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Show RUFUS K. HARDY ATTENDS FUNERAL Sympathetic crowds which attended at-tended the funeral services Monday Mon-day for Mrs. Dorothy Perrson Smith spoke plainly of the respect and affection which has sprung up in the community for her ami her husband since they entered Preston almost four years ago from their native land New Zealand. Elder Rufus K. Hardy, of the Seven Presidents of Seventies and former president of the New Zealand Zea-land mission at the time when the Smiths were still there, attended the funeral of Mrs. Smith. He praised the strong faith which led the couple to "cut the moorings, which had held them for years and migrate to a new land for the sake of their belief." "There was no hesitancy in their determination to come here. Their spirits were in tune with the, gospel gos-pel and were foreordained to know the truth when it came to them," Elder Hardy said. Leo Peterson and W. W. Spiers told of pleasant associations with the family here and Carl Cutler of the Franklin Staek presidency praised the home missionary work accomplished by Mr. and Mrs. Smith as part of the stake missionary mission-ary program. Bishop Howard Hall expressed the appreciation of the family for the numerous floral offerings of-ferings and expressions of con-dolance. con-dolance. Musical numbers included the opening song, "Sister Thou Was Mild and Lovely;" vocal solo by Margaret Merrill Smith, "Beautiful "Beauti-ful Garden of Prayer;" vocal duet by Ethel Beesley and Lois John son of Ogden, "Whispering Hope;" closing song, choir, "Abide With Me." Bryant C. Mecham and Alvin Maughan, former New Zealand mis. sionaries offered the opening pray er and benediction. Burial was in the Preston cemetery under the direction of Richard's and Son's mortuary. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Eunice Beesley of Ogden and one son, Basil, still in New Zealand. |