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Show City's Oldest Citizen Answers Last Call .Urs. Ciillicrlne Hoberlt Dies at Ail. winced Age of MneO-Sh Venrs. Mrs Cntherlno Roberts, who wus American Fork's oldest citizen, died here last Sat. at tho advunced ago of 9G years. She had spent most of the pnBt two years with her sou, Charles II. Itoberts, who Is postmaster postmast-er Iji Ilinghnm Canyon, but camo hero nbout one month ago to live with a graml-daughter. For five years prior to moving to lllnglinm sh0 hud lived with hor sons In California. During the balance of the flfty-two years alnce she came to Utah, her homo was lu American Fork, whore alio had a wide nontialntuiiee and a largo circle cir-cle of rrlonds. Mrs. Catherine Itoberts was tho wlfo or the lute Hiiben Hoborls, who was a carpenter mid builder hero In tho early days and died -lo years ago, She was bom In Hurley, Oxfordshire KiiKlnnd, March 31. ISIS, sho Joined the'Morinon Church, or which she was a devout member, In her oarly youth and emigrated to I'tah in 1802, Cl08. sing the plains in Homer Duncan's company and coming direct to American Am-erican Fork. She wulltod practically ull tlio way rrom Florence, Neb., to ouit i.ake City. Her three cons, Oliver Oli-ver K., John B. and Charles H. survive sur-vive her. The'runerul services, which were held lu tho Fourth Ward Meeting House, were under the direction of Bishop Warren II. Smith. Tho other speakers were Win. Oriint, Martin Hanson and Prof. J. H. Forbes, nil ot whom pnid high tributes to her devotion devo-tion to duties utid worth as a citizen. There were two solos by Mrs. Ren Halllday, tho choir Binging tho opening open-ing and closing numbers, llishop J. R. Hlndloy delivered the opening prayer, and IHshon J, H. Storrs the benediction. |