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Show HURRICANE Mrs. Alice Isom, Pioneer, Closes Useful Use-ful and Well Spent Life Hurricane, August, 11. Another pioneer of Dixie has closed a useful life at the age of 76 years, death coming com-ing Aug. 6. Alice Isom was born in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. S, 1S4S; came to Utah in early days with her parents. Her father, John Parker, fitted out the company they came with for the trip across the plains. When the call was made to come to Dixie she with her parents came and settled at Virgin, where she later become the wife of George Isom and went into the mercantile business, buying and shipping molasses and fruit in exchange ex-change for flour and merchandise At the age of 38 she was left a widow with eight . children, all under the age of 16 years which she kept together to-gether and managed to give a fair education, three of the daughters becoming be-coming school teachers. Sister Isom is survived by the following children: Ellen Spendlove, Alice Spendlove, Mary Campbell and George H. of this place; Kate Palmer and Evadna Hopkins of Cedar City, Annie Webb of St. George and Laverna Heaton of Moccasin, Ariz., also sixty-one grandchildren grand-children and twenty-three greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, most of whom were at the funeral services. Many friends came from the up river settlements eral. Fmieial Services Funeral services were held Aug. S, the auditorium being filled to capacity capac-ity with many relatives and friends of deceased. The profusion of floral offerings' testified of the love and esteem in which Sister Isom was held. The songs rendered were those requested by the departed, being be-ing "O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory," Vic-tory," sung by Jesse Jepson assisted by the choir; "I Have Heard of a Beautiful City," sung by Elder Frank Barber, assisted by the choir; "O Dry Those Tears," Sister Rhoda Prince; and "O, My Father," sung by Elder Frank Barber. The opening prayer was offered by Elder Joel S. Eagar; closing prayer by Elder Ira E. Brad-shaw. Brad-shaw. Bishop Ira H. Bradshaw presided at the services. Bishop J.. M. Ballard briefly re-; viewed the early settlement of Utah's Dixie, in the development of which Sister Isom assisted in every way she possibly could. She had raised a large family, a responsibility left upon up-on her by the death of her husband. I have known her since 1858 and had been associated with her in southern Utah since 1862;. she always seemed like a sister. Elder James Jepson said he had been intimately acquainted with Alice Isom ever since their families came to this country, making their homes at Virgin. He testified that she had always been active in good works and always set worthy examples. examp-les. Bishop David Hirschi said the life ot the departed was a beautiful one. She was a woman of exceptional strength of character and in all her activities she had impressed him. Bishop O. D. Gifford said he knew "Aunt" Alice when conditions brought the people close together and in the many years since; had always found her true and faithful. Elder E. N. Stanworth: I have worked with Sister Isom for many-years, many-years, and she never tired in taking care of both the living and dead. She had always been a strong character char-acter and her labors were always for the good and blessing of the people.. |
