Show 1 Funeral Rites for Pioneer fo I Pioneer Mother On Wednesday The funer funeral services n ices for Mrs Katie Katta A Shepherd were held at 4 pm Wednesday In the Vernal Second ward chapel with Bishop John Hair Jr presiding siding and con con- conducting ducting The Invocation was as as offered by George E B Pope and the benedic benedic- lon lion by H Grant Vest The cas- cas casket casket ca ket was banked with ith beautiful flowers 1 Speakers were William H Sid Sid- Speakers dosa do who gave a brief history ot of ithe th Interesting life lUe of or the deceased deceased decea ed Joseph Collier offered cords wore of consol consolation to the relatives relative Closing remarks were made by Bishop HairA Hair HairA A special quartet accompanied by Mrs Mary Man Manwaring aring sang sar three numbers Oh Oh My Father and Shall We Meet Beyond the River Riser The pall pail bearers were George E Pope John Hodgkinson Charles Chaile CharlesB B Atwood Carl Hadlock James Marshall and Siney Lewis I Interment was made In the Ver- Ver Vernal Varnal Ve nal Memorial Park under the dir dir- direction of the Swain ain Funeral Heme B Bv special request of Monroe Shepherd George E Pope ope offered the dedicatory prater at the grave grave- gravesIde graveside side The death of or Mr MM Mrs Shepherd 80 8 Ashley Valley Valle pioneer of ot 1884 oc- oc occurred occurred ex at her home at North Nort I Main street at 10 07 a m Mon Man Monday Manday Mor day The direct cause of death was w hardening of the liver Mrs Shep- Shep Shepherd Shepherd herd had been in poor health since April but had remained in bed l e but one day She was vas a consistent Latter-day Latter Saint throughout her ht life Mrs Shepherd had had lived alone in her home doing her own house house- work ork and tending her flowers and an 1 gardens She had lived in her pres- pres eat ent home for over 30 sears ears lent She came to Vernal in Decem- Decem December ber her 1884 with her mother Mrs I Continued on page TRAI FU SERVICES SERA ER ICE ICES FOR FOIt ERN AI MOTHER lilt D I Contin ted led nm rm r m pace one ones Elizabeth D Simons Fol Fat bout 20 tears ears ears she and her moth moth- mother mother mother er ran the old Vernal Hotel lo- lo lo where here David Witmer now has his tin Un shop After hei het mother mothe died she moved to hIll hiu p home Mrs Shepherd had a full know know- knowledge ledge e of the early pioneering con con- conditions con I of Utah and particularly particular the Ashle Ashler Valley where alii all gathered at the leading hotel of oC o the time She knew kne many of the th I outlaws s In this section during thel the time she ran the hotel Her Ifer stor- stor storIes stories Ies of or their actions contained many man anecdotes of fun asell as well ell as trag tragedy tragedy edy edyL ed L atle aUe Amelia lh Shepherd was a born In Connecticut April 27 1857 1 the only child of Mr Simons Imons and andI Elizabeth I izabeth Diana Harris Simons In 1862 the family moved mOHd to Utah coming In Captain s com of o o 0 t teams They settled ettl d In Sugar House Salt Lake City where here then the 11 eo for one year ear car and then moved mosed mo ed to toC toC tC C in Summit County and other places Hearing of o Valley Valle she and her ido widowed ed mo mother they her came to Vernal In 1887 she married Edward Ed Shepherd in Vernal They The had one on onson son on Monroe Shepherd who lines linest live i t Idaho There arc are h t o 0 one granddaughter and me grandson great gl en sun h lying Ing |