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Show Amelia Pace Orton Succumbs in Parowan Mrs. Amelia O. Palce Orton, 78, of Parowan, died Monday evening even-ing at the Iron County Hospital as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage, hem-orrhage, which afflicted her on Friday at her home here. Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, at 2 p. m. In tne Heaver First-Third Ward chapel cha-pel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The body lay at the home of her husband. Silas T. Orton, in Parowan from 6 to 9 p. m. Wednesday and at the Elmer Paice home in Beaver after af-ter 10 a. m. Thursday. Burial took place In the Mountain View Cemetery Cem-etery In Beaver. The deceased was born In Parowan Par-owan Dec. 28, 1882, a daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth Fowler Orton, and spent her early life here. She attended the old Murdock Academy In Beaver and later married George Paice In the St. George LDS Temple, May 25. 1904. He died July 1. 1918. She married Silas T. Orton on Oct. 5. 1950 and has resided in Parowan since that time. She was active In the LDS Church, especially in the Relief Society. Surviving are her husband, Parowan; Par-owan; dons and daughters: Clif ford Palce, Las Vegas; Mrs. Gilbert Gil-bert (Alice) Hutching. Fresno, Calif.; Elmer Paice, Beaver; Edwin Ed-win Paice, Southwest Indian Mission; Mis-sion; Mrs. Charlotte Curtis, San Francisco; stepsons and daughter: daugh-ter: Mrs. Rrtta Gabert and El-burn El-burn Orton, Los Angeles; Vic Orton, Or-ton, Panguitch; Frank Orton. Las Vegas, and Elmo Orton, Cedar City. Also surviving are 32 grandchildren, grand-children, 68 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. |