Times Independent | 1958-12-11 | Page 5 | Moab Woman Sculptures Pius X Statue for Moab Church

Moab Woman Sculptures Pius X Statue for Moab Church A statue of St St. Plus Pius X was recently recently re rea re- re dedicated at Moab's St. St I Pius Plus X church The three-foot three I figure of the recently canonized saint is in a sitting position with the figures of a small boy and girl at each side The statue was by Josephine S S. S Boyer a Moab housewife whose two children sat as us models for the side fig fig- ures Mrs Boyer Doyel studied sculpture sculpture ture lure with Georges Demetrios of Boston Massachusetts and Simon Sim Sim- on at Bennington Dennington Vermont Ver Vcr mont Sculptured from plasticine base clay and cast with plaster of Paris the highly praised d dwork work depicts th the magnificent humility of the famous saint A special encasement has been placed at the gospel side of the altar to exhibit the statue