Show Services Held Today for Area Pioneer Funeral services for Martha Naomi Bronson mother of Mrs Carroll Carron J. J Meador were held at Monticello today at pm p.m. In Inthe Inthe inthe the Monticello Ward chapel church Mrs Bronson passed away in Los Angeles California August 30 Born June 14 1879 in Cedar City Utah a daughter of Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin and Mary Ann Perkins Mrs Bronson was well known in San Juan and Grand counties as a n woman dedicated to famIly family family fam fam- ily and community service exemplifying exemplifying exemplifying ex ex- ex- ex this through her devotion devotion devotion de de- de- de to her husband Wilmer Bronson and children and through her church activities As an month 8 old baby Mrs Bronson with her parents was one of the pioneers who went through the famous Hole In The Rock becoming the first settlers settlers set set- tiers In San Juan county She was raised in Monticello becoming becoming becoming be be- coming the wife of Mr Bronso Bronson Bronson Bron Bron- so son on April 5 1900 the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- taking place In the Salt Lake City temple After her marriage she and her husband lived in Monticello for several years where he was wasa a school teacher and arid later lived in Moab Twenty-five Twenty years ago they moved to California where Mr Brons Bronson has hal be been n active as a teacher of religion in the South Pasadena ward I Mrs Bronson was president of the Relief Society at Monticello Monti- Monti cello for seven years president of the Young Ladles Ladies Mutual Improvement Improvement Im Irs- provement association and held offices in all auxiliaries Surviving besides her husband are two daughters Mrs Gwyn Meador Teador Moab and Mrs Vonda Wise Encino California five sons Verde Eural Rex Karel C. C and Don L. L Los Angeles twenty grandchildren and sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen great grandchildren Burial was In the Monticello cemetery under the direction of Turner Mortuary I |