Show Resident Died Monday At Farmington Former Telegrapher Was Employed By iBy Brigham Young Mrs Irs Elizabeth C. C B. B Ii Miller 87 of of Farmington one otic of the first I women telegraphers in the state of Utah and Farmington's eldest res real resi dent is dead Mrs Miller better hetter known as Aunt ic Lizzie died at the home c of her daughter Mrs M rs Frank Udy Monday at 9 p. p I m. m after an extend extended ed illness and ami the effects of a are are- re recent re- re cent cen t fall all Seventy one years ago at the age I of 16 Mrs Miller 1 iller started work for lor forthe forlie the lie old Deseret Telegraph com com- company company pany in Salt Lake City as a tele tele- telegraph telegraph graph operator and atud was employed by ly the lie company for or five live years Brigham Young owned and oper oper- operated operated operated the concern with w lh Milton M M. Musser M usser as superintendent She later lat r was employed as telegrapher and station attendant at the Farm- Farm Farmington ington station for five fire years suc site succeeding Mrs 1 rs Barbara E. E Bush The rail line liue at that thaI time was known as the tIme Utah Central railroad now the Union Pacific On February 22 1942 Mrs Miller liller went to 10 the Farmington station at the lie request of lIeber J. J station agent and answered a di direct di- di direct direct message sent by hy V W H. H Var War district manager mal a er of the Western Vestern Union at S. S Salt Sail lt Lake City tapping out omit t the lie t answer in Morse lorse code which the official declared ed to be perfect at the age of 85 After serving as operator for five live years yea rs Mrs Miller M Iler resigned to tobe tolie be lie married but always alwa's kept up tip I practice on Oil her home e message message- 1 sending set During her married years Mrs Miller was active in civic and church dramatics and was a mem mem- member member member ber of the choir for 47 years in L LD LD LD D S wards where she resided at atthe atthe atthe the time With the exception of 20 years lived in Forest Dale L I D 1 S ward in Salt Lake City she sIte had resided at Farmington During her residence in ill Salt Lake City she was a mem mem- member member ber her of Granite stake Relief society board and was captain of the For For- Forest est eat Dale Date camp D U P. P At Farm Farm- Farmington ington she served in the presidency of L D S Young S. S Peoples' Peoples Improve Improvement ment lI association prior to the change chanKe to Its It's present name name the theY theY Y W M I A Ai a member of the camp D U P in that city and during World War No 1 I was one of the most active workers in the Davis county chap chap- chapter ter of the American Red Cross Mrs Miller was born October 6 1856 at Far Farmington i a daughter daug ter of James and Mary Alary Heap leap She was married to Walter C. C Brown on November Nc vember 15 15 1875 in inthe inthe inthe the old Salt Lake Endowment house On September 25 1911 she sh became the wife of Melvin M M. Miller in the Salt Lake temple He died on December 2 1924 Surviving are two sons James Brown of Los Angeles Cal Cat and A. A S. S Drown Brown of oC Farmington two daughters Mrs Udy of of Farming Farming- Farmington ton and Mrs Francis W. W Mullens of Denver Cola 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren Funeral services were held lucId Thurs Thursday day at 2 p. p m ni m. m in Farmington L D DS DS DS S ward chapel with David Merrill bishops bishop's counselor officiating Bur Burial Burial ial was in Farmington cemetery under the time direction of the Union mortuary of Bountiful |