:.iilk-d ull w:-'J l.ad ;t r -ti r::- :.i:n.y la any 'Auy. 'I h- cl..Il Jjia-r w oll'-l-.l by J.,v;;fi T. A '.kill Sr.. and i:.r-r-n. -lit was mad., in Hie City c-in-elcry. lb- KraVc being d'-dlrat-d I by Hoy l;eni:-y. ) Ad-.ine Cart-r w;ls born April 27, at Salt Lakt. City, and cam- Willi h.-r parents William and Si))hronia Turnbow Carter to St. G-oige in the fall of 1S61 ar riving with the tirst company. H.-r father plowed the first furrow fur-row in I'tah. The lirst furrow in Salt Lake City and the first furrow in St. George. She was the oldest or a lai'Ke family of children and carried heavy res-' ! ponsibilities in the honie Adeline I had practical experience, in caring car-ing for the sick during her younger young-er years as her mother worked as a nurse. This occupation Adeline carried throughout her life and whether people had the money to pay or not she never failed to help one in distress. She had the privilege of gaining only a meager education but did considerable consid-erable work in the fields. She was married on her 17th birthday to William Walter John Kemp here and when the St. George Temple was completed the next January they were one of the first couples to be sealed. To this union 11 children were born and in 1901 when her husband hus-band died with delamar dust she worked willingly to rear her eight children. Seven of these are now living and are: Leo M. and Samuel Sam-uel T. Kemp, Midvale; Chester A. and Milo, St. George; Mrs. Eunice Snow, St. George; and Mrs. Lenora Bringhurst of Murray, Mur-ray, and Antone Kemp of Salt Lake City. Besides her children she is survived by 3 5 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: James and Austin Carter of California, Cal-ifornia, Mrs. Annie Johnson, St. George, Mrs. Elvira Turnbow, Woodland, Mrs. Mary Langdon, Taylorsville and three half sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dolh and Mrs. Harriet Thomas, Alberta, Canada, and Mi's. Marian Bentley of St. George. Her children have always honored hon-ored and loved her and throughout through-out their lives will remember her for the fine life she lived and the teachings she instilled in their hearts. Six of her grandsons, all of whom she helped bring into the world, were pall bearers at the funeral. These were: Wil-lard, Wil-lard, Walter, Wilford, Wilmer and Arthur Kemp and Samuel Bringhurst. Bring-hurst. I |