| Show widely known and active woman dead mrs elizabeth grahim macdon aid well known in church circles in scotland and england and on this continent from utah to mexico died yesterday july 11 at the home of her son joseph B macdonald at Midd lehn near st george ord to that effect reached relatives in salt lake city this morning the funeral according to the telegram was to be held today at act george and interment will be at provo probably saturday or sunday mrs macdonald was in the neighborhood of 90 years old but until a few months ago she was noted among her wide circle of acquaintances as a woman of remarkable activity her whole life hid been remarkable for that nature and the variety of the work in which she was engaged born in bertli scotland she was married there to alexander F macdonald they joined the church in scotland and for some time mr macdonald labored as a missionary from the liverpool headquarters mrs macdonald accompanied him on many of his travels there coming to utah in the their life here was marked bv activity in many fields mr macdonald helped build the temple at st george and mrs macdonald kept a board ing house there for a time they lived in arizona and for several years mr macdonald was a resident of mexico where he died in 1898 mrs macdonald for bome time as housekeeper at the general headquarters of the church in salt lake city and when the salt lake temple was opened in 1893 she the housekeeper there later she moved to st george to live with her son mrs macdonald waa the mother of 11 bons of whom only the one is living there are many grandchildren living in various parts of the state and the nest deseret news funeral services over the remains of mrs elizabeth graham mcdonald were held in the stake tabernacle laba thursday afternoon the speakers eidemi V G miles D H cannon D H morns and E H snow all bearing testimony to the great work done in this life by ahe departed sister the services v ere conducted by bishop I 1 C macfarlane provo july 14 funell services for mrs A F macdonald whose remains will be brought here from at george will be held at 11 0 clock 4 sunday at the residence of president george H east first orth street debret news funeral services for mrs belizi beth Graham macdonald a pioneer of 1851 who died at st george were held sunday in provo the speakers werft wilson dusinberry bishop albert who presided and 0 H berg all old intends of mrs macdonaldd Mac donalds in iier tearay life in provo the musical numbers were nearer my god to thee by leroy feaby 1 I know that my redeemer lives by albert abide with me bv mrs sadie rimsey alie opening prayer was offered by albert jones and the closing prayer by jolin E booth there were any sympathizing friends present besides numerous relatives deseret news |
