Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-11 | Page 6 | Lived in Provo Half Century

LIVED IN PROVO HALF CENTURY Mrs Margaret Goff Was Native Native Native Na Na- tive of Delaware and Once Lived in Nauvoo Sll a to Th The tD Springville April 10 Mrs Irs Margaret Burcht ColT Goff the tho oldest woman in Utah dc died led this morning at 10 Mrs Goff was years cars old She was born December 25 5 1508 In eln Del Del the he daughter of or George Burch Durch and antI S Sylla Syl- Syl Ivia I via la Haskins aughtr Her grandfather fOI fought ht In n the revolutionary war and her faher father fa- fa atImer a- a tImer her In the tho war of oC 11 1812 Mrs Irs Goff Gort Joined the L. L L D. D S. S church churchIn In n 1834 in Pennsylvania She was marled marred mar mar- ned red led four tour times and was the tho mother of or eleven loven children on only two of or whom sur sur- ur vivo vl o Ivo her Mrs Ether Blanchard and Peter PC Pe- ter er Boyce Boce of or Provo Povo Mrs Irs Goff IGor emigrated d l from Illinois to Utah In 1850 and lived JIved In Provo fifty CUty I years cars The Tho last laet twelve years she resided re- re sided with her youngest child Mrs Mr Blanchard at who has i tenderly enderly cared for h her r. r i She knew the Prophet Joseph and her husband husban helped to bear tho the bodies of or Jos Joseph oseph and anc Hyrum Erum Smith from Carth are age gc The Tho picture shows Mrs r Golf Goff at athe atthe atthe the he ago of oC 10 Funeral services will I b bf held at the First ward church at lo under uner he direction of or Bishop Oliver Olver B. B Huntington Hunt- Hunt Ington and Interment will be bo at ut Provo