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Show Teacher, Church Worker and Utah's 1956 Mother of Year Dies in Salt Lake Hospital --- 1 Mrs. Luella Adams Dalton, 78, lifelong church worker, teacher and drama leader in Parowan, died last Friday in a Salt Lake hospital. She had been visiting there with members mem-bers of her family for some time, while her husband, Har-ley Har-ley W. Dalton was receiving treatment at a hospital there. Mrs. Dalton was born here on March 13, 1889, to James Jamison and Caroline Redd Adams. She was married to Mr. Dalton June 2, 1915 in the St. George LDS Temple. She attended local schools and Brigham Young University Universi-ty and after graduating from that school she served as a school teacher in local schools. She joined the Adams Stock Company, a theatrical group of Parowan and toured with this group, which included her MRS. LUELLA A. DALTON husband, throughout the cities ci-ties and towns of southern Utah, and put on numerous plays in her home town for the enjoyment of the citizens. She was the author of a book which gave the history of her town and county, en-i-te&jjiThe Iron County Mis-iron" Mis-iron" " Parowan the Mother Town." Mrs. Dalton served as Utah's i Mother of the Year in 1956 and she, in company with her husband, traveled to New York City where she participated in the contest to select the National Na-tional Mother of the Year. Always active in the LDS Church she served as officer and teacher in the Primary, Relief Society and MIA organizations. organ-izations. She and her husband fulfilled an LDS Mission for their church in North Carolina. She also was a worker in the local camp of the Daughters Daugh-ters of the Utah Pioneers. She is survived by her husband hus-band and the following sons and daughters: Harrell A., Alma Al-ma A., Mrs. Delbert (Caroline) Johnson; Mrs. C. W. (Josephine) (Joseph-ine) Bouck, all of Salt Lake City; J. Paul, Nashville, Tenn.; Warren A., Parowan, and Dr. Edward A. Prescott, Ariz. Two 'of her sons preceded her in death, both in airplane accidents, acci-dents, Donald A. Dalton and Dr. Antone (Tony) Dalton. Also surviving are 37 grandchildren, grand-children, 12 great-grandchildren, and three brothers and a sister, Ancel J. Adams, Parowan; Par-owan; John R. Adams, Fresno, Calif., and Paul M. Adams, Montpelier, Idaho, and Mrs. R. F. Verene) Hasler of Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held Ward chapel with First Ward the Parowan First - Second for her Tuesday at 2 p. m. in Bishop Bruce Matheson conducting con-ducting the services. Funeral services for the deceased de-ceased were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Third Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop Bruce Matheson Ma-theson of the First Ward conducting, con-ducting, and with Mrs. June Decker at the organ for prelude pre-lude and postlude music. Speakers were Mrs. Barbara M. Adams, Mrs. Edna Hatch, and Fred Adams, with remarks re-marks by Bishop Matheson. The family prayer was by Warren A. Dalton, the invocation invoca-tion was by Ancel J. Adams, and benediction was by Alma A. Dalton. The grave in the Parowan City cemetery, was dedicated by Edward A. Dalton. Dal-ton. The First Ward Choir under the direction of Robert Potter, sang two numbers, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", and "Oh, My Father", and President Presi-dent Howard Knight sang a vocal solo 'That Wonderful Mother of Mine.,, All were ac-copnadied ac-copnadied by Mrs. Decker. Pallbearers were five sons and a son-in-law, Harrell A., J. Paul, Alma A., Warren A., and Edward A. Dalton and Delbert C. Johnson. Flowers were carried by granddaughters granddaugh-ters under the direction of ladies lad-ies of the First Ward Relief Society. |