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Show Funeral Services Held Here for Mrs. Minnie Chase Funeral services were held Monday in the Fourth-Tenth ward chapel for Mrs. Aramin-na Aramin-na (Minnie) J. Chase, 92, a long time resident and a native na-tive of Springville, who died Friday evening of last week at the home of a niece, Mrs. Ned Childs of Vernal, where she had made her home the past four years. The Fourth ward bishopric was in charge. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery, directed by Wheeler Mortuary. Mrs. Chase was the last survivor sur-vivor of the family of Spring-ville's Spring-ville's first bishop, Aaron Johnson John-son and Cecelia Sanford Johnson, John-son, born Sept. 29, 1865. There was a total of 63 sons and daughters born to Bishop Johnson John-son and his wives and many of them had exceptionally long lives. She was married to Thorn Chase, September 26, 1886 in Springville and the marriage was later solom'nized in the Salt Lake Temple. Mr. Chase died in 1936. An active member of the LDS church, Mrs. Chase had served as a Relief Society teacher for approximately 50 years and had held many other positions in her earlier life. Surviving are one son, Thorn Chase of Salt Lake City and four grandchildren. |