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Show Respected Cedar Pioneer Dies At Age of 91 Years Mrs. Elizabeth Wood Leigh, 91, Cedar City's oldest woman resident and the second white child born in Iron county died Sunday, January Jan-uary 3rd., of ailments incident to age. Death came the day following her 91st. birthday. Funeral services were held In the First Ward Chapel Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop O. C. Bowman Bow-man of the Second Ward presiding. The opening song. "Lay Down Thy Crops" was by a quartet of Enoch people, consisting of Bp. Frank Armstrong, Elvin Armstrong, George B. Grimshaw and Ivor O. Jones, accompanied by Estella Jones Grimshaw. Other musical numbers included a song "I've Read of a Beautiful City," by the Slngln? Mothers of the Second Ward with Mrs. Elaine Southwick singing the solo, accompanied by Mrs. Bernella Jones; a vocal solo, "Comlnj Home,' by Miles Walker, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Beth Leigh, and the closing song, "The Lost Chord" by the Singing Mothers. Speakers were Wm. R. Palmer, who gave a brief history of Cedar City and its pioneers; George A. Wood, who gave a sketch of Mrs. Leigh's life; Henry L. Jones who talked as a neighbor, and Bp. O. C. Bowman. A tribute to Mrs. Leigh was read by Miss Gladys McConnell, who also read a poem and prayer composed com-posed by the deceased. Sentiments from the Parowan Stake Relief Society So-ciety were given by Mrs. Ina Gardner, Gard-ner, and sentiments from the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers were read by Mrs. Gwen M. Gurr of Parowan. Sentiments were also read by Mrs. Pauline Wood Hunter who also read a poem In honor of Mrs. Leigh. The Invocation was. by Arthur Gardner and benediction by President Pres-ident David L. Sargent. One of Iron county's most activs citizens for more than half a century, cen-tury, Mrs. Leigh had been an ardent ar-dent L. D. S. church and a club worker most of her life. Only a few weeks younger than Cedar Oitv Itself, Mrs. Leigh watched the growth and progress of this section sec-tion of the state with more than average Interest. She was born at Parowan on January 2. 1852, a daughter of George L, and Mary Davis Wood, members of the original Oeorge A. Smith party who settled In Iron county in 1851. Shortly after her birth the family fam-ily moved to the old fort at Cedar City and she had resided here since. Maintaining her alertness and with a vivid memory, Mrs. Leigh continued her genealogy research work until very recently. Knowing Know-ing so much of the early history of the community she had assisted many families with details of their early ancestry. She was a vice president of the first chapter of the Daughters oil Utah Pioneers chartered in Iron' county, and was a charter member mem-ber of the Cedar City American Legion auxiliary. Her father being one of the me, called by Brlgham Young to assist In development of Utah's iron or. Mrs. Leigh witnessed the opening of the first blast furnace on the, banks of Coal creek, when the first ( iron manufactured west of the. Mississippi, was poured. The house In whlrh she first lived In the old fort, one of the first permanent homes to be constructed con-structed In Iron county, has been, preserved largely through the ef! forts of Mrs. Leigh and now stands In the city park as a monument to the pioneers. She was married to William D Leigh of Cedar City on July 9. 1876. He died In 1917. In addition to her work In varl-' ous church organizations which Included continuous service In the' Relief society, Mrs. Leigh, the mother of two World War I vet erans, was an officer In the first Service 8Utr Legion organised her? and had remained active in many, groups up until about six years ago. I Thrre sons and a daughter sur- vive: William II. Leigh and Ellas W. Leigh of Cedar City. Colonel R W. Leigh. USA. retired, of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Rubv Campbell of Los Angeles; three sisters. Mrs Llllie Urie and Mm.! Ada W. Webster of Cedar City and Mrs. Naomi Strong of San Ber-nardlno. Ber-nardlno. Cat. I |