| Show called home mrs margaret spillman was suddenly stricken bv death near washington sunday june ath while en route to thia city from salt lake in company with her sister mrs J R wallis wife of the editor mrs spillman had suffered for I 1 several years with a severe form of rheumatism and had been prevailed upon to cometo st george to make her home with her bister bohe ap pared to be in better health than bual ind enjoyed the journey remarking on the beauty of the country the colors of the hills in fact taking a lively interest in the country which was intended as her home land for some time to come she continued in this bright and happy state of mind until suddenly stricken while on the hornsburg Harns burg bench on arrival at washington she was was taken into the residence of mr and mrs willard nisson and a phone menage was sent to the editor aho vho accompanied by dr D A mcgregor left for washington as soon as possible no trace of life was found by dr mcgregor the rheumatism had touched the heart and the spirit had fled the washington relief society sisters cared for the body washing and dressing it and it as brought to st george monday morning mrs margaret solloman was born in london england nov was married to joseph spillman at the salt lake temple her husband preceded her to the great beyond 15 months ago she is survived by one child alexander spillman who is now is hia year sister spillman ep illman waa a woman of remarkable character her great fortitude cheerfulness and patience while severely afflicted being little short of wonderful no matter how great her pain she could always feel for and belittled her own pains and troubles to offer consolation to others afflicted to know her was to love her for her disposition was of the sweetest funeral services were held in the st george tabernacle tuesday evening at BIX presided over by bishop I 1 C macfarlane the stand had been nicely decorated with cut flowena fl owera leaves etc and the casket containing the remains was covered with roses carnations kneet peas and other flowers laid there by kindly hands services commenced by miss fern whitehead singing some well understand prayer wis offered by elder frank G milea miss mona sang have you called 0 lord el der george F jarvia told af his ac with deceased while in england on a mission how good and kind she and other members of the family had been to the elders on missions lightening their labors and cheering them m every wiy possible of her devotion to the cause of truth and the work of the lord and offered words of consol atoun to the bereaved sister and absent bun i who could not be here sister mamie Patman sang 1 I have read of A beautiful city prea ed H snow made beautiful and consoling remarks that although the departed sister had coma among us as a stranger we had show conr respect to this fc ister whose worth had been to by elder jarvis A duet rock of aged was sung by bis tera mamie and fern whitehead benediction was pronounced by elder william gardner mrs mane dark miller who presided at the organ a solo us the remains were wheeled out of the building interment was made in the city cemetery to which the re mains were followed by several autos filled with citizens the grave being deducted by elder D A mcgregor mr and mrs J R wallis desire to express their gratitude to the relief society of washington for their labor of lovo to mr and mrs willard nisson of washington for aber kindness to the relief society aisters of t geoage to tha many who assemble 1 it the funeral and those who in many davs to bahten the grief of sistar walks and show respect for the departed ted bister we cannot e in words bow deeply we feel and appreciate these evidences of sympathy and Lind J R jennigs the new county field agent arrived hare wednesday accompanied br lowery nelson of 0 o U A ci C i ai co act leader |
