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Show Mrs. Bsrtha LeBrrcn . Funeral Held In Hurricane Last Friday HURRICANE, Utah. Funeral services were held in the stake chapel Friday for Mrs. Bertha LeBaron who died Wednesday, Dec. 24th. The services began at 1:30 p.m., with Bishop Allen Stout in charge. Musical numbers were: Mixed quartet consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Church, Donworth Gub-ler, Gub-ler, and Mrs. Walter Brooks, sinking sink-ing "Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters". Clarinet solo, "Seren-I "Seren-I ade", by Dorothy and Glenn M. Webb; vocal solo, Dr. Albert E. Sargent; vocal duet, "The End of A Perfect Day", Hilma Bcatty and Mrs. Marie Terry. Speakers Speakers were Mrs. Augusta Wood, Samuel F. Leigh, Alvin Englestead and Wilford Leany. Mrs. Wood in telling the story of Mrs. LeBaron's life said that as a young girl, Mrs. LeBaron was a student of the Bible, spending much time studying its contents. Her parents had joined a certain church, but she could not believe in it as it did not correspond with the New Testament. At one time she chanced to get some tracts from the Mormon missionaries. Being impressed with the doctrines doc-trines they taught, she got more of the Mormon literature and studied it thoroughly. After much study she was convinced that this was the true church as it corresponded corres-ponded with the New Testament. She was then baptized a member of this church. As a young lady (Continued on page five) LeBaron Funeral (Continued from first page) she was taken into the home of a rich family to care for their small daughter. After eight years she was left in Texas and was forced to part with this little girl whom she loved dearly. Alone in a strange country she tried to find the Elders in order to pay her tithing that she had been sev-ing. sev-ing. After she had been here a few years she made a trip back to England and tried to interest her parents in bur gospel, but they would not listen and told her she had disgraced them by joining this church. Disheartened, she returned to America where she later married J. M. B. Higbee. Mr. Leigh Next Speaker Mr. Leigh, the next speaker, said that Mrs. LeBaron had been a missionary who enjoyed faith, hope, charity and love qualifica tions of a real missionary. "It-took "It-took great courage to join art unpopular church", he said, "but she endured to the end. She found the way the way of eternal life". She was honest, conscientious, consci-entious, tithe payer. She always paid fast offerings and other dues. She believed in her religion and put her heart and soul into it. President Englestead said happiness happi-ness is a habit that should be cultivated. cul-tivated. This, sister LeBaron hnd done. She always seemed so happy greeting everyone with a smile. He said the gospel meant more-to more-to her than anything else on earth and she was always ready to do her part in helping it along. Wilford Leany, the concluding speaker, spoke of the great devotion de-votion that existed between Mr. and Mrs. LeBaron who had been, a joy to each other in the three years of their married life. Prayers were by Joel J. Roundji-and Roundji-and Henry W. Gubler. Mrs. LeBaron was taken to Cedar City for burial. |