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Show Caroline Hilton lies Thursday On Saturday, January 10th, in the Hinckley Ward Chapel funeral services were held for Caroline C. B. Hilton, wife of John H. Hilton, who died at the Hugh Hilton home Thursday of a sudden heart attack. at-tack. Caroline "Carrie" Curtis Blair Hilton was born in Salem, Utah, May 4, 1872, being 75 years old at the time of her death. She was a daughter of Francis Argyle and Miriam Rudd Curtis and lived in Seattle, Arizona when she was a small girl, as her parents were called cal-led there to do some pioneering. They lived in several Arizona towns. She was married to William Blair on May 6, 1892. Mr. Blair was a postmaster and owned a store. He died Nov. 1, 1932. On March 2, 1934 she was married to John H. Hilton in Mesa Arizona, and moved to Utah in 1935, having lived in Salt Lake City, Fillmore, Delta and Hinckley Hin-ckley since then. ' Mrs. Hilton has always been an active member of the L. D. S. church, having worked in all the auxiliary organizations at various times, including Primary, Mutual, Relief Society, Sunday School, Genealogical Gen-ealogical Society, having acted at various times as president, counselor, coun-selor, teacher and secretary. For several years she worked in the L. D. S. temple at Mesa, Arizona. She is survived by her husband, John H. Hilton, 90; five sisters; Mrs. Lillie Packer and Mrs. Zella Saline, Pima, Arizona; Mrs. Alta Plimb, St. Johns, Arizona, Elda Kirk, Phoenix and Mrs. Laura Barkham, Miami, Arizona. The body was taken to Pima, Arizona, under the direction of L. N. Nickle and sons Mortuary for burial, accompanied also by P,oy Hilton. Services were held in Pima on Monday, January 12th. Bishop Verdell Bishop conducted the services in Hinckley. The first number was a vocal solo sung by Dean Hilton, "The Lord's Prayer"; Ladd Cropper offered of-fered the invocational prayer. Katrina Gronning was the first speaker. She reviewed the life of Sister Hilton. She told of Carrie's parents being among the first to come to Utah, her father being born in Nauvoo and knew Joseph Smith and her parents endured the hardships which were common to all early pioneers. She also told of an instance when Sister Hilton had been cured of an illness because be-cause of her sincere faith. "There is a Land My Eyes Have Seen" was rendered as a vocal solo by Ross Hilton, and Bishop Verdell Bishop gave a speech following fol-lowing this. Bishop Bishop remarked remark-ed that "Death brings us to a remembrance re-membrance of the plan of life. It is something we all must face, and would none of us avoid if the choice were given us to do so." He continued by saying, "Death is the greatest test of our religion. If our testimonies waver then, there is a weakness in them. With faith in the gospel, we realize it is a plan of the gospel". He stated that Mrs. Hilton lived and taught the gospel and would enjoy in the hereafter the fruits of having done so. "Oh, My Father", was sung by a quartet consisting of Orlando Hepworth, Ladd Cropper, Blaine Spendlove and Ross Hilton. Benediction was offered by Lowell Low-ell Bennett. |