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Show Emma Carlotta Bryner Dies At Her !tee Here Monday, Mar. 31 Emma Carlotta Blair Bryner, 70, died at her home in St. George Monday, March 31, 1941, at 4:30 p. m. of sudden heart attack. She had been in good health and had spent Sunday at the home of her son, Irvin Bryner, driving with him and his family to Cedar City in the afternoon and returning home late Monday evening. On Monday morning she was about her usual work in the house and garden, and at the time of her death was digging out some plants for a neighbor woman, Mrs. Alden Pectol, when she complained of head pains and died where she stood. Born in St. George December 18. 1870, she was a daughter of Tarleton and Lydia Allen Blair, prominent early Dixie pioneers. She learned early in life the hardships hard-ships of pioneering and the necessity nec-essity of being self-sustaining She had what schooling was available at the time and became known early for her capacity for Home (Continued on page eight) Bryner Funeral (Continued from first page) work and care of the sick, both of which she followed throughout her life. In January, 1890 she married Joseph Bryner in the St. George Temple and they have made their home in St. George where Mr. Bryner died January 13, 1920 Since that time Mrs. Bryner has kept up her own home and garden, besides devoting much time to Temple work and to care of the sick, and visiting among her children. child-ren. Over a long period she assisted as-sisted the late Manomas Andrus with her daily work in the Temple. Surviving are their six children, child-ren, William Joseph Bryner of Ogden, Mrs. Bessie Terry, Mrs. Parry Lang and Irvin Bryner, all of St. George, Mrs. B. L. Ken-worthy Ken-worthy of Los Angeles, and Fred Bryner of Midland, Mich. Funeral services were held today (Thursday) (Thurs-day) at 3 p. m., in the St. George stake Tabernacle, her son, Fred, who is employed in chemical research re-search work in Michigan arriving by plane Wednesday. She also leaves 27 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bryner returned recently from visiting a granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Gerber in Salt Lake City. |
