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Show MANY MOURN PASSING OF MRSJOLMES Impressive Funeral Services Were Held Sunday For . Beloved Church Worker Funeral services for Ellen John-sou John-sou Holmes, who jxissed away nt the family home, 331 East Third South street, Springville, Thursday, Nov. 11, were held in the Springville Spring-ville Second ward chapel Sunday afternoon. Bishop William Wnin-wright Wnin-wright was in charge. The Mapleton mule quartet sung, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," preceeding the invocation, which was by John S. Groesbeck. Two vocal solos were then sung, "Oh, Dry Those Tears," by Miss Catherine Cath-erine Dougall, and "Sometime We'll Understand," by Elmo C'offmnn. The speakers were O. B. Huntington, Hunting-ton, J. F. Bringhurst and Bishop Wninwright. Chnuncey Childs plny-ed plny-ed n cello solo and the Mapleton quartet sang in closing, "Sing Ye of u Home Immortal." August A. Iljorth pronounced the benediction. Interment was in the Evergreen cemetery, where Ernest Strong dedicated dedi-cated the grave. Death came to Mrs. Holmes following fol-lowing a lingering illness. She was born in Berkshire, England, Eng-land, Jan. 13, 181!), and emigrated to Utah in 18C.8. She was a faithful faith-ful L. D. S. church worker, nnd held numerous minor positions during dur-ing her life. Her husband, Claudius Holmes, and the following .seven children survive: Mrs. Nellie Ellis of Klamath Kla-math Falls, Oregon ; Mrs. Hilda Durmond of Onklnnd, California; Claudius, Frank, Jesse and Clarence Holmes, of Salt Lake, and Burton j Holmes of Springville. ! Four sisters nnd one brother also survive. They are: Mrs. Elizabeth Bnrlow of Springville; Mrs. Mercy Palmer nnd Mrs. Lydin Pnyne of Provo; Mrs. Fanny Houtz of Loe Angeles. Calif., and Lorenzo Johnson John-son of Ontario, Canada. Twenty-five grandchildren nnd nine great grandchildren also survive. |
