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Show THE REAPER Mrs. Prlscllla Coilnglon Tlinrnlen Passed A iiny Sunday. Mrs Prlscllla Covington Thornton pnssed away at her homo Sunday morning, after bolng afflicted with dropsy for ovcr thrco months. Mrs. Thornton was the daughter of llerrlll Covington nnd Kllznbcth Hodges Cov-'ington. Cov-'ington. Sho wns born .Tnnunry 27. lS30 Ifi llodfordi Kngland, nnd emigrated emi-grated to Utah in 1852, coming from I Winter Qunrters to tho valloys in Pies. Smoot'H company, arriving In (Salt Uko In tho fall of tho somo year. Sho wns mnrrled to Thomas B. Thorn- tlon in April 27. ISr.G mnklng tneir married" life. 00 yenrs and 10 dnv Their posterity numbers-eleven chPd ron. sovonty-flve grand-children j sixty-four grent grand-children and ono great great grand child. Sho was modest nnd of a retlrhiK disposition nnd had nn abiding faith In the gospel of Christ. Funornl services were held In the Fourth Word meeting houso Tuesday nt 2 o'clock, lllshop Karl S. Greenwood Green-wood presided, tho speakers wore. Warren II. Smith. Jnmos H. Clnrko and lllshop Karl S. Greenwood. Martin Mar-tin Hanson gave tho Invocation mid Chrlstlnn Hanson offered the benediction. benedic-tion. Music wns furnished by the -Ith Word choir with u solo fiom Miss Mvrtlo Coddlngton nnd a duct from Mrs Kmmn Green wood-Andorson and Mrs. Mae Hulllday. The grave was dedicated by .Tames II. Pulley. |