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Show Services Saturday For Ida Vivian Smith Lowder Mrs, Ida Vivian Smith Lowder 82, long time Parowan resident who has been living with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lowder in Sail Lake City for several years, died at that place Thursday of natural natur-al causes. Funeral services were held for her in the Parowan Third Ward chapel Saturday at 1 p. m. with Bishop Grant Eastwood of the Hunter Ward In Salt Lake conducting. con-ducting. Bishop Eastwood and W. Clair Rowley were the speakers at the services. The prayer In the Third Ward Relief Society room, where the body lay prior to the services, was by Bishop Charles H. Gurr, invocation was by Bishop Howard How-ard M. Adams, the benediction was by Edgar Lowder and the grave in the Parowan City cemetery ceme-tery was dedicated by Dean Eth-ington, Eth-ington, a brother-in-law of the deceased. Musical program consisted of a vocal duet, "Beyond the Sunset," Sun-set," by Whitney Orton and Rula D. Orton, accompanied by Mary Lyman, and a vocal solo, "Coin' Home," by Mary O. Topham accompanied ac-companied by Itha Mortensen, who was also at the organ for prelude and postlude music. The deceased was born Apr. 29, 1S79 to Joseph and Ellen Banks Smith, and was married to Lewis Lew-is M. Lowder at Parowan Oct. 19. 1898. The marriage was later solemnized in the St. George Tel-ple. Tel-ple. Her husband died Aug. 24 1953. Mrs. Lowder was an active member of the LDS Church especially es-pecially in Relief Society work. Surviving is one son, Clarence; seven grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; one brother r.r.i two sisters: A. V. Smith and Mfi. Fanny Norton, Santaquin, and Mrs. Dean Ethington, Salt Lake City. Her son was unable to be here for the services as he was seriously ser-iously injured in a ..kup truck and truck transport collision the first of last week on the highway near his home. |