| OCR Text |
Show ?2.00 PER YEAR DEATH QUIETS SUFFERING OF AGED JflOTHER Agnes E. Macfarlane, Pioneer Pio-neer of Dixie and Mexico, Mexi-co, Passed Away Monday After Ten Days' Illness Mrs. Agnes E. Macfarlane, one of the pioneers of southern Utah, died Monday at the home of her son, R. U. Macfarlane, with whom she had spent the past two winters. Mrs. Macfarlane was born February 16, 1S46 in Sidney Australia, and came to Utah with her sister, a Mormon convert, con-vert, as a young girl. They lived liv-ed first at San Bernardino, California, and later moved to Cedar City where she was married mar-ried to John M. Macfarlane in 1866. Later, with her husband she moved to St. George where they endured the hardships incident in-cident to the settlement and development de-velopment o Dixie. In 1S91 she moved with her family to Mexico to join her husband who had preceded her some time before as a colonizer coloni-zer of Colonia Juarez. Nine months after their arrival there her husband died at St. George where he had returned for medical treatment. After his death she returned here with her children and resided until 1907 when she moved to Cedar City. "Aunt Tillie" as she was affectionately af-fectionately called, is survived by the following children: Mrs. H. G. Mathis, Price; Mrs. A. N. Winsor, R. U. Macfarlane and Ann Macfarlane, St. George; Mrs. C. M. Clark, Parowan, and Dr. M. J. and E. H. Macfarlane of Cedar City. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the tabernacle tab-ernacle with Bishop Harold Snow of the South ward in charge. The opening song was "There Is a Land." Solo, Mrs. Mamie Paxman. Prayer, Jos. T. Atkin. Solo, "I Do Believe", D. M. Snow. The speakers were D. H. Morris, Mor-ris, Pres. W. R. Palmer of the Parowan stake, Dr. D. A. McGregor, Mc-Gregor, Mrs. Emily C. Watson, of Cedar City, and Joseph K. Nicholes. Trio, "One Sweet Solemn Hour", Mfary McGregor, Mona Reber and Marie Cox. Solo, "I Know That My Redeemer Re-deemer Liveth," Mrs. Hazel Granger of Cedar City. Benediction was pronounced by R. A. Morris, and the grave was dedicated by W. B. Mathis. |
