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Show PIONEER UN IS RESTIOG H LABOR Irs. Eleanor Parttienia Emeu Big-ler Big-ler died at her home here Sunday. She was born at Council Bluffs. Iowa, a daughter of Moses Simpson and Catherine Overton Emett, while her parents were coming west from Xau-voo. Xau-voo. Illinois. They were forced to remain at Council Bluffs for two years waiting for a frail baby to grow-strong grow-strong enough to travel. On arriv- ' ing in L'tah the family settled at North Ogden where they lived till Eleanor was 13. They later settled at Mountain Meadows, in March 1S77. She taught school for nine years before she was married and was of a literary turn of mind, many of her poems being published. She married Henry V. Bigler, who was with Marshall at Sutter's mill in California Cal-ifornia when gold was first discovered discover-ed in this state. She was the mother moth-er of six children all of whom are living except one son, Henry, who was killed a few years ago at Pioche, Nev., in a mine. The living children are Miss Maud, St. George, Mrs. Eleanor Heppler and Mrs. Edna B. Haffnian, Salt Lake, Adelbert and Mrs. Myrtle Branson, Provo. Mrs. Bigler worked in the St. George temple tem-ple for .seven years and at one time was very active in Sunday school and Relief Society work. Funeral Services Funeral services were held in the tabernacle Tuesday afternoon. Bishop Bish-op F. G. Miles presiding. Musical nuumbers were a violin solo, a duet "Twlight Prayer," and another duet. "Tired." Edw. H. Snow said in part, 1 never had the pleasure of being very well acquainted with Sister- Bigler. I was better acquainted with her husband, who was a member of the Mormon Battalion, a man chosen to labor in the temple for many years. He felt that whatever glory belonged to Pro. Bigler was shared by his wife. He prayed that the memory of this gooil woman might be blessed unto the children she had left behind. Elder Albert E. Miller spoke, of his acquaintance with the family, was related re-lated to them. When I was on my mission I stayed one night m the home of a man who asked me if I knew Henry Bigler; I told him I did and he said he was hero as a missionary mission-ary staying in my home when the word came that the Prophet Joseph was martyred. The father of Sister Bigler was one of the pioneers of this country: he was connected with Iho development of the west, its history cannot be written without mentioning mention-ing him. Elder Walter Cannon said he could remember Sister Bigler since he was a boy; was a companion of her son Adelbert and spent much of his time in their house or yard. If we could only think to express our Appreciation Apprecia-tion of our friends while they are with us how much better it would be. Sister Bigler was modest and retiring; retir-ing; loving her home she found satisfaction satis-faction there with her family, her books and her music, which she dearly dear-ly loved. I am glad to remember that I was one of the last to visit her before her death. She had always loved her family and rejoiced in their achievements. He could not help but feel that her loved ones would rejoice that she was free from pain and live to be worthy of their mother's moth-er's faith in them. Bishop Miles said he had never been very wi ll acquaint'ed with Sister Ligb-r until her last illness. Had '"'li impressed .,y ).r cj-oat fuilh. i'elt sympathy for those left behind anil prayed for God s blessing upon I them. I |