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Show Services held for club leader, Mrs. Harold (Ruby) Christensen Funeral services were con-lucted con-lucted Friday in Kolob Stake louse for Mrs. Harold (Ruby) Christensen, 65, 88 East 400 So., who died Wednesday after-loon, after-loon, December 29, 1965, at Jtah Valley Hospital. Bishop itorgan Thomas of the Second Vard was in charge of the lervices. Bural was in the Ev-irgreen Ev-irgreen Cemetery, directed by Vheeler Mortuary. Mrs. Christensen, who attain-:d attain-:d state and national honors V . 1 f ! ri--m tirade iitik AaarttjatoftJ for her activity and leadership in federated women's club work, was born Nov. 29, 1900, in Fairview, a daughter of John R. and Helen Sorenson Graham. She was married to Harold Christensen, June 22, 1921, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. At the time of her death, she was chairman of the Conservation Con-servation of Natural Resources Federation of Women's Clubs, a position she had held since July 1958. The GFWC has six international departments such as the one headed by Mrs. Christensen. She was considered consid-ered one of the outstanding women in the United States in the conservation field. Previously she had served on the GFWC board and as chairman chair-man of the International Projects Pro-jects Division, the Near East, South Asia, and African Division, Divi-sion, and the International Affairs Af-fairs Division. Wins honors She was past vice president, secretary and executive board member of the Western States Conference of Federated Women's Wo-men's Clubs. In 1960 she was named Utah Clubwoman of the Year. She was a past president of the Utah Federation of Women's Wo-men's Clubs. Mrs. Christensen was awarded award-ed a certificate by Ezra Taft Benson, former secretary of agriculture, for outstanding service in the public interest through her contribution in the reduction of man-made forest fires. She was on the advisory councils of the Outdoor Recreation Recrea-tion Resources Review Commission Com-mission of the Uinta Forest, and was an honorary vice president pres-ident of the American Forestry organization. She was a former for-mer director of the Utah State Legislative Council, a former member of the Utah County : Planning Board and the Utah i Association for the United Nations. Service rendered She served under Governor : George D. Clyde and Governor Calvin L. Rampton as a mem-i mem-i ber of the State Institute of I Fine Arts. In Springville, she had been chairman of the Li-. Li-. brary Board, president of the i American Legion Auxiliary, (continued on back page col. 3) Mrs. Harold (Ruby G.) Christensen, who attained stato and national promi-nanco promi-nanco ia federated women's club work and other activity. Service held here for club leader (continued from page one) and president of the stake and ward YWMIA organizations. She was also active in the Relief Re-lief Society and Primary work, and was a member of the Home Culture Club and the Ladies Literary Club, serving as president of each. She had also been president of the Ha-fen-Dallin Club. Surviving are her husband, a son and three daughters: Harold Graham Christensen and Mrs. John Thomas (Connie) (Con-nie) Barrett of Salt Lake City; and Mrs. George F. (Helen) Wright of Springville; uine grandchildren; her mother of Salt Lake City; three brothers and a sister: Mrs. Earl B. (Verena) Vande Verre and John G. Graham of Salt Lake City; Ellis R. Graham of Columbia, Co-lumbia, Mo.; and Richard Graham of Northbrook, 111. |