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Show COUNTY PIONEER CALLED TOREWARD Mrs. Ann Snow, Who Came to This County in 1865, Passed Away in St. George Sunday Mrs. Ann Snow, who had been a resident of Pine Valley since 1865, died in St. George Sunday noon from influenza. in-fluenza. She had been ill for about a week. Ann Rogers was born in Wales December De-cember 30, 1836, and came to this country in 1852. She arrived in Salt Lake City in 1855, and came to Pine Valley on Christmas night, 1865. She was the mother of eight children, chil-dren, six of whom survive her. They are Willard Snow, Richfield; Bishop Jeter Snow, Pine Valley; Mrs. John A. Gardner, Logan; Mrs. R. B. Gardner, Cedar City; Charles Snow, Teasdale, and Orin Snow of Raymond, Alberta, Canada. The trials of her early life were many and varied. Her mother died when she was but eight years old, and an elder sister acted as "mother" to the family, and saw to it that Ann received as much education as possible. possi-ble. When very young she begn working as a dressmaker and became very efficient ef-ficient in that line of work, which was helpful to her as a means of providing for herself and family later. The journey to Utah was begun in 1852, shortly after the death of the elder sister. Many trials and sorrows awaited this young girl of 16. Soon after af-ter landing at New Orleans and the trip up the Mississippi river was begun, be-gun, a sister died. At the time Ann was suffering from a severe attack of chills and fever. They finally arrived at Council Bluffs, where they lived for two years. Here her father died. This left Ann alone with her step-mother. The trip from Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City was made in 1855, Ann driving driv-ing an ox team all the way. After reaching Salt Lake City the girl began be-gan working as a hired girl. She worked in the family of Wm. Snow, brother of Erastus, whom she married at the age of 19. The family then moved to Lehi, and lived in two log rooms. Times were very hard and scarcely enough to eat was to be had. In. 1865, they were called to Dixie, a son of Mrs. Snow, about nine years old, driving the ox team. They came in November and had a very hazardous hazard-ous and hard trip being detained by snow and blizzards. They finally reached Pine Valley, their destination, on Christmas night, which place has been her home ever since. Food was scarce for a number of years, their diet being mainly bread, molasses and water. Gradually times became better and Mrs. Snow's boys were soon old enough to -take care of the family. Mrs. Snow's life work has been that of raising and caring for her family. Her ideal, which has been satisfied, was to raise a good and honorable family. Mrs. Snow was a real pioneer and a typical Latter Day Saint. Her religion re-ligion influenced her whole life, and who can estimate the good that she has accomplished by her example and noble ideals? She was a Sunday school teacher for 17 years, a counsellor in the Relief Society So-ciety for 14 years and president .of the Pine Valley Relief Society for 30 years. Words cannot express the admiration admira-tion for such a noble character. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding all her sorrows, trials and hardships, she has always been cheerful cheer-ful and willing to share what she had with her neighbors. To the family is extended the sincere sin-cere sympathy of everyone. The closing paragraph of Thana-topsis Thana-topsis describes her passing: "So live, that when thy summons comes, to join The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death. Thou go. not like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but sus-1 tained and soothed I By an unfaltering trust, approach thy j grave. Like one who wraps the, drapery of j his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. Funeral sen-ices were held at the stake tabernacle at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning under the direction of the West ward. Bishop W. W. McArthur , presided. (Continued on Page Eight) COUNTY PIONEER CALLED TO REWARD (Continued from Page One) Prayer, Andrew N. Winsor. Mrs. Snow's favorite hymn, "O, My Father," was rendered by Ruth Allen. Mrs. Josephine Miles said she met |