Show SU DEN DEMISE OF ELVINA NELSON after an illness during which every hope for a complete recovery was exercised the spirit of 0 miss elvina nelson passed into the other life at p m last saturday on monday feb the family was first appraised of the illness of miss nelson by a message from salt lake city where she had been employed stating that site she had pneumonia ia and would arrive in this city that same afternoon relatives met the sick lady at the depot and aad kind hands bore her tenderly to the home of her parents in the fourth ward sir air and mrs A N P nelson where she was nursed and medical aid was rendered but the grim reaper had evidently fastened his hold upon her and the fight was ended saturday afternoon as stated miss nelson was born march 1882 and came to this city when but a little girl making her home with friends until her parents arrived she has not had the most pleasant life and has passed thru some very trying experiences but withal was cheerful in disposition and kind and sympathetic in nature bearing her lot bravely and even cheerfully iler her early demise is a great shock to her loved ones and friends but she has gone to a better land where she will be tree free front from earthly cares and sorrows funeral services were held yesterday at 11 a in tn in the fourth ward meeting house bishop brigham wright presiding consoling and encouraging remarks were made by jacob jensen peter H sorensen B E A box C ellas elias jensen pres oleen N stohl and DI bp wryght the music was furnished by the ward choir and between speakers sirs mrs morilla L spencer and waa miss callie lund sang a duette the remains were nere accompanied to tc ill the cemetery eme tery by a at large cortege and the t lie grave was w IW dedicated by joseph 11 lillywhite Aless rs wilford nelson and antone came in from nevada to attend the funeral services and another brother john H petersen was on his way to this city from california but because of the floods which have washed out the railroad tracks lie he has not yet arrived |