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Show ROSINA ROLLINS DIES AT AGE OF 81 IN MINERSVILLE Mrs. Rosina Roberts Rollins, 81, the first white girl born in j Minersville, died at 9:10 p. m. I Thursday, March 30th, at her home in Minersville, of causes incident to age. Funeral serv- K ' ' 1 -.. Mrs. Rosina Roberts Rollins ices, conducted Sunday after noon under direction of Bishop Ruben Dotson, were as follows: Prelude, "'In the Upper Garden." Gar-den." Vocal, Sylvia Davis, Wil-ina Wil-ina Davis, Lee Marshall and Milton Albrecht. Prayer, Charles Char-les K. Jameson. Tribute, Frank Rollins, nephew of Mrs. Rollins. Remarks, Truman Rollias. Duet, "One Fleeting Hour," Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baker. Funeral sermon, Frank D. Williams. Wil-liams. Vocal, "Abide With Me," by quartet. Prayer, Bishop Don Fields of Lyman, Wyo. Burial was in the Minersville cemetery. Out of town persons attending attend-ing the services included Mr. Frank Rollins, Mrs. Ethel Thornton, Mrs. 'Vernetta Ras-mussen Ras-mussen and Mr. Victor Roberts of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tanner and Mrs. Lettie Gibson of Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Truman Rollins and Mr. Stanley Roberts of Cedar City, Mr. and Mrs. Don Fields, Mrs. Lizzie Roberts, James Eyre, Horold Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Hamblin of Lyman, Wyo.; Clenm Eyre and family and Mrs. Pauline Stevens of Cowley, Wyo.; Mrs. Melva Eyre of Las Vegas, Mrs. Mark Rollins " and Mrs. Betty Cole of Pioche, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rollins of Adamsville, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts of Beaver, Evan Rollins of Parowan, Mrs. Flossie Flos-sie Adams of Bingham; Leslie Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mc-Knight, Mc-Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Gillins, Gil-lins, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt Root, Mrs. T'lorin Bingham and Mr. and Mrs. William Wunderlich of Milford. I Pallbearers were Rulon Eyre, ! (Continued on Pne Three i j HERE'S MORE ABOUT ! R0S1NA ROLLINS I 'vContinued from Page Onel j Marion Rollins, Sherril Davis, ' Claus Marshall, Jay Rollins and j j Basil Rollins. j Mrs. Rollins was born Oct. j rl7, 1860, at Minersville, a daughter of George and Susan Gallard Roberts. In 1881 she j was married to Francis F. Rol- lins in the St. George L D S was Minersville's first school; teacher. She is survived by six sons and daughters, Daniel H. Rol- i lins of South Milford, Frank Verne Rollins, Mrs. Nell Eyre, Mrs. Esther Davis and Mrs. Dru-ella Dru-ella Hall of Minersville, and Mrs. Edna Worthington of Long j Beach, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Edith Bradfield of Minersville, I a brother, Walter Roberts of I Salt Lake City; 48 grandchil-1 I dren, 94 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. temple. Mr. Rollins preceded ' ! her in death several years ago. A lifelong resident of Minersville, Miners-ville, Mrs. Rollins knew the privations of . ear.ly-day pioneer ' life. She gleaned wheat in the fields and assisted her parents in caring for their home and farm. She often mentioned that she was 11 years of age when she received her first pair of "store" shoes. Her father, George Roberts, |