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Show TO PIONEER WOMA! ''. v Funoral sorvlcos for Rebecca Coi man Evans, was conducted In tl High School Auditorium, Sundo with Prof. Josoph Smith at tho orgi nnd Dlshop Henry Lewis In charge. Edward Soutliwlck and A. D. A dorson woro the Bpeakers, both touc ing upon tho vital questions of tl Go3pol, and of tho lifo of 'Slstf Evans. A. I). Anderson rond tl skotch of hor lifo, and showed who. In sho had fulfilled tho moasuro hor creation. Prof. Abraham Andorson and .Mi Sadio Kittlnger sang a duot, and X) remainder of tho music was furnlsiw by Miss Josslo Ella Evans and U thrco brothors of Salt Lako Clt known as tho "Evans Quartet," wht was of n very high class and rondon In a most splendid way. Invocatlc was by Jamos H. Gardner nnd .tl benediction pronouncod by J. Wing. Tho gravo was dcdlcotod by Blslu FJeld, and tho "Evans Quartet" vol Impressively rendered a selection i tho gravo, whllo tho caskot was b ing loworcd. ( . Floral offerings woro many ar beautiful. Sketch Rebecca Coleman Evans, daugliti of Prlmo Coloman nnd Sarah Thor ton Coleman, was born October 1838, in Bedfordshire, England, j tho ago of HVo yoars slio with tl Coleman family immigrated to Nri voo, Illinois, having, provlously r celved tho Gospel of Jesus Christ i Lattcrday Saints from an Eldor wl brought it to tholr homo. Thoy s sail from England January l, 184 and arrived in Nnuvoo, Illinois, Mc 1st of tbo samo year. On their arrlv thoy wont to tho homo of Hyra Smith (brother of tho Prophot Josoi Smith) whero thoy remained a sho tlmo, living in ono of his rooms, ar then moved out to his farm, as tl family had been farmers In Englan About ono year later tho family wi stricken with fovor and tho fathe Prlmo Coloman, and his oldost daug tor, Sarah, died from tho offect During their slcknoss and troub Drothor Hyrum Smith visited thoi ofton. npbocca wns baptized Jul 184G, in ' Nauvoo, by Eldor Thonk Cutler. Tho widow with her sove small childron moved throo miles b low Nnuvoo into tho wnrd whoi David Evans was Bishop, and llve thoro about two yoars. During thli tlmo troublo for tho Saints wai steadily Increasing and a movo wni on foot for them to leavo tho city Companies woro .formed, wngom mado, and all preparations mndo ai soon as possible. Sister Coloman ani hor family was Included in ono of tin companies to bo moved. Teams were scarce, and tho plan of travel was tc tako half of tho wagons a day's Journej and then send tho teamB back for the othor half, thus ofton taking throe days to mako ono days Journoy. This wns In tho spring of 184C. Aftor travel Ing on tills plnn for somo tlmo a part of tho company decided to tako an' other route, Thoy divided, leaving Dlshop David Evans with twelve wagons and only half that number ol toams. Tho Coloman family waa plaped In his company. When about wonty-flvo mllo3 west of tho Mississippi Missis-sippi RIvor, In Iowa, tho cattlo wore giving out, and a rest was nocossary. Tho provisions also woro gottlng scarco, so thoy remained in Iowa all summer to earn moro teams and1 food. Dlshop Evans and flvo othor men going go-ing Into Missouri to work for tho provisions. Whllo thoy woro gone tho company was compolled to kill somo of tholr stnrvlng cattlo to oat, and thus savo thomsolvos. When tho brothron roturnod with provisions tho company moved Into tho Stato of Missouri, and remained thoro for threo years working to earn toams and food to enablo thom to mnko tho final Journoy across tho plains to Utnh. In tho spring of 1850 thoy began tholr long trip, arriving In Salt Lako City on tho 15th day of Soptombor of that year, Tho famillos of David Evans nnd Sarah Coloman remained thtfro that wlntor, and moved out to what was then known as Dry Creok, In Utah County In tho spring of 1851 whoro thoy helped to establish the city of Lohl; David Evans laying out tho city and aftorwards becoming Bishop and nlso Mayor of tho samo. Rohocca Coloman wns married to Bishop David Evans Novombor IB, 185G, by Prosldont Brlghnm Young, Sho, with two small childron, lived nt Pelican Point nt tho tlmo of the Indian troublo, and shared tho hard ships of a now country. Sho was a mombor of tho first Sun day School, and also tho first Rollel Socltoy organlzod In Lohl, and was choson counselor In tho rrlmnry As soclntlon when It was first organized in Lohl. , Sho noted as toachor In tho Sundnj School, and was identified wltv thai organization many yoars, bolng an pointed to net ns missionary to vlsli homes of tho peoplo and oncourng thom to nttond tho Sunday School Sho was set apart as teaohor In tin Rollof Society, May 15, 1893, one government. sorvod till 1910 whon hor fallln health necessitated hor giving It up. Sho workod In tho Mantl Tempi Tor many of hor rolatlvos, and who It was not posalblo for hor to go thor sho sont monoy to hlro work dono fc hor dood ancestors, as tho Coloma family havo had work dono for som throo thousand of tholr dead. Th work was startod In St. Goorg Tomplo, and whon tho Mantl Tompl was finished was transferred thoro b cause It waa noaror homo. Robocca C. Evans was tho mothc of olght childron, sixteen grandchll ron nnd Bovon groat-grandchlldron. Sho died In full faith May 7, 192 loved and rospectcd for what si was.' |
