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Show Aged Pioneer Goes -t To Her Reward l.'nrl) Xelller, Molher uiul (Jrnndmotli-cr (Jrnndmotli-cr of Mmij Lornl Prominent Citizens, Mo.n at (ho Age of 78. Airs. L'li,nbcth Tomllsoii, ono of PIciiBunt drove's oldest cltlzclis, passed away Tuesday, after an Illness lasting several montlin. Her husbiunU' generally known ns "Captain" Toirill-, son, died over ten years ago. Tho couplo camo to Utah lu lSGt; mul to" Plciisiiiit (Jrovo tho year following.' Prior to this Mr. Tomllsoii was enp-tnln enp-tnln on a sailing vessel, honco Ills title Kor years ho was delegated to raise the Hag whenover Pleasant OrovoNiad a celebration, Mrs. Tomllson was born lu Nottingham, Notting-ham, England, In tho year 18I15. Slio was tho mother ot eight children, six of whom are living Mm. Anna Juno Pierce, deorgo Tomllsoii. Mrs. Klln- botli Olios. Alfred ToiuIIboii, Mrs. Knto Oreeno and Mrs. May Yancoy. Mrat Orcoiio resides In Salt Lako City ami Mrs. Olios lu Santiago, tho latter being tho only one a)scut at. tho funeral. 1 Slio had forty-llvo giandcblldrcn ninj thirty -nluo groat grandchlldroiu Among her descendants are ninny ot the prominent cltlzeno ot Pleasant Orovo. Hlshop Olpln ot tho Klrst Ward presided pre-sided over tho funeral services, which woro hold In tho Tabernacle yesterday yester-day afternoon. All tho speakers spoko In I igh praise or the high character i.i" Hie 'cco-wmI, her rnlthfulnvNH 111 church mnt tors and early sorvico nu a pioneer lu helping lo subjugrto tho wlldorncBB. |