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Show BUNKERVILLE. NEV. Bunkerville, Nev., Jan. 26. Mrs. Laura J. A. Blake, daughter of 0. M. and Jane Wilson Allen, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luella Leavitt, Jan. 23, 1925. She was the mother of 12 children, six of whom were present at her bedside before she died. Two daughters, Mrs. W. Fish and Mrs. Neta Vassiade came over a thousand miles from California to see her. Myron A. Abbott, her eldest son, of Delta, Utah, Bishop Wm. E. Abbott of Mesquite, Nevada, Jas. S. Abbott and Luella A. Leavitt. She had been an invalid for several years. Funeral services were conducted con-ducted by Bishop Wm. Wittwer. Brooks Abbott, a grandson, recently returned from the California mission, was the first speaker. He was followed fol-lowed by K. E. Fordham, Myron A Abbott, Bishop Wm. E. Abbott and Bishop Wittwer. A violin duet by K. E. Fordham and Von Abbott was sweetly rendered. A large crowd was in attendance to pay their respects re-spects to the departed. An item of interest to people here, is the big "blast which is being put in on the crest of the hill where the highway crosses on the north side of the Virgin river down at Darling's dam. A whole carload of black powder pow-der is being put in, as the formation is of solid rock from 14 to 24 ft. thick. Many are talking of going down to see it. It will be touched of next Sunday noon. Parties from Los Angeles are coming to take pictures of it for the movies. Laurel Leavitt, Daisy Leavitt and Ardyce Bunker left last Friday to attend at-tend the exercises of Leadership week at Provo, conducted by the B. Y. U. Alfred Frehner and Nathan Abbott of Mesquite were here as home missionaries mis-sionaries last Sunday. Their talks were timely and instructive. Bishop Edward I. Cox and son Kenyon and Ezra Bunker, all of Salt Lake, are visitors here. |