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Show EAl PIONEER CALLED AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Mrs. Sarah A. Brltton Wootton, a pioneer ot 1851 nnd ou0 ot this city'a early Bottlers, died Wednesday morning morn-ing after an Illness of about three wcoks. Mrs. Wootton was born at Bom-bury, Bom-bury, Oxfordshire, England, tho daughter ot Richard and Elizabeth Brltton, April 4, 1834, being 78 years ot ago at tho timo of her death. When sh0 was 4 years of ago, she bfcamo seriously HI with typhoid and was pronounced dead. Mormon oldorB in England asked tho prlvl-ledgo prlvl-ledgo ot administering to her with tho result that she sat up and her hoalth was Immediately rostored. This action was tho means ot con-, vortlng her family and a number of others Into tho. Mormon church. . Tho following year, tho family ora- lgrated to America for their religion's reli-gion's sake They remained in tho cast with tho Saints until 1851 when they crossed tho plains in tho Wm. Howoll ox-team company nnd settled In Salt Lako. In 1861 Mrs. Wootton came to American Am-erican Fork to work for tho Robin Bon family. While here sho met Job Wootton and they wero married In 18C3 in tho Endowment house In Salt Lako, and havo resided hero over slnco. Up to tho time of her death, Mr. and Mrs. Wootton had enjoyed 60 years ot wedded life They went to rough nil tho hardships of early pioneer life and wero Instrumental In helping to build up this soctlon. Mrs. Wootton was a staunch Latter Lat-ter Day Saint and was at, ono time Treasurer ot tho Relief Society ot hor word. Besides her husband, sho Is sur- vlvcd by tho following children: John J H. ond Jos. W. Wootton of Salt Lake, j Mrs. Sadlo Bromley, Qllbort L. Woot- j ton and Miss Clara Wootton of this city. Sho is survived also by 1 J grandchildren and 6 great-granocMl- J dren. $ sisters and 1 brother. ,Tfc,j slstors and brothor aro: Mrs. Mary I Loveless of Provo j Mrs. Harriett Le- J ham ot Salt Lako and Mrs. Susie i Staples of Shelley, Idaho and Josoph j Brltton of Salt Lake. ; Tho funeral services aio being hold In tho Tabernacle at 3 p. m. Friday j aftornoon as we go to press. Bp. ; 'Earl S. Greenwood is in charge Tho j 'speakers will bo J. H. Clark and C. ; IE. Young. Ernest Paxman has I 'chnrgo of tho musical numbers. j |
