| Show Funeral Held Tuesday for Early Pioneer Mrs Jennie Jenme L Freestone Faithful L D S Church Member and Pioneer of Ashley AsMey Valley Pa Passes ses to Filial Reward tOI I The First ward chapel was filled to capacity with sorrowing friends I at the funeral of Mrs Jennie Lind Freestone held Tuesday at 2 00 o clock p m The sp speakers akers were Driver E Smith Ernest Eaton and Bishop Pontha Calder who also conducted A tribute written by 11 1 Airs Mis s Erma Lima Beck Taylor was read by Mr Smith Music was furnished by a double mixed quartet composed of Mrs Mae Calder Helen Calder Lorna Meda Walker George and J Clive Davis and F J Ken Ken- Kennard Kennard Ken Kennard nard accompanied by Mrs Mrs Elva Davis They sang God Be With You Til We Meet Again and Jesus Lover Lo of My Soul A solo That Wonderful Mother of Mine by Miss ay a duet Whispering Hope by Mrs Calder Cal Cal- Calder Cal Calmer der mer and Miss Walker and a tenor solo rendered by Mr Kennard were also I The opening prayer was offered by J William Workman and the b benediction by William WilHam H vay way ay Mrs Freestone was laid to rest In the Vernal cemetery with Fuller Remington dedicating the grave gra The pall bearers were Jay Mark l Albert Lewis and Jimmie Freestone and Charles Beck Hon Hon- Hon Hon- Honorary Honorary Honorary pall bearers were Mrs Mary Fisher Mrs Lorretta JOhnstun Mrs Mary Ruple Mrs Jane Mr- Mr Mc-Carrell Mc Carrell Mrs Elizabeth McCarrell and Mrs Amanda Knoble The Daughters D of the Utah Pioneers was represented by a special group of women who carried flowers and followed the casket Jenny Lind Freestone the sixth child of Jens Christian Anton Lind and Mary Ann Neilson Nellson was born In Jutland Den Den- Denmark Denmark Den Denmark mark March 26 1855 She went to England June 13 1868 where they boarded the sail ship Emer Emer- Emerald ald aid Isle to America There were Mormon converts who left England but disease from stagnant wAter caused the Beath of thirty among whom was Mrs Freeston s brother Marinus Und Lind LindHe He was buried burled at sea After a 59 day 59 day voyage they reached New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and from there continued over the Union Pacific to Renton miles we west of Omaha The company then journeyed on toot foot and by wagon to Utah Continued on page four I FUNERAL HELn TUESDAY FOR EARLY PIONEER I rC Continued Continued from from from page one on one The Freestone family settled in Ephraim and later in Levan It I Iwas was from Levan Letan that Jennie left I II for Salt Lake City to seek eek employ employ- employment emPlOY I employment I ment in 1 1870 70 In Salt Lake Like she met Geor George e I Freestone whom she married the ceremony being belne solemnized in the Salt Lake endowment house August Aug Aue- I 12 1872 The newlyweds made made I their home in Bridgeport Idaho where they remained r for seven r years ears Their first three children were ere born thereIn thereIn there thereIn In 1879 1 79 the small family set act out for Ashley Valley by mule team They experienced aery a very tery hard win win- winter winter win winter ter having to eat prairie dog doe meat for sustenance The next winter had brighter prospects and the Freestone family became pioneer I home builders of Ashley Valley I Mrs Freestone was the treas treas- treasurer treas- treas treasurer treasurer of the first Relief Relict Society In Ini inVernal InVernal i Vernal and president of the Primary Primary Primary mary for four years She was wai the mother of eleven children eight of 01 whom hom survive her George Georee 0 Mrs P S Beck James Lewis Charles Emery Clarence and nd Mrs Fred Drullard of California She 1 is also survived cd b bi by fifteen grand grandchildren children and 25 great grand erand child chUd- children children ren 1 Sirs Mrs Freestone was waa an unselfish I worker among amone the sick and the needy Hundreds of homes In the I valley alley are m-e grateful to her helping hand in time of sickness or sorrow row tor-row sor- sor sorrow row She had friends wherever where she was known She was w s one of I pioneer the fast mothers thinning ranks of true I i I |
