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Show BELOVED OLD PIONEER PASSES TO CREAT BEYOND Coming as a sweet respite to the in- j tense suffering of the past several years, j Mother Katherine Evans, past the ripe j age of 82 years, last Sunday night re- I ceived the call that brought to a close a wonderful and complete life. Mother Evans was born in Wales in j 1831, and, 25 years ago, with her hus- j band and family of sturdy boys, emi- j grated to this country, settling in Cas-1 ledaie nine years later. Losing her j husband 13 years ago, and a couple of! fine sons in the Schofield mine exp'o- 1 sion, she had had her cross to bear. A ! more complete sketch of her eventful life we hope to be able to give next j week. i Funeral services were held in the ward house 011 Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m. ; Bishop S. H. Larsen presiding. j Th opening choir selections were j "Oh, My Father," and "Sister, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely." Elder R. C. Miller offered the invocation. invoca-tion. Elder John Peterson, the first speaker, speak-er, spoke of the wonderful life of the deceased, remarking on the fine set of boys left, even though there were two lost in the untimely Schofield disaster. The, sister had been the owner of a very strong vitality and therefore her prolonged suffering. He commended the work of the son, Harry, and the j daughter-in-law, Hannah, for their at- 1 tention in the hours of suffering. He was glad to know that the boys who are now grown up, are all faithful members of the church. : Elder John Y. Jensen spoke of the uncomplaining life of the deceased, and congratulated the children on the full and faithful life their mother had lived. Elder Mathew Evans, of Lawrence, an old friend of the family, testified to the faithfulness of Sister Evans during 1 the 23 years he had known her, and told I of her wonderful voice and work in the i various choirs where she had lived. Also spoke of the happiness always to be found in the home. He also told several little stories occurring in the life of the deceased, one of which was the incident that led to the conversion of Bro. and sister Evans. A lad who had planted the Same potatoes as had Bro. Evans, attributed the better crop he had to the fact that he asked God's blessings on the same, which started Bro. Evans to thinking. That lad was Elder Griff Thomas, now of Lawrence. Elder O. J. Anderson, speaking, related re-lated several incidents in the faithful life of the deceased , telling of life and labor in the fatherland. A no more ben itii'ul life or ending could be desired than the onejjust witnessed. He prayed that the boys should not neglect any duty that lies in their path that they too may reach the same goal as Grandma Grand-ma Evans. j "Nearer My God to Thee", was the closing hymn and the benediction was offered by Elder Carl Berg. The five remaining sons, William, John I., Tally, Harry, -.and Hector, together to-gether with wives and children, attend-el attend-el tie funeral, as also did a host of frinds from Castldedale and over the county. |