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Show Mrs. J. P. Jensen Called By Death Mrs. Anna Lenora Anderson Jensen, Jen-sen, one of Gunnison's highly respected re-spected citizens, passed away at her home in this city Wednesday morning of last week, following an illness of ! nearly ten years. While Mrs. Jensen j had been an invalid to a degree, she was able at times to be up and about ' her home and her affliction did not ! keep her bedfast at all times. Early Wednesday morning she complained : of severe pains in her heart and Mr. Jensen immediately gave her attention. atten-tion. She was able to get up and assisted, as-sisted, she went to an adjoining room. On her return she became worse and j gradually sank, and death claimed her a few minutes before seven j o'clock. Mrs. Jensen suffered with severe heart trouble and this was ! given as the cause of her calling, i She was conscious until the last minute min-ute and conversed with her husband, saying she realized the end was near, ' 1 and hated to go and leave her family and friends. j Some ten years ago Mrs. Jensen ( suffered from defective heart. A year later she had a slight stroke of ap- polexy. Since that time her health had gradually failed. Notwithstand- j ing her affliction she bore her suf-1 fering and was always cheerful under , the trying circumstances. A high tribute was paid to Mrs. i Jensen when the last final rites were 0 held for her at the Relief society hall last Sunday. The church was filled to i capacity with friends and relatives , and throughout the services were most impressive. Ernest L. Swalberg conducted the services. A selected 1 choir rendered a number of appro" priate selections and Mrs. Emily ' Knighton sang a solo. Joseph Christensen of Gunnison i and Chas. H. Embley of Centerfield, were the principal speakers. The life ' of the woman was eulogized and her j womanly character and splendid 1 traits were praised by the speakers, i The casket, as it lay at the front of the altar, was banked with a profu-) sion of flowers, the token of love and j esteem held for the one who had been ,' called. j Mrs. Jensen was a native of Gunni- i son. She was born June 13, 1876, and j was the daughter of Andrew and . Pauline Anderson. Outside of a few years spent at Centerfield, she had j made this city Jier home continuously. In her early girlhood days she joined j the L. D. S. church and since had been a faithful worker up to the time she was stricken. She was active ac-tive in Relief society and other church work and through her kindness she won hosts of friends and held them. On July 1, 1897, she was married to ' John P. Jensen and to the union were born two sons, both of whom are living, liv-ing, Marlowe Jensen of Provo, and Glendon Jensen of Salina. The survivors sur-vivors are the grief stricken father and the two- sons, the father, Andrew Anderson and a sister, Mrs. H. S. Bowlby of Montabello, California. All the children were present at the funeral fu-neral excepting Mrs. Bowlby. Besides those mentioned there were five grandsons left to mourn the death. Mrs. A. E. Sorenson of Eureka and Mrs. Marlowe Jensen of Provo and Mrs. Glendon Jensen of Salina, were among the relatives from outside points attending the burial services. Interment was held at the Gunnison City cemetery. |
