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Show Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Emma Reber Friday, Feb. 24th LITTLEFIELD, Ariz. Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Reber were held here on Friday, Feb. 25. Mrs. Reber died February 24 following fol-lowing a long and painful illness. Services were conducted by Bp. Harold Reber, with the music being furnished by the Mesquite ward. Speakers were David Abbott Ab-bott of Mesquite; Joseph Frehner, of Littlefield; Dr. W. J. Reich-mann, Reich-mann, of St. George and Ernest Reber, of Santa Clara. Jacob Frei of Santa Clara gave the opening prayer and George Corbridge, of Littlefield, pronounced the benediction. bene-diction. Emma Reber was born on July 20, 1865, in Nedinvill, Switzerland. At 18 years of age, she joined the Mormon church, but one year later, because of her parents disapproval, dis-approval, she immigrated to the United States, coming directly to Utah. This was in the year 1884. In 1885 she married Samuel Reber in the St. George Temple and they moved to Littlefield, where with the exception of two years, she has spent her life. Being one of the first pioneers in this country, she suffered many hardships, hard-ships, passing the first ten years of her married life in a small, one roomed log house. Their first three children were born here. This log house was built by her husband and herself. her-self. Mrs. Reber was the mother of 13 children, 8 of whom survive her. They are, Robert Reber, Louie Reber, Mrs. Martha Peterson, Peter-son, of Littlefield; Mrs. Ella Ponton Pon-ton and Mrs. Evelyn Williamson, of Moapa; Mrs. Christine Jennings, of Alamo; Mrs. Elsie Marshall, of Logandale and William Reber of Phoenix, Ariz. She had been in poor health (Continued on page eight) Mrs. Emma Reber Funeral (Continued from first page) j for the past fifteen years but about seven years ago when her youngest son had the misfortune to lose his wife, she took the four motherless boys and made a home for them. She, however, had to give this up due to poor health 1 and for two years she Eii iJ home among her chilirsa. :! the past eight months sh U been bedfast at the he- of bJ son, Robert at LitUef:e'i Burial was made in the U7--field cemetary with Mil:."a of Overton dedicating the P"1-The P"1-The pall bearers induis it grandsons and her grar.idiurs were flower girls. |