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Show PIONEER OF '63 ANSWERED FINAL C ALL TO DAY Mrs. J. J. Sullivan Passed Away Early This Morning-Following Morning-Following Long Suffering Suffer-ing with Heart Trouble Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, 78, one of' the early iponeers of Dixie, died at her home at 3:50 this morning of heart trouble. She had been 'in ill health for several sev-eral years, and suffered severely during the past week. Mary Ann Worthen Sullivan was born November 11, 18 5 3, at Salt Lake City, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Wovthen. Her father was called to the Dixie mission in 1S63, and she has lived here since. On December 2, 1S72 she was married in the endowment house at Salt Lake to Joseph John Sullivan. She was appointed ' president of the Young Ladies Mutual at the time that the first St. George ward was organized, and held that position for several years. Four fourteen years she was president of the East ward Primary association, and at her release in 1917, was called to work in the temple where she spent 15 years. In addition to these religious activities she was an active worker in the Relief Society, and was a teacher in the organization much ' of "her life. Mrs. Sullivan was the mother of ten children. Two died in infancy, and Mrs. D. D. Mc-. Mc-. Arthur passed away a few years ago. The others, with her husband, hus-band, survive as follows: Charles, Clifford, Mrs. W. O. Bentley, Mrs. Walter Cannon, Victor and Gordon of St. George and Samuel Sam-uel of Salt Lake City. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. A. Y. Milne and a brother, George Worthen, 48 grandchildren, nineteen nine-teen great-grandchildren; six half-sisters, Mrs. Eliza Judd, Niles, Oalif.; Mrs. Marie Hancock, Han-cock, Salt Lake; Mrs. Almina Chitister, Richfield; Mrs. Lizzie Henderson, Mrs. Rho'da Lee and Mrs. Louie Henrie, of Panguitch; and two half-brothers, Frank and Henry, both of Panguitch. Funeral services will be held in the tabernacle Friday at i p. in. and Interment will, be in the St. George cemetery. |