Show IN AlEM ORMI in the passing from this of emily jane gerber the family lose a devoted mother and wife her acquaintances a true friend and neighbor neigh boi and the chuich a faithful mom mcm her bar she was born in heber city wasatch county utah may 20 1862 her parents luean lucean 11 jacob and janet clotworthy jacob were among tile the first f settlers of wasatch county her grandfather giand father noi ton jacob was a pioneer of 47 silo she was the oldest of a family of four chil children dien and was left mathei less at nine deais of age at tile the time of hei mothers death they wert living in midway wasatch county during the next four of her life she cared for the tha younger children except at brief intervals intel vals when hided help could be obtained thu thit assuming the great respond onil of a mother at tilt I 1 eaily caily ago of nine when she was iteen beals old her father died leaving the children to the deicy of locatives lola iola tives and friends the family was now divided the two youngest a girl and a boy were cared for b by their gland mother mrs clotworthy and sister gerber with her brother hugh wale taken into the home of mrs mra william coleman an all aunt in her new home she found little if any change ch iange from tho the haid service she so BO early in life become accustomed to as lier her aunt was an invalid tho the giester gi eater pait of labor consequent in caring for the family of ni depended upon her hei hal chance ifor far an all education was very limited except in the matter of household duties and hard work her brothel hugh being a mute added greatly to lie ho caie cai 0 and soi row she was truly a child of bonow and acquainted with grief in hei nineteenth year she mairlen moroni becoming tin happy mother of eleven children who are janet A bing liam mable hacking jean E U merkley florance R rich ardson Irvin MG erber stella gardiner and lyman pern fern wendoll wendell and hellen all of whom survive her her illness was caused from cancer of the fieast which began in may 1914 lasting one year and a half during this time the received treatment at south dakota hospital and also received attention here from our local physicians Physician but no aid seemed to relieve her she did not seem to auf suffer intense pain but gradually grew weaker and moie nervous until five weeks ago who when she was forced to her bed after which time silo sho failed very rapidly her children and an only sister and her most devoted husband were about her bedside and rendered unto her MI all service and assistance that loving hands and tender denaer henits could give but all was in vain she passed to tho the gloat future life in ili a quiet peaceful sleep tuesday mom ing november 16 1915 during her long illness she was ever cheerful and hopeful trusting faithfully in her heavenly Fat liets s care heis vas mas a life of ser service mervien vien never tiring in her care for her ler family and all those who c me her reach hardly known in public affairs being of a rattling nature thus lived and died a truo true mother neighbor and friend the funeral services were wem held in maeser ward where the family have resided during the past sixteen years the speakers mrs nancy col to nAnton T J caldwell caldwall and pros don D B all spoke touchingly of tile the beautiful life of service and motherly mol mot heily disposition of sister gerber the choh sang beautifully sister thou wert mild and lovely beautiful isle of somewhere and sweet horn hoin of prayer two solos were rendered most appropriately one oil oh my father by ashley bartlett another mother my dear bv prof E K Ford liam the interment was in th cemetery |