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Show Prominent Church and Civic Worker Succumbs; Services Held Wednesday ff . .-. V I v i f,v AGATHA DAY LUNT Agatha Day Lunt, 60, of Cedar City, died of cancer, Saturday at 10:45 p. m. at the Iron County Hospital. She was born Mar. 17, 1899 in Parowan, to Wilford and Elizabeth Eliza-beth Scott Day. Her marriage to Wilson N. Lunt was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on Dec. 12, 1917. j Throughout hor life she was active in the LDS Church. In Parowan, Par-owan, Salt Lake City and Cedar City she served as an officer and teacher In the Primary. For a period of 30 years she held positions po-sitions in the M 1 A, acting as president in the Second Ward lot many years. In the Sunday School she worked in various teaching capacities. More recently re-cently she was active as a Relief Re-lief Society Worker. Until illness prevented her from continuing she taught the Genealogical class and was a home teacher In that auxiliary. . Along with her many church activities she also contributed much in a civic way, both on a community and state level. She was first vice president of the Utah State Federation of Women's Wo-men's Clubs. In this capacity she was responsible for the organization organi-zation of new clubs throughout the state. More recently she was a member of the State Safety and Beautification committee. As a worker In the Republican Party Par-ty she has been continuously active ac-tive In Iron County and on the state committee. For many years she was a member of the Cedar City Art Guild and served on the Art Exhibit Ex-hibit commltte, helping to bring this community activity to present pres-ent excellence. She belonged to many local social and cultural groups. For 31 years she has been a member of the Wei-Ak-Avl, a literary club, serving as its president pres-ident at three different times. She held various offices in the Lady Lions. People who knew her were infected with her enthusiasm enthus-iasm for gardening and travel both here and abroad. . Mrs. Lunt is survived by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Day Lyman, Ly-man, Parowan; her husband and four children: Mrs. Elvin T. (Elois) Wayment, Arcadia, Calif.; D. Eldon Lunt, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Joe F. (Lola Mae) Roop, Irving, Texas, and Milton D. Lunt, Salt Lake City. Also surviving sur-viving are two sisters, Mrs. Durham Dur-ham (Alberta) Morris, Cedar City, Ci-ty, and Mrs. Lloyd (LaPriel) White, Ft. Stockton. Texas. There are ten grandchildren. Funeral services were held In the Cedar City Stake Center, on Wednesday, April 8 at 2 p. m. under the direction of Bishop Giles Bolander of the Cedar Eighth Ward. Prayer at the Mortuary Mor-tuary was offered by Lanell N. Lunt. The organ prelude was played by Susan Wayment, a granddaughter. The invocation was by Bishop Clemont Adams. Speakers were Henry L. Jones who gave a history of the family, Elaine C. Southwick, President El wood J. Corry, Bishop Vernee C. Frame and remarks by Bishop Bolander. The music consisted of a number, "How Lovely are Thy Dwellings," by the Singing Moth-i ers of the Second and Eighth Wards; an organ solo, 'The End of a Perfect Day," by Reed Ber-rett, Ber-rett, and a vocal solo, "Oh, My Father," by Parson U. Webster. The benediction was offered by James A. Heywood. Burial was in the Cedar City cemetery and the grave was dedicated ded-icated by Bishop Elvin T. Wayment Way-ment of Arcadia, Calif. |