| Show PIONEER W 0 INI A N PASSES ON OK mrs airs rebecca A thorn widow of the late richard thorn di died edat at the home ot Brigham nelbon at merryon Per ryon on wednesday afternoon from arod general debility ty advancing years mrs airs thorn had been a resident of perry since 1858 having moved to that place from west weber following her marriage on christmas christin as day she was the secretary of the first relief society organized in the perry ward in which capacity she served for a great many years and then was made president t 0 of the organization serving in that position tor for twenty years she was the mother of ten children five of whom P receded preceded her to the other life mrs airs thorn was born at nauvoo ill III october 1842 and her parents were driven out from that beautiful city with the rest ot of the inhabitants when the mob ruling that section 1 of the country the family came on to utah in 1852 andales andAl and mrs rs thorn has experienced perien ced all the hardships incident to pioneer life through it all however she preserved a calm calin faith in the providence of an all wise creator and never became daunted in her spirit her passing removes from this existence one more ot of the fast diminishing company ot of immortals who blazed the trails and laid the foundations of our present day civilization the surviving children are mrs annie peters mrs sarah peters hyrum thorn mrs addle T nelson and milton J thorn ot of perry there are also 30 grandchildren and 9 great grand children en funeral services will be held today at 2 p in in the perry ward chapel |
