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Show Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday For Mrs. George E. Miles Funeral services were held in the St. George stake Tabernacle Wednesday, Wed-nesday, May 7, at 4 p. m., for Victoria Josephine Jarvis Miles, 75, wife of George E. Miles, who died in the McGregor hospital at 9 p. m., Sunday following a stroke suffered 24 hours earlier. With her husband and others, Mrs. Miles had spent Saturday visiting vis-iting the power plants in Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington Wash-ington counties. The party was returning home about 10 p. m., when Mrs. Miles was stricken. She was rushed to the McGregor hospital where she died without regaining consciousness. Bishop Wilford Schmutz of the St. George East ward conducted the services with Mrs. Bud Seeg-miller Seeg-miller at the organ. Music numbers included two male quartet's with Kenneth Judd, George P. Lytle, Israel Wade and George T. Thompson singing and Mrs. Bud Seegmiller accompanist;, vocal duet, "In the Garden", Melba Baker and Alice Cannon, with Mae A. Pace accompanying, ac-companying, and vocal solo, "The End of A. Perfect Day", by Kenneth Ken-neth Judd. Speakers Praise Mrs. Miles Speakers were Pres. George F. Whitehead, Zora S. Jarvis, Wil- - (Continued on page four) Mrs. G. E. Miles (Continued from first page) liam J. Hopkins, Edward R. Frei, Mae M. McAllister and W. O. Bentley. All paid tribute to the beautiful life of the deceased. President Whitehead told of his life-long association with Mr. and Mrs. Miles in church activities, and with Mr. Miles in business during the early days of Delamar mining in Nevada, and of his love and esteem for the entire family. Mrs. Jarvis reviewed Mrs. Miles' activities in Relief Society where she has served both as ward officer of-ficer and for 12 years as president presi-dent of the Relief Society board of St. George stake; of her great contributions in gathering pioneer histories, her special training for maternity and child welfare work under Relief Society direction, which had brought her recognition. recogni-tion. William J. Hopkins delivered a stirring sermon on L. D. S. beliefs, be-liefs, respecting earth life and immortality im-mortality and paid tribute to the deceased for her adherence to the principles of her accepted religion. Edward R. Frei Sr., of Santa Clara told of having attended the school taught by Mrs. Miles in Santa Clara when she was- just past 15 years old, of the respect she earned in that capacity, of her dramatic ability, of the son, Dr. Henry J. Miles who lived with them while teaching school in Santa Clara. Mrs. Mae M. McAllister told of her association with Mrs. Miles in Relief Society work and as a neighbor and friend, stressing her rich personality and cultural inspiration. in-spiration. She also read a few lines written in behalf of relatives rela-tives by Mabel Jarvis. Pres. W. O. Bentley stressed the high standards set by Mr. and Mrs. Miles in their home life, told of his associations with them in the field of education and in church activities, of Mrs. Miles' keen perception, literary ability, social work, capacity as a public speaker, and her outstanding contribution con-tribution to the state in her history his-tory of the World War veterans of Washington county. Bishop Schmutz Closes Brief closing remarks were made by Bishop Wilford Schmutz and prayers were by John H. Schmutz, and Leo A. Snow. The grave in the City cemetery was dedicated by W. W. McArthur. Born in St. George, April 21, 1866, Mrs. Miles was the youngest daughter of George and Ann Prior Jarvis, L. D. S. converts from London, Lon-don, England, who came to America in 1857, residing three years in Boston, before coming to Utah in 1860 and to St. George in 1861. Her father is distinguished dis-tinguished as the British sailor who had charge of the scaffolding scaffold-ing and hoisting for the St. George Temple. She had her schooling in St. George and before she was 16 was employed as a school teacher serving in this capacity for 17 years. Married In 1894 June 30, 1894, she married George E. Miles, who came from London with his mother, two brothers and a sister when in his early teens.. They were married mar-ried in the St. George L. D. S. Temple and after their marriage he filled a mission for the church in the southern states. Both have scent much time at Temple work. Both have been devoted workers work-ers of the church, Mrs. Miles being be-ing especially active in Relief Society So-ciety work, having served many years as a ward officer, also as a member of the stake Relief Society So-ciety board under Cornelia Brooks and as president of the board from 1920 to 1933. Her activities in this work received church-wide recognition. Had Enjoyed Trip Saturday Although she has been in poor health since 1929, she had been feeling much better for several weeks. She expressed great pleasure in the trip taken Saturday Sat-urday and her collapse and death came suddenly. Surviving besides Mr. Miles are six of their seven children including includ-ing George J. Miles, instructor in the Weber high school, of Center-vine; Center-vine; Dr. Henry J. Miles, instructor in-structor in mathematics at the state university of Urbana, 111.; Mrs. Clinton Fuller, Walter J. Miles and Maurice J. Miles of St. George; and Mrs. Howard Kleinman of Hurricane; two sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Ann C. J. Milne, aged S2, Murray, Utah; Emmaline J. Cottam, 78, St. George, a brother, Heber Jarvis, aged 80, of Mesa, Arizona, and 18 grandchildren. All of her children were present for the services. . |