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Show "i N Hi'K 1 ' !--- Funeral of Mrs. Smith Tho funeral service over tho remains of MrB. Smith, wife of Jesse Smith were hold from thu meeting house 011 Friday at 10 n. m. Bishop Jus. II. Gardner presided and tlio Tnbernaclu choir rendered ren-dered the singing, 'lhu opening pinyer wns offered by High Priest A. K. Anderson, An-derson, nnd tlio choir sang "O, My Father." Bishop Gardner rend tlio biographical skcteh of Mrs. Smith. Tlio speakers wcro cx-llisliop T. 11. Culler, Presidents A. J. Enii", Jas. II. Cl.-uku and S. L. Chiplikm. Eiicn of thu spankers dwell nt much length upon' the lifo nnd labors nnd the noblu character of tho deceased nnd Ihe tiiala nnd hard sJilpH Mrs. Smilli pittsrd througli during dur-ing her enrly life in LehV, showed how considerate nud, painstaking Hhewns of Leradilld,rjanj;atulylii4teiiidifiTlgbk'lf)g nftorTiieir comfort nndwcll-belng In uvry particular. Hof devotion to homo wna her great delight nnd nil who knew Mis. Winltli could not hut lovo her. Thu husband, Mr. Smith, has lost n hue and faithful wifn nnd her childicii. havu lust a dear and loving mother. After Hinging, ' the closing prayer was oil'eicd by High Priest Eli Kendall The casket win .1 lovely one nnd covered with many (lowers. A large cortegu followed the 1 cumins to tliu cemetery. AlIl,OIIIO(lllArilV. Mary Ann Price Smith wns born January 'M, 1S38, at Pontypooi, Wales, Gieat Ihitain, lier pnientu beinE Charles Price mid Ann Unriis Price. During bei early lifo slio had tho ml-vantagu ml-vantagu of the beat school facilities that section of (lie country aHonlcd. Her nncfstois wuiu people more or lefs noted for their musical ncliiuvcmciits, mid in this nrt she achieved soinu dis tinction. lu 18(11 fihu wns married to Jesse .Smith, nnd b'canio tlip mother of ten ciiildrcn, six of whom suivivu her, two djing nt birth, nnd two in enrly in fancy. Shu wns baptized into tliu Chin cli of Jesus Christ of Lnitcr-dny Saints in December, 1801, by Elder Gcorgo Comer of this city. With her husband they left their native land in 1800 mid noised tho Atlantic ocean with n company of Latter-day Saints in tlio sailing vessel "John Blight," rtquiring seven weeks of extreme hardship to .. w . w ii 1 1" m m mmmmam ma mako tliu passage; crossed thu plains by ox tenniH, nnd with tliu Saints wnlked n very great part of this Journey. Being ot n high temperament nnd unused un-used to poverty, tlio privations ot this journey nnd Hie sulTeiing nud discoiu-forlure, discoiu-forlure, which wns clrirnctctistlc of our couiiliy forty jenrs ngi, wna indeed n great tri.il to her She hnro this uncomplainingly. un-complainingly. Iludlng lecompuiire in tliu sntifaetiontditi receicd tluough the tcsliinony ot the truth of the (!opcl, wliich sliu left her ptronts, kindred nud ualivu laud to obey. With her bus li.mil sli.u nnived ill I.elii ii' thu fall of 18GU, nnd has been n resident of Ibis rlly ever since. She lias been iiibtru-mviitnl iiibtru-mviitnl in nivomplisliiiig consldemblu work ill tho Templo lor bur relatives, who died without hearing thu Compel. For the past ten ye us Sister Hmitli litis been n great sufferer. Whllo possessed of great vitality, her body wna worn out through the strenuous life which alio led, her condition culminntinr: into dropsy. She died Wednesday, March 20th. Sister Smith was known by nil her associates for her gieat devotion to her fninily, nnd constantly taught them, by her example; faith hi Ciod nnd sought to kindle within their minds the aspiration to be useful men nnd women in the communities where they live. |
