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Show NOTIH ! IS IjEAB I Elisabeth Ben-son Ben-son Parses 3 i Mrs.EUzAbethGoIo'i er Benson, widow of the la' e Ipostle Ezra T. Benson, dic-d a:. a. m. Monday, Mon-day, May 4, 1903. oj old age and general debility, a "Tie residence of her daughter, Mrp. E. R. Owen, Ow-en, in Welisviile. . The deceased lady was a native American, and was aged 71 vear.-i on Dec. 31, 1902. She came to Uiah with the ; pioneers, having, Leen with the .Latter-da Saints during the Nauvoo clay-i. Sh-'s was married J in Salt Lake in 18r, and resided 'in Cache s'-ice the first settie- mentj Bhe -was for 1 3 years presi dent of the Relief Societies of the Cache stake, ar.il was widely known and belov i The funeral ? ii ice will be 4 f Mayb . Thel : remains may be viewed by friends I at the residence of Mrs. Edith 'Parkinson between 10 and 12:30. 1 The deceased was a woman of great strength of character and passed through all the trials of the early days without complaint. com-plaint. She was a natural leader lead-er and for this reason was chos- j en president of the Relief Socle-1 ties of Cache stake, which posi- tion she filled with great credit and ability until advancing, age I required her retirement. She po- sessed undaunted courage, and her integrity and devotion to the gospel were unusually strong. She leaves four sons, Fred, Brig-ham, Brig-ham, William and Hyrum, and two dawghters Mrs. W. B.Park-inson B.Park-inson and Mrs. E. R. O wen. Her sons Fred and William' came down from Butte to be at her bedside during her last ill-! ness. All the children, six in number, will be present at ihc funeral with the exception of Hyrum, who was unable to reach Logan in time. j |