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Show MRS. KELLY AT REST. Services for Pioneer Woman Attended by Many Admlrcre of Hor Character. Special to Tho Tribune. AMERICAN FORK, April 30. In tho First ward chapel this afternoon the funeral fu-neral services for Mrs. Chrlstena Kelly wuro held, with Bishop James T. Gardner Gard-ner officiating. Mrs. Kelly's death occurred oc-curred Monday, after a lingering illness, at her homo in tho First ward. There was a splendid attendance of friends and relatives to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed pioneer. pio-neer. Remarks wcro made by a number num-ber of speakers, each of whom eulogized tho model life and character of tho deceased. de-ceased. Soveral choice selections appropriate ap-propriate for the occasion were rendered by the First ward choir, and Miss Bor-nloe Bor-nloe Crandall sang "Rock of Ages." Mrs. KoIIy was the widow of William Kelly and was 77 years of age. having been born at Alsberg, Denmark, in 1S37. In 1840, at the age of 12 years,- she Joined the Lattor-day Saints church in her native land and In 1855 Immigrated I to America, crossing the plains by ox team and walking almost the entire distance, dis-tance, arriving at Salt Lake City the sumo year. After a. stay of about a year at Salt Like she came to American Fork and had resided hero ever since. In 1857 she was married to William Kelly, ono of American Fork's pioneers and prominent In tho early upbuilding of this city. Mrs. Kelly la survived by a large family ten children, thirty-six grandchildren grand-children and six great-grandchildren. The children are John P. Kelly and Hebor Kelly, prominent farmers of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Ann K. Thornton of Payette, Pay-ette, Idaho; Clara K. Miller, Elenor K. Nichols, Dr. P. M. Kelly, J. Waller Kelly and Alva Kelly, all of thl6 city; Mrs. Martha L. Stubbs. Provo, and Mrs. Ada Olmstead, Lehi. Mrs. Kelly had always been a faithful Latter-day Saint and had been an ardent worker in the various organizations or-ganizations of the church. Interment took place In the City cemetery. |