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Show Mrs. Eugenia Ccates Dies In California; Funeral Held Here Tues. Funeral services were held in the St. George stake Tabernacle Tuesday, Tues-day, February 4, at 2:30 p. m. for Eugenia McArthur Coates, 80, widow of late B. F. Coates of this city, who died at Hie home of her daughter, Mrs. Rcba Sorenson, in Los Angeles at 8 p. m. Saturday February 1, of complications. Bishop James Andrus of the St. George L. D. S. west ward was in charge. Bishop James Andrus presided at the funeral services with Mae A. Pace at the Tabernacle organ. The entire rostrum of the building was banked in floral offerings and the main body of the building was filled with friends and relatives. Music numbers on the program included a vocal duet, "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life", by Alice Cannon Can-non and Ruth Miles, vocal solos, "End of A Perfect Day", Mamie Paxman, and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", by Vernon Worthen, Wor-then, and a vocal duet, "Beyond the Stars". Mrs. Mae A. Pace accompanied ac-companied the numlers. George F. Whitehead, Mrs. Nemmie Pearce and George W. Worthen were the speakers. All (Continued on page eight) Coafes Funeral (Continued from first page) three told of their long acquaintance acquaint-ance with the deceased, with her husband and family, of her active and useful life in the community. Mr. Whitehead mentioned her 17 years of service in the Relief Society So-ciety in charge of the burial clothing, cloth-ing, and as a counselor to the president for part of the time, of her splendid parental background and her faithfulness. Mrs. Pearce enlarged on this theme and paid tribute to her as a kindly neighbor, neigh-bor, and one who was never too busy with her sewing to lend assistance as-sistance to young mothers in their home problems. She related many instances of helpfulness in the humble duties of life that had endeared Mrs. Coates to her associates as-sociates in Relief Society and to her neighbors and friends. She was a good wife, an efficient housekeeper, and church worker. Mrs. Pearce also read proverbs concerning the desirable woman and stated Mrs. Coates fulfilled these ideals. George W. Worthen gave a scriptural sermon on right living, listing the many promises made to mankind as compensation for righteous living and human service, serv-ice, and stressed the enriching scope of the eternal marriage covenant. cov-enant. Prayers were by Andrew N. Windsor and Nelson Pearce, and the grave in the City cemetery was dedicated b y James Mc-Arthur. Mc-Arthur. Eugenia McArthur Coates, eldest child of Daniel D. and Elizabeth Bullock McArthur, was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, December 4, 1860, and celebated her first birthday anniversary on the Black Ridge one mile east of Washington, Washing-ton, when her family came to Dixie, where her father became first president of St. George stake. As a girl of eight she spent many weeks each summer picking cotton, cot-ton, stripping cane, and gleaning wheat on their farm. Her mother took charge of the housework and gardening, her aunt Mary did the weaving, and her father was always al-ways occupied with church affairs, so she assisted her brother Mix, now deceased, with the farm work. At the age of 14 she was an efficient effi-cient seamstress, making clothing for their family and for others for many years before sewing machines were available. She often hired out, doing housework, washing, and family sewing for less than S3.00 per week. In those days washings were all done by hand with home made soap. After she was 18 she spent most of her time as a seamstress and many a wedding wed-ding outfits, as well as other beautiful beau-tiful clothing for living and dead were made by her. She married B. F. Coates in the St. George Temple April 28, 1880, Pres. John D. T. McAllister officiating. offi-ciating. Many still recall her wedding wed-ding reception gown of lavender grey alpaca which her father brought her from England, and which she made by hand. Even after her marriage she was so well established as a seamstress people insisted on her doing their sewing. She was the mother of 12 children chil-dren of whom six died as infants, and two when adults. Their son Edwin Berto died within the past year. Those surviving are Mrs. Reba Sorenson, Los Angeles and three sons, Arthur and James Coates, Phoenix, Arizona, and Le-Grande Le-Grande Coates, Los Angeles. She also reared two grandchildren, Berenice and Clark Foster, now of Los Angeles. Surviving are 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, and the following brothers, broth-ers, James McArthur, Moroni McArthur Mc-Arthur and Wilford W. McArthur, all of St. George and Arthur McArthur Mc-Arthur of Salt Lake City, and one sister, Mrs. Hans Anderson of St. George. |