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Show Funeral Services Held Here Friday for Elizabeth H. Herman Funeral services were held in the South ward chapel Friday, May 5, at 1 p. m., for Elizabeth Hampton Herman, 77, who died at the Utah Valley hospital, Provo, Tuesday May 2nd, after a short illness. Counselor Grant Whitehead of the West ward bishopric conducted con-ducted the program. Music for the services included numbers by the West ward ladies' chorus, "Rock of Ages", and "Come Unto Jesus"; a violin solo, "0, My Father", by Mrs. Edward Ed-ward Christian; and vocal quartet, "Before the Dawn", by Mrs. Leo Barton and daughters. Speakers At Services Speakers wes Albert E. Miller, a long-time neighbor of the Herman Her-man family, and Vernon Worthen of the St. George stake presidency. presi-dency. Both told of the quiet, sincere sin-cere and kindly life of Mrs. Herman; Her-man; her devotion to her family, her unquestioning faith in her religion re-ligion and her appreciation for friendship and for every privilege she received as a citizen and as a church member. Prayers were by Daniel Nelson Pearce and Melvin Cox. Burial was in the St. George City cemetery ceme-tery with George F. Whitehead dedicating the grave. There was a large attendance at the services and many floral offerings. Elizabeth Hampton Herman was in Middlesex, England, Oct. 1866, a daughter of William and Eliza Scales Hampton. The amily became converts to .the U'S. faith in England when e was a small child. They were Planning to come to America when (Continued on page three) Mrs. Herman Funeral (Continued from first page) the mother died. Later the father, with five small 'daughters made the sea voyage and ' emigrated to Utah in the company of Hyrum Clawson. Soon after their arrival, Mr. ' Hampton was killed in a snow slide. After her father's death, Elizabeth Eliza-beth was adopted by Mrs. Mary Allred who gave her the kindness of a mother and good religious ' training. She married Albert Herman Her-man in the Logan L. D. S. Temple, Feb. ' 14, 1890. They lived in Logan until about 1915, when they came to St. George and Mr. Herman Her-man set up in the mercantile business. busi-ness. He died in 1935. Her son, Eugene and wife made their home with her in St. George until 1943, when they moved to Provo for defense de-fense work. She was visiting with them in Provo at the time of her illness and death. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Mae Taylor of Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Hulda Tueller of San Francisco; Mrs. Ross Keate, of Modesto, Calif.; four sons. Milton Herman of Eugene, Ore.; Jules Herman of Salinas, Calif.; Lester Herman of Baton Rouge, La.; and Eugene Herman of Provo; 18 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. |
