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Show FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. R. C. MILLER Funeral services were held Saturday Satur-day in the ward meeting house over the remains of Mrs. R. C. Miller who passed away the Wednesday night preceding. The services were very well attended testifying to the high esteem in which the deceased was held by a host of friends. The speakers at the funeral were Elders H. P. Rasmussen of Ferron, and A. E. Wall and O. J. Andersen of Castledale. All spoke words of comfort com-fort to the bereaved relatives and extolled ex-tolled the faithful life of the deceased. J. W. Seely sr. offered the opening prayer, John Y. Jensen the benediction, benedic-tion, and Pres. L. P. Oveson dedicated the grave. The floral offerings were some of the most wonderful ever beheld be-held in Castledale, the casket being completely covered. Obituary. Mrs. Martine Miller was born May 7, 1863,' in Walsted, Denmark, the daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Mads Jacobsen. At the age of 15 years she emigrated to Utah with her parents, the family being members of the last party of Mormon emigrants to make the trip by sailing vessel, and also the last to make the trip overland ov-erland by ox-team. Five months were consumed by the trip and a brother and sister were lost on the plains. The deceased grew to womanhood in Mt. Pleasant, living there until June 14, 1S94, when she was married to R. C. Miller and moved to Castle Dale where they have since resided. The deceased was president of the local Voting Ladies M. I. A. at one time and served faithfully in that capacity, ca-pacity, and was an active Relief society so-ciety teacher at the time of her illness. Surviving her there are two sisters, sist-ers, Mrs. Peter Johansne and Mrs. C. J. Rasmussen of Mt. Pleasant, and a brother, Hans Jacobsen of Murray, in addition to the sorrowing husband and two step-daughters, Mrs. Silas Shiner and Mrs. N. L. Williams of Castledale, and a step-son, Willard Miller, of Storrs. Mrs. Rasmussen, sister of the deceased, and her daughter Thea, and the local relatives were at the bedside of Mrs. Miller when the end came, and other relatives were only kept from coming by the wretched telegraph tele-graph service, messages announcing the death not having been received in time to attend the funeral. |
