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Show FUNERAL OF MRS. ELWOOD Highly Respected Lady of Hyde Park Dies Suddenly. Funeral Sunday. Hydi: Paiik, Oct. 2.1, On Tlrursr day evening Oct. 10th, Mrs. Mario Elwood was milking her cow, when allatonco she exclaimed, "Oh dear" and fell over and expired In a few minutes. Her husband was In tho stable and saw her fall, but being very feeble and crippled up from a paraly-tio paraly-tio stroke received several years ago, could render but little assistance. It was fully twenty minutes before he could get help but sho was then past need of any earthly assistance. Her death camo as a shock to her many friends, as she had that afternoon attended a woman's meeting In tlio hall. Iu all probability It was rheumatism rheu-matism of the heart which took her olf so suddenly. She had two severe attacks of It during the day. Funeral services were held In the Hyde Park hall Sunday tho 22nd Inst. The tl.ill was well tilled with relatives and friends. Many good things wcro said of tho deceased by James Hurren, Robert Rccdor, Elijah Seamons, J. W. D. ilurren, Lorenzo Petersen, and Bishop 0. G. Hyde. Each testified of hor woith as a citizen and as a Latter-day Latter-day Saint. Mrs. Elwood was truly a loving wife, a kind mother, and a woman worthy the love and esteem of all who knew her. During the services a quartctto composed of Mrs. Mcquarry, Frederick T. Ilallam, Arthur Petersen and Mary J. Seamons, sang In a very beautiful way, "I Need Thee Every Hour." "God Calleth Thee" was sung by Mrs. McQuarry, Frederlch Ilallam, Wlllard Italian), and Mary Seamons, while tho choir sang "Oh My Father", and "There is sweet Rest in Heaven." A largo cortege followed tho te-mains te-mains to tho cemetery, and tho gravo was dedicated by J. W. D. Hurron. Biographical. Mario Pago Elwood, was born Feb. 20, 1830, at Itumborough, Suffolk, England; baptized into the chinch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints July 30, 1852; married to Wlllllam "EL wood Oct. 25, 1855. Left her natlvo country Oct. f, 18S0, and arrived In Hyde Park Just 20 days later. Mrs. Elwood was tlio motlior of fourteen children. Four arc dead, ten survlvo her, Two of tlicso aro still In Old England, tho rest are hero In Utah. |