Show funeral service held today for martha V curtis funeral services for martha vernon curtis 74 are bel being in held this afternoon thursday at 1 p m in the vernal LID D third ward chapel mrs curtis died sunday at 1140 p m at the home of a son martin W of causes incident to age she was born august 14 1880 in blainer Bl alne laurence county kentucky a daughter of william wililam and cynthia moody vernon her parents were converts to the church and the family moved to vernal when she was wa eleven years of age she was married to carl curtis on april 1 I 1904 in ft duchesne the couple lived on a small farm west of ft duchesne duehesne for several years and then moved to a farm in glines from glines they moved to bingham canyon where mr curtis was employed by copper company they were later divorced and mrs curtis moved to tg salt lake city where she has lived for the past thirty years she became ill eighteen months ago and has been living at the home of mr and mrs martin W curtis vernal for the past eight months survivors include two sons martin W vernal and carl A copperton hopperton Cop and three daughters mrs aage lols lois salt lake city mrs H E merle loader orland california mrs martin mable barrus portland oregon there are also fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and two brothers andrew vernon vernal and tom brown baggs wyoming burial is in the maeser fair view cemetery |