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Show IN MEMORY OF MISS GERTRUDE KING The death of Miss Gertrude King, daughter of John E. King and Jane Glines King, of Ferr m, Utah, occurred at the home of her grand-parents, Mr. Robert E. and Margaretta King, in American Fork, Utah, Monday morning March 11th, 1912, caused by heart failure, fail-ure, after having suffered for three weeks with a sever; attack of inflammatory inflam-matory rheumatism. Her heart had given her much trouble for several years prior to her last illness and on account of this, she considered that a change of climate would improve her condition. With this thought in view she departed from her beloved home in Ferron, Utah, a month ago i with intentions of makjng u short visit - ' w'ith relatives in American Fork, and then proceed on to Grace, Idaho, where she was going to teach music and establish a millinery business, making her horns with her brother Warren and family, whs reside at that place. However, it was the will of the Almighty to "pluck the bursting rose bud"at this time, and she passed peacefully peace-fully away with "Kiss me, mother, " the last words on her lipB. "Life at the best is but vapor that pass- eth, The glories of our birth and state Are shadows not substantial things. When death comes, what nobler epjtaph can any woman have than this: Having served her generation, by the will of God she fell asleep." Gertrude was born at Ferron, Utah, December 28, 1888, and died March 11. 1912. She was the youngest of the family of six, two brothers and one sist-r sist-r surviving. The remains were brought to Ferron, Friday morning, accompanied by her mother and members of the family, and funeral services were held Sunday, at one o'clock. The following elders spoke words of sympathy to the bereaved family, fam-ily, and praised the noble life, generous deeds, and kind and loving acts of our dear sister, Gertrude; Pres. L. P. Ove-son, Ove-son, Alma Jewkes, Ole Sorenson, James Petersen, J. D. Killpack, and H. A. Nelson. Less than a week before her death, she, mistaking the approach of death for the return of health, whispered to her mother, "I am better now. I think I can go home i i a week," She did return re-turn Home that Eternal Home. Let us believe.in spite of doubt, tears and fears, that these dear words, "I am better now," are true to all the countless count-less dead. At the time of her death, Gertrude was superintendent of the local Religion class , Wo 'k; alirnrbeliever -in -the -principles of theChurcn of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, and a faithful worker in the various organizations of the same She died as she had lived, pure and spotless, spot-less, and went to her Maker as sweet and sinless as a little child. Gertrude, we miss you". F. A. Killpack |