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Show Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Myrza MHcs Leavitt Funeral services were held in the St. George south ward L. D. S. Chapel Tuesday, February 4, at 10 a. m. for Myrza J. Whitehead Miles Leavitt, 71, wife of Josiah Leavitt, who died at her home in St. George Monday at 9 a. m. of complications following six months illness of kidney trouble and other ailments. ' Bishop Andrew McArthur presided pre-sided at the funeral service and ' counselor E. Ellis Everett conducted con-ducted the program, Ada Can- non cit the organ. 1 Music numbers included a violin selection, "One Fleeting Hour", by Irene Everett, and two vocal duets. "Through Deepening Trials" ? and "Whispering Hope", by Ruth '" Miles and Alice Cannon, and vocal solo, "O, My Father", by Vernon C Worthen. ' Speakers were James McArthur ft and George W. Worthen. Both l dwelt on principles of the gospel L as taught by Jesus Christ upon $ the earth, of the testimony of p Paul . with regards to the resur-i resur-i i rection, the value of faith such as possessed by the deceased, ijj They spoke of the divine purpose 1 of creation, and extended hope y (Continued on page eight) Myrza Leavitt Funeral (Continued from front page) that all mankind will receive full justice. Mrs. Leavitt was remembered remem-bered for her great faith, for her life qf hard work in times of Pioneering, and for her kindness to others. Prayers were by Richard W. McAllister and D. Wilson Wood-ard, Wood-ard, and the grave in the City cemetery was dedicated by Pres. Harold B. Snow. The South ward chapel was packed to capacity for the services serv-ices and there were numerous beautiful floral tributes from relatives, rel-atives, friends and neighbors. Many people attended from Gun-lock Gun-lock and Washington where Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt were well known. Born in Washington, Utah, December De-cember 13, 1869, she was a daughter of the late Adolphus R. and Myrza J. Alexander Whitehead. Her father was an early manager of the old Washington Factory, and was prominent as a business man and church worker, and established the A. R. Whitehead and Sons mercantile business, one of the earliest and longest existing general gen-eral stores in St. George. Mrs. Leavitt grew up when Dixie, was enduring her worst hardships and learned early to be industrious. She was a good seamstress and as a young girl hired out by the week for a mere pittance, working for large families. On May 23, 1889, she married John Talma Miles in the St. George Temple. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miles his father being one of Dixie's early educators. This husband died January 18, 1920, and on June 9, 1921, she married Josiah Leavitt, a widower of Gunlock, Utah. All through her life Mrs. Leavitt has been a' hard working woman, but during late years has devoted much of her time to Temple work, which with her work in relief society has given her much enjoyment. Surviving besides Mr. Leavitt are six daughters and two sons, as follows: Mrs. Henry Lang, Mrs. George Olds, Mrs. Frank Pymm and Mrs. Walter Pymm, all of St. George; Mrs. Charles Fisher of Los Angeles, Mrs. LaVerle Stewart, Stew-art, John T. Miles, and A. R. Miles all of Salt Lake City; three half-brothers, half-brothers, George F. Whitehead, A. R. Whitehead and William A. Whitehead; and sisters Mrs. Jos. W. Judd and Mrs. Mamie Seeg-miller, Seeg-miller, St. George; Lizzie A. Lamb and Leah W. Smith, Salt Lake City and Mrs. Leon Hickman of Logan. I |