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Show Mrs. Gladys W. Booth Dies Here At Her Home Friday, Aug. 11th Death at her home Friday, Aug. 11, at 4 p. m., brought to conclusion con-clusion months of suffering for Gladys Wilson Booth, wife of William Booth of St. George. She has been afflicted since infancy and bedfast for several weeks. Born in Pine Valley, Utah, June 21, 1890, she was the youngest child - of Ephraim and Isabella Dean Wilson. She graduated from the district school and was a special spe-cial student in 1915-16 at Dixie junior college, in the home making mak-ing department. She was always interested in music and singing, but because of her handicap physically, physi-cally, was unable to develop this talent as she might otherwise have done. For many years as a young woman she had the responsibility respon-sibility of caring for her aged parents', and was well known for her kindness and devotion to them. Married William Booth On December 22, 1931, she married mar-ried William Booth of St. George, who was a widower with a family of six children. They have made their home in St. George. Mr. Booth being interested in mining projects of this area. For the past four years she has had increasingly in-creasingly poor health and has (Continued on page four) Mrs. Booth Funeral (Continued from first page) been a total invalid for several months. Surviving besides her husband, who is in poor health, are Mr. Booth's six children. Fred Booth, Shirley Booth, Reah Booth and Mrs. Esther Fox, all of St. George; James Booth of Tooele and Sgt. John Booth now in Italy with the U. S. air forces. She also has one living sister, Mrs. Harmon Hafen of Santa Clara, and one brother, Henry Wilson of Spring-ville. Spring-ville. ' Funeral services for Mrs. Booth were held Saturday, Aug. 12, at 6 p. m., in the South ward chapel, with Carl L. Moss of the South ward bishopric conducting. A large group of relatives and friends were in attendance and there were many floral offerings. Mrs. Vernon Cannon presided at the organ console and arranged the music numbers which included vocal duets, "In the. Garden", and "Face To Face", by Mrs. Wm. E. Baker and Mrs. Pratt Miles; violin solo, "Out of the 'Dusk To You", Mrs. Edward Christian; and vocal solo, "Going Home", Mrs. Mack G. Jackson. Bishop Andrew McArthur was first speaker and paid tribute to Mrs. Booth for her great patience, contentment and lack of complaint com-plaint during her long years of handicap and affliction. He spoke of the kindness and consideration Mr. and Mrs. Booth had for each other, their efforts to be self-helpful, self-helpful, paying their tithes and living within their means. He said Mrs. Booth's life was a sermon ser-mon in patience and human appreciation. ap-preciation. Mrs. Ruesch Speaks Mrs. Mattie W. Ruesch, who for several years has been a' close neighbor gave a personal tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Booth and their family for their kindness and devotion de-votion to each other; told of Mrs. Booth's love for music and of her appreciation for the neighbors and friends who have brought their music and sang to her during her affliction. She mentioned especially especi-ally the kindness of Mrs. Marie Gallagher, in this respect and concluded con-cluded with reading, "Waiting" by John Burroughs. Concluding speaker was president presi-dent Harold S. Snow who sermonized sermon-ized on the realities of life, the promise of eternity, and the blessings bless-ings that follow faith, courage, kindness, patience, honesty and other salient human virtues. He read from the address of Brigham Young on death, and urged adherence ad-herence to Gospel principles as a preparation for eternity. Prayers were by Stephen Kirk-land Kirk-land and Gordon Mathis. Bishop Edward R. Frei of Santa Clara dedicated the grave in the St. George city cemetery. |