| Show EMMA PACKER WITBECK DEAD after an illness of a few days mrs emma packer Wit witbeck beek wife of john 0 witbeck of gunnison Gu unison died very suddenly last thurida thursday deceased was born in nauvoo il III april she was the daughter of nathan and elizabeth packer and was named after emma smith wife of the prophet Prop liet joseph smith mrs witbeck came with her parents to utah when but a child and shared the trials and hardships incident to pioneer life she was married to john 0 witbeck octo bei bel 2 1859 9 four children were born to mr and mrs witbeck Wit beok beak one son and aud three daughters two daughters mrs james bigler of nephi and mrs thomas prazer frazer of raymond canada aro are the only children living aunt betty as she wa called was beloved by all who know her she had but recently returned from canada where she had been visiting with her daughter mrs frazer she was called back to utah to testify in a case casc ol 01 the tile salt lake street car co and incensed inc ended to go to salt lake the day she died lied just a few moments before death a telegram came saying the ciso case had been compromised n d she need not come the tile funeral services wore were hold in n tho tile council house monday af afternoon ter A large largo number of friends attended to tol pay their last respects to one they loved M X F worth prest john B maiben faiben Ti N E R petersen and george B cox were the tile speakers |
