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Show LAID TO REST. Tribute to Memory of Mrs. A. N- Cherry. , The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Cherry, Cher-ry, wife of Judge A. N, Cherry, was held Thursday afternoon November 3, 1910, at the Presbyterian chapel in tet. Pleasant. Rev. E. E Mork, assisted as-sisted by Rev. John Meeker, conducted con-ducted the service, and each made a I few touching remarks. Two short poems were read from Tennyson, viz th iutrjduafcioa to "In Meworium,"' and ''B;euk, Break, Break;'1 the choir rendered four of Mrs. Cherry's favorite hymns, "Abide With Me,'. Jesus Lover of My Soul," ''Lead Kindly Light," and "Nearer My God To Thee." Members of the Masonic Lodge acted act-ed as pall bearers, who tenderly laid the body in the arms of mother earth amid a profusion of beautiful flowers, which the deceased in life so dearly loved ; and although the entire day had been gloomy and clouded, just at this moment the evening sun burst through the dusky sky , and bhed a radiance of glory upon the scene, as though udture herself smiled to receive re-ceive so pure a mortal back to her embrace. Mary Ellen Banks was born in Rock Run, Hancock county , Illinois, May 11, 1842, of Kentucky and Virginia parentage. She was married mar-ried to Alfred N. Cherry February 21, 1865. Nine children came to bless her happy life, two of whom died in childhood, seven remaining to grieve for the loss of their mother Mary Ethel Carmean of Bellaire, Ohio ; Bertha B. Vorae of Delta, Colorado Colo-rado ; Blanch L, Browne of Salt Lake City ; Marvin B. of Montpellier, Idaho; Howard W of Gunni9ou, Utah ; James W. of Mt. Pleasant, Utah; and Ernest A. of Butte, Montana. Mrs. Chrry was a womau of strong religious instincts, becoming a member mem-ber of tUe Methodist church at the age of 14 years, but for the last twenty years of her life Bhe and her husband were members of the First Unitarian Ssciety of Salt Lake City, brit during all ths struggles and vicissitudes of life she never changed her moral conduct con-duct or lowered her high ideals, and never ceased to breathe a most kindly and benevolent spirit toward her family fam-ily , her friends, and all with whom Bhe cnie in touch. In life she loved her borne and family mo3t of all, and although her children wfre greatly scattered, she wag so favored that each and every one within a few months, were permitted per-mitted to greet their mother before the eud caun. She died as she lived . Gent'e fnd peacefully she passed out o! what we j call life, intj the moruiu;? of another day. May her holy iuCuentre, her pure example aud her kind wurdd over be au inspiration for good to her grief-stricken husb-ind and childreu. |