Show MRS ELIZABETH TRUMAN PIONEER OF 1817 PASSES mrs elizabeth truman passed away at the home of her daughter mrs emma M holt at gunlock on thursday nov 6 at the ripe old age of 88 years and seven months alter an illness of five days elizabeth boyes truman was born at lahara michigan april 13 1831 she joined the L D S church at an early age and crossed the plains to utah in 1847 in captain john taylor s company she was married to jacob M truman a member att the mormon battalion in 1849 she accompanied her husband to st george in 1862 being called to settle the dixie country and underwent all the hardships incidental to life after residing in st george tor a number ot years they moved to mountain meadows where her husband departed this life at tr the death ot her husband mrs truman moved to gunlock with her family remaining there 38 years then to enterprise for a few years finally ending her days at gunlock she was the mother of 12 child ren six of whom survive her as follows mrs emmam holt of gunlock william T truman of enterprise albert H mrs alary L jones and mrs lasana bowler of gunlack and mrs esther P pace of enterprise she is also survived by 85 grandchildren and great grand children funeral services were held in the open air at mountain meadows on the ath dinst bishop jas L bunker of veyo presiding the enterprise choir composed mostly of her grandchildren furnished the singing the bams sung were come ye disconsolate 0 my father and she rests on the hillside the speakers were elders jacob T truman a grandson and george H bowler she was laid to rest beside the remains of hr husband the grave being dedicated by bishop bunker of veyo mrs truman Is very highly spoken of by friends and neighbors she was kind and helpful a true wife a devoted mother and a good neighbor she died as she had lived a true and devoted latter day saint |