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Show Handcart Pioneer Dies at Mayfield Stena Nielson, wife of C. R. Nielson, and prominently known in Southern Utah as one of the early pioneers, was found dead at her home in Mayfield at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. Death, it was announced, resulted from a stroke of apoplexy. Mrs. Nielson was at the home of her son, Hyrum Nielson, Niel-son, and left about 2 o'clock to prepare pre-pare to attend the funeral services which were to be held for Mrs. William Wil-liam Voorhees Monday afternoon. It was noticed by the son that his mother mo-ther failed to appear and after the services for Mrs. Voorhees the son rushed to his mother's home, only to find her on the floor in an unconscious uncon-scious condition. Dr. Hagan was called call-ed to the home and gave administra-tives, administra-tives, but without avail, and at 9 o'clock Mrs. Nielson passed to the great beyond. Mrs. Nelson was born in Denmark, July 7, 1860, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Christensen. With her parents par-ents she came to America, and while but one year old crossed the plains in one of the hand-cart companies.. The family went to Manti, and Mrs. Nielson Niel-son resided there until she was married mar-ried to C. R. Nielson, at the age of 16. Mrs. Nielson was an efficient telegraph tele-graph operator and worked both at Gunnison and Salina while a young woman. She had resided at Mayfield most of her life, where she was active in church work. She served as teacher teach-er in the Relief society and in the primary. She was the mother of 5 children, two of whom are living, Oscar and Hyrum Nielson of Mayfield. Fifteen grandchildren and two brothers, Hyrum Hy-rum and Peter Christensen of May-field, May-field, and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Hansen of Mayfield and Mrs. Caroline Caro-line Jensen of Alberta, Can., are also left as survivors. Funeral services have been set for Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock p. m. from the Mayfield chapel. Bishop Hans C.'Bogh will be in charge. |