Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-15 | Page 9 | Early Pioneer Passes Away

EARLY PIONEER PASSES ill Mrs. Elizabeth Truman Dies at Gunlock, at the Age of 88 Years. Special to Tie Tribune. BEAVER. Nov. 14. Word has been received re-ceived here of the death at Gunlock of Mrs. Elizabeth Truman. SS years of age, at the liotne of her daughter, Mrs. Emma M. lloit. Mrs. Truman was sick only five days, death resulting from Infirmities Infirmi-ties due to age. L-e. Truman waa born at Laharp, Mich.. April 13, 1&31. She Joined the L. D. S. church at an early age and c.-oeaed '.the plains to U'-ah In 1847, in Captain John Ta;!or s company. She was married mar-ried to jacoa M. Truman, a member of the Mormon battalion. In 1343. She accompanied her husband to St-George St-George In Being "called" to settle the Dixie country, and underwent all the hardships incidental to pioneer life After 'residing in BL George for a number of resiaing . mt)Vliei to Mountain SS5nS"wh Mr. TrTr' the death of her husband, Mrs. Truman n-oved to OunUx ' 1,er family. Mr T'uman was the mot ner of t waive .hlMrm T's'j l of whom survive her. 1 hey Ema M. Holt of Gunlock WU-Uani WU-Uani T Truman of Enterprise. Albert w rl Marv U Jones and Mrs. Lasina ftowg Of "unlock. Md, Mrs. Esther P r iritemrise She also Is survived "elgh-fWe" grandchildren and 121 e'rFtnainseCrv1icefwere held In the open J?! Mountain Meadows, Blshor, James cooiUr J.y Father" and "She ItT8"e speakeer "wire Eld. Jacob T. Tru-- Tru-- rind-on, and George H. Bowler. JTvan, . i T58 1 to rest beside the body of h-r ?usban.l, the grave being dedicated by Bishop Bunker ot