Show correspondence DEATH OF E center CENTEn VILU aug an 27 1864 editor deseret nees lieto Is As a settlement we meet this day cm the solemn occasion of paying our jaris respects to our beloved sister fil fit ellaan beth who departed this me Mond ayat 10 am of tion xion of the bowels after a short ulness of tour four days this worthy sister gui qui vas the daughter of wm and aun ann porter born in Walls walis rove grove on the sowe bowe ne neaz near coventry warwickshire Warwick shire En lades laueS may alay 3 IM 1316 was baptized into oliue church of jesus christ of latt lat te ter day a y saints august oth 1894 b by red rid elder elden I 1 d er vui win butler pd ud lb T 17 thos ho smith emigrated to utah iu im i 1868 im slie she arrived at bountiful ull uil in coan i pany any with her family aug and ri lived ked ved there until december 18 then moved to centreville Cen treville which has his been her ller home until her ller death she was wag the mother of nine children six are now living in utah three sons song and three daughters three sons she buried in england she has thirty four grandchildren rind rand find chio chiw n there are thirty one of eftim se living sister was one of the prominent mothers in israel her ner life was full of usefulness to her family and her many friends she has practised practiced midwifery lor tor over forty years and since she came cameto to this country coun ury try has helped cad cil cli d dren into tiie tile world to the number of I 1 I 1 she held the office of president of the teachers of the thelt thell elief ellef society for a number of years and was faithful in her duties as a saint punctual to her meetings prompt in paying her tithes and offerings kind and affectionate in her labors she had warning that her life was short although in schod health at the time this made her resort to much prayer to her heavenly father that she sue might be spared to see her son thomas then on it ig mission to england her request was granted brochar thomas arrived f from rom his mission two or three weeks ago in talking with tills this youn young ginan sinan man he told me that he could not remember of ever seeing his mother am augry angry ry and he did not know as he had given hera her a cross word which was a great comfort comfor tto to him I 1 the f funeral services were held in the meeting house at 2 pm Wednesday on aug 2 th the body was carried to the meeting house by teachers of the ward the house hous was ewas crowded behind cardil the t e family sat the relief reiles society elder C W by request preached preach edthe the funeral discourse which was listened to wilh with rapt attention president anson call and elder N T porter bore testimony to thewortha the worth of the deceased the sine sinking ang by the choir was excellent and appropriate the remains hmains were borne to top the cemetery in the following order orders pall pali bearers hearse family bellet society choir bishopric general public making a large procession sister was was wag universally S ally aily respected and her loss will be great community amours yours a truely ais aas 5 1 natlia NATITA tV 1 Bi bishe ol of calire e I 1 i vue |