Show LYDIA REBECCA STEED DIES AT EIGHTY FIVE she passed away at the home of her daughter mrs jos S miller in farmington friday may 17 mrs N i r s L lydia R ste steed e d widow of adist henry he n r y L r steed ee d who w h 0 passed away about twenty two years ago died at the home of her daughter mrs joseph S miller in farmington friday of old ae age and general debility she lived with her daughter t five or six six years be before r or 0 her death and during most of that times time was almost helpless she had been a resident of farmington over sixty one years deceased was born at rome iowa eighty five years ago the loth of this month her father john reed helped to build the kirtland temple she was married in keokuk iowa in about 1844 and started for utah in may 1850 arriving in salt lake aug of t the he same year having crossed the plains with ox teams early the following spring she moved to farmington 7 where she lived up to the time of her dem demise ise two sons and two daughters dau aters survive her they are E A and john J steed and mrs joseph S miller of farmin farmington ton and mrs sadie stoddard she also has a large number of grand children i funeral services were held in the farmington Farming t m toa meeting 0 house sunday sun p in the speakers speaker were elde elders rs J joseph 0 sera cr chresten is t en sen T J steed thomas abott abbott james loynd john bourne and pres J H grant |