| Show GOOD GONE TO REM mrs hannah bywater answers last summons thursday afternoon at 3 HERS HEKS WAS AN AK ACTIVE LIFE funeral services held in the ward meeting house prof profusion of flowers many visitors mrs airs hannah bywater of the 3rd ard ward of this city died last thursday she had suffered severely for several months and although little hope of her recovery has at any time been entertained her final summons caused the profoundest sorrow in the family she idolized her children her thought was always of them and what she could do to minister to their comfort and the children returned her love she was an active worker in the church to which she belonged having been a teacher in the relief society for more than twenty years she was a good neighbor and a staunch friend her faith and confidence in n her family her reluctance to see evil in her acquaintances or to credit evil reports made her remarkable in that respect the world is better for her haying having lived in it and now that she has passed on one step in the course of eternal progression we trust her labors there may be as acceptable as they were here we sincere sympathy to the gain fam illand jioie may and C con on sol atlon in their faith in the final rc hannah marle marie jensen bywater was born men mch 14 1850 in copenhagen gen denmark her parents were mern mem bers of the church of jesus christ of 0 latter day saints and when she was 8 years old she was baptized baptised sed according to the custom of the church in 1871 she came to this country and lived with the family of adolphus madsen she married james byway erA era march larch 1873 and became the mother of eight children three boys and live five girls of whom four girls and one boy survive her the mother died when hannah was a very young girl anti and naturally the younger children up to her for care and direction she has tour four sisters and one brother in utah all of whom were in attendance at her funeral funeral services were held in the third ward meeting house sunday at 11 a m long before time to commence the seats were all taken and many were turned away tor for want of room the stand and casket were beautifully decorated with pretty powers flowers that had been contributed by loving hands the pall pail bearers were her son alfred her hei brother james jensen and her tour four brothers in law carl nelsen J C stevens bert stal I 1 slugs and N X C Christen christensn wn the meeting wms presided over lv iv bishop lorenzo ny stohl singing hark from afar afan a tun rel knell prayer by elder jacob jensen singing resting nesting now nov from care anti and sorrow elder henry C jensen felt that the departed sister had undoubtedly filled the measure of her creation and would be welcomed on the other side elder geo B reeder recalled his first acquaintance with sister bywater relating incidents that had taken place while they were neighbors sister emma lee president of the ward relief society bore testimony to the faithfulness of the deceased and remarked that she had acted as a ward teacher in the association for over twenty two years and had charged her duties with fidelity said I 1 that sister bywater had expressed herself to her just before she died that she was reconciled to the will of god elder S N lee sang when we all reach our home ir bif that beautiful beautiful land vider elder norman lee reported that as a teacher on the he block in company with elder whitmer andersen he had always been made welcome when ever eer he had called and had beah been shown the deference flue due that office odice referred to an encouraging remark made by ge deceased ceased that had bad left a last jast impression on his mind pros W C horsley referred to the love she bore for her children antl and the faith she had exercised in their behalf he read from the poem the gate celestial bishop thomas H blackburn called deceased one of the pioneers ho he also spoke in highest terms of her husband who though he had the chance of renouncing noun cing her in the old territorial days chose rather to endure persecution and hardship lottle lottie cozier sang 0 my rather father pres oleen N stohl called attention to the fact that th atthe the deceased had always been of a very modest disposition he also commended her infinite faith in the gospel and the example in that respect she had shown her family he said that her daughter ella wasa living witness of the efficacy of faith as it had been exercised in her behalf he read from the book of mormon regarding the resurrection I 1 elder fred J holton thought that k the song 0 my father expresses splendidly the philosophy of 0 existence fahmi y c I 1 sent probation and the hereafter the gospel brings forth some noble spirits and in the hearts 0 ren Is planted the seeds of divine faith bishop lorenzo lorenze N stohl was of the opinion that upon no other kotlier oc occasion caslon do we enjoy the abundance of the holy spirit that we do upon such occasions as the present ile he believed that ahat the deceased was one of those noble spirits that were present at the councils in heaven and had covenanted to come down at this time and do the work she had now accomplished he remembered her all his life and she had been a noble wife and mother she has visited the sick and the fatherless which is true reli religion glon and undefiled before god on behalf of the family he thanked all who had rendered assistance in any way during their trouble singing mid scenes of contusion confusion benediction by elder D P bu burt rt A severe snow storm was raging when the services were over b but ut notwithstanding this a large cortege followed the remains to the cemetery where interment took place at the members of the tabernacle choir sang nearer my godio god to thee the grave was dedicated by eller elder william jeppson mr and mrs airs J C stevens elizabeth and sylvanus stevens mr and sirs mrs bert stallings levi stallings mrs anna jorgensen and miss aliss ella jorgensen of ogden mr and mrs C M nelsen myrtle nelsen and mrs airs 0 A follet of logon logan and lizzle lizzie jones and annie peck of malad were in attendance at the funeral |
