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Show Death of Annie J. Wixom. (Prom Dox Elder News.) Mrs. Annlo J. Wlxom one of our early settlers nnd a most estimable woman, dhd last Sundny nfternoon nt 4:15 of pneumonia. She had been to meeting the Sunday before and caught cold. She suffered considerably consider-ably during tho week but was not thought to be dangerously 111 nt any time, not even up to within a few hours of her death. At noon she sat up nnd talked with those preseut aparently unconcerned about her con-1 dltlon. Her death, therefore, enme ns a surprise and a shock to her dtar ones nnd to her friends. Annie Jackson Wlxom wns the daughter dau-ghter of George and IxhiIk;i Jnckson nnd wns born Oct. 10, 1S4G in Shlrd-Ington, Shlrd-Ington, Gloucestershire, England. At the age of ten years she became a I member of the Church of Jesus Christ I of Lntter-duy Saints and In the fall I of ISfifi came to the United States. She came ncross the plains that samo year, walking most of the wny. On Oct. 13, 18CC she beenme tho wlfo of Justin C. Wlxom, the ceremony being performed In the Endowment Housd In Salt Lako City, President Wilford Woodruff omclntlng. In Nov. 1865 thuy moved to Urlgham City which has been their place of residence ever since. Immediately upon her arrival here she became n member of the tabernacle choir under the leadership of Robert Ij. PIshburn, which- position posi-tion sho has hold, faithfully performing perform-ing the duties thereof, until her reslg. nation about one year ago. She was for forty yoars 11 member of that or-gaulzntlon. or-gaulzntlon. During hor lifetime she was very active In church work. Sho has beun In the order named, presl-I presl-I dent of the 2nd ward primary association associa-tion and a Sunday school worker; secretary of the Stake board of tho Relief Society, n position she occupied for 17 years, .up to tho time of her death. She was nlso one of the Re-llof Re-llof Society teachers In hor ward. Her activity was not confined to church work altogether, but she was secretary secre-tary of the wonmn's suffrage association associa-tion when that organization existed and sho served Urlgham City ns treasurer trea-surer from ISOR to 1901. j Sister Wlxom was a wonum of a ' self-sacrificing character, a sunny disposition dis-position was loved and esteemed by I all her acquaintances. It appears j thut about 15 yearn ago sho suffered a paralytic stroke and 10 years ago ja second atlack, which left her in a state of Impaired health. So, while I her death wos not expected nt thlB jtlmo, yet her family know that sho was not possessed of great vitality. Sho was the mother of seven children, 'four of them preceding her to tho spirit world. Her living children are: Loulo W. Peck, residing nt Cove, Oregon: J. Arthur Wixom of Garland, and S. Clarenco Wlxom of this city. Funeral services wore held Tuesday Jat 1 p. m. In tho 2nd. ward meeting j house, bishop's counselor Peter Knud-,son Knud-,son taking chnrge. Tho singing was furnished by tho ward choir undor tho dlroctlon of Androw Funk, j Singing, "Sister, thou wast mild jand lovely." Prayur by Elder James Olson. Singing, "When first tho glorious light of truth." Peter Knudsuit excused Ulshop Hla-ekburti Hla-ekburti saying that Is was Imposslblo for him to bo present, lloforo clos- Ing he rcmnked that he had lived neighbor to Sister Wlxom for twenty years and during thnt time he hnJ never known of any unpleasantness j being caused by her. Appreciated her as a neighbor. j 1 Peter Sorensen, ward teacher In the 1 district, bore a convincing testimony to her faithfulness to the gospel. Said thnt ou a recent visit to her home she had told htm and his companion that there was not a soul on earth towards whom she had any ill feeling. N. J. Valentine spoke of his nc-' quatntance with the deceased and endorsed the good thin its that had , been said of her by the previous speakers. ! Robert L. Fishburn had known Sister Sis-ter Wlxom for 41 years and he related re-lated some of her earlr history In ' this city. She wa3 a r:aber of the choir while he was director and had ' always been able and faithful. He , declared that both she and Mr. Wlx- om had always been most excellent I neighbors. The families had visited back and forth frequently. S. N. Leo spoke of Sister Wlxom's faithfulness ns a choir member during dur-ing his leadership. Ho regarded her ns a very valuable member of the 6rganizntion, alwnys pleasant, prompt and faithful. When sho resigned a year ago, sho sent a letter, n very fine letter which tho speaker felt was entitled en-titled to bo preserved and ho kept it. J. P. Merroll, another near neighbor neigh-bor said that ho thought tho first song sung, "Sister, thou wast mild and lovely," described hor chnrncter perfectly. Referred to tho sacrifices she had made for tho sake, of tho gospel, gos-pel, Tho choir sang, "Nearer, My God to Thee." Susannah P. Doothe, Stnke President Presi-dent of the Relief Society, spoko in praise of tho work of tho deceased In the capacity of secretary to the board. And among other things she said: "Sho has done that which not many ofus hero have had to do. 3he loft her homo and all thnt sho had and came all this long wny for the sake of her faith." Charlotte Uoden remembered Sister; Wlxom best through her work In the ' ward organizations. Sho hnd worked : as long as her health would permit. I She said that when a report was I made of a year's meeting In tho Ro-1 Ro-1 lief Society, only two names appeared that had nttendod every meeting held during tho year, and 0110 of them was Sister Wlxom. , President Oleon N. Stohl: " 'In tho mouth of two or three witnesses shall till things bo established.' We hnvo heard from tho mouths of several wlt- ' uesscs today the worth of this our departed de-parted slstor." Tho speaker read from tho 11th chapter of Alma, the Rook of Mormon, relating to tho glory I of the resurrection, nnd spoko on tho 'subject. Admonished tho children to bo faithful In tho cnuso that had glv on their mother greater Joy than all elstj In tho world. Adolph Mndson wns nn old acquaintance acquain-tance of tho family and ho related how he had boon In tho habit of calling at the homo when ho visited his friends in this city. He spoke of the work thnt both Ilrothor and Sis- ter Wlxom had performed In tho community, nnd closed by saying: "I anticipate with pleasuro our future association." Emella D. Madsen, a counselor to tho president of tho Stako Relief Society, So-ciety, had known tho deceased for about 3C years. Recalled that sho had been mndo president of the 2nd ward Y. L. M. I. A. when the city wns divided Into wards, thus becoming becom-ing the first president of thnt association. asso-ciation. This was in 1878 and she held tho position until about the year t88G. In tho early part of 1891 sho was made secretary to the stake board a position which sho had filled with 1 honor up to tho tlmo of hor death. Singing, "Shall wo meet beyond the river?" , Renedlctlon by Illshop J. n. Mc-Master. Mc-Master. The room was nicely decorated with vines and evergreens and tho casket, a very Uno ono indeed, was covered with beautiful Mowers notwithstanding notwithstand-ing the scarcity of flowers at this time of tho year. The attendance was smnll for two reasons. Word could not bo recoived from tho daughter, Mrs. Peck, until late Monday night, and as sho wns unable to come It was decided to hold tho services Tuesday lnstcnd of Thursday Thurs-day as nt first thought, nnd in tho ward hull lnstcnd of the tabernacle as word had tit first gone out. Then, nt this season of the year people are so busy preparing for Christmas ovo and tho affairs of Christmas day that few could get away from home. Tho services, however, were splendid. The body wns interred in the family fami-ly lot In the cemetery and the grave dedicated by J. Frank Merrell. Tho News Joins heartily with tho many friends of the family in extending extend-ing sympathy to the bereaved children, child-ren, and we trust that they will bo reconciled nnd consoled. |