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Show Services Held In West Ward for Mrs. Jane Thomas Carter Counselor Grant Whitehead of the West ward bishopric conducted the funeral services held in the Tabernacle Friday, May 21, at 4 p. m., for Jane Thomas Carter who died early last Thursday morning at her home after an extended illness following a stroke. Music numbers included a vocal duet, "Teach Me To Pray", by Melba Baker and Ruth Miles; violin solo, "One Fleeting Hour", Irene Everett; and vocal solos, "Rock of Ages", by Ruth Miles, and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", by Melba Baker. First Speaker First speaker was W. W. McArthur Mc-Arthur who told of his lifelong association with the deceased and her family, saying Mrs. Carter was a typical Mormon pioneer mother, hard working, industrious, thrifty, full of sympathy and understanding un-derstanding and by precept and practice teaching her children the right principles of living. He told of her great responsibility in rear-( rear-( Continued on page eight) Mrs. Carter Funeral (Continued from first page) ing her five children after the death of her husband in 1899. He read two poem, "My Mother's Hand", by Anne Woodbury Hafen, and "A Mother's Faith", by Sy-vella Sy-vella Thomas, saying both were expressive of the life of the deceased, de-ceased, and told of the kindly care given her by her children in this illness, Albert E. Miller spoke feelingly of the sacrifice of pioneers, of the self-denial, human kindness, unselfish un-selfish labor, and courageousness required in upbuilding this part of Utah. He told of the joy Mrs. Carter took in growing house plants and garden flowers, of her kindiy care of her own parents, her father being a member of the Mormon Battalion, of her humility and steadfast faith in God and in the eternity of life. He called attention to the many floral offerings of-ferings which he said were typical typi-cal of her life and that of all pioneer mothers, and told of their devotion to duty, no matter how heavy the requirements. Prayers were by Maiben Ashby of the West ward bishopric, and Isaiah Cox, a neighbor, and the grave in the City cemetery was dedicated by Postmaster William Brooks. |