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Show ORANGEV1LLE Mrs. Mary Cox, who departed this life at Orangeville, Dec. 25, 1912, was the daughter of E. G. Parry, master mason in the erection of the St. George and Manti temples. She was born at St. George June 18, 1362, being the first girl born at that place. At the age of 16 she moved to Manti where she was married to Sylvester H. Cox. ' Dec. 1, 1880, and with her husbar.ii ' moved to Orangeville, then known as ! Castledale, in Febuary, 1831, where '. they have resided ever since, j Mrs. Cox was the mother of nine ' children, of whom eight, with her' husband hus-band survive her. Four of her children ! are married and her youngest is a boy of 14 years. Mrs. Cox was taken to ! the general hospital at Provo some i time ago, but she has never entirely regained her health an 1 had been ; stricken to her bed for about two 1 months. All thit could be done for ; her had been done to no avail, the attending physicians pronouncing her malady to be cancer of the stomach. Her family knew for some time that there was no hope, and all they could ! do was to watch the Destroyer making inroads upon their loved one until at j last the end came and after so many ' weeks of suffering she peacefully sank ' to rest with all her family around her 1 bed side. Mrs. Cox was an earnest j worker in the ward. She was the 'president of' the Primary association I and showed untiring zeal with the little ones. She was a woman of i strong characteristics, and in the home had good government with her ' children. She was frugal and thrifty ' and in every sense of the word a helpmate help-mate to her husband. The funeral services were held at the meeting house, presided over by Bishop Reid. The singing was conducted con-ducted by Mr. Clyde Van Buren. The mourners were arranged in their places ! by the presidency of the Relief society. The stand was tastefully decorated with potted plants and the casket was covered with boquets of flowers tokens tok-ens of love from many friends. A very j IUUCI11M UiUUkC who ftircn uj 1 officers of "the Primary and the Primary Pri-mary children, who were seated on the stage. As the organist, Mrs. Maggie Cox, started up a march the ! officers and children marched out of ; the building through the outside door of the stage back into the main build-! build-! ing, then marched around the casket of i their president, leaving a beautiful ! wreath of autumn leaves with an ap-' ap-' propriate motto, then marching 1 back to their seats on the stage. The speakers were Elders J. H.' Taylor, Tay-lor, and Frank Killian, and President Alma G. Jewkes. Each spi'.cj in glowing terms of the departed, and ! comforting words to th- bereaved. A j (Corit.n uei on last pa;re) ORANGEV2LLE large cort ge foil wei the remains to the last resting pla? The family h .ve the heartfelt sym pathy of the entile community and we woall si to tnein: Bear your cross as bjst you can-Remember can-Remember 'tis the better plan E'en though jour hearts in anguish swell, Our Father doeth all thinri w ill. |