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Show I Services Held In Sutherland For Aged Mother Funeral services were held for Mrs. Laura Elfors Erickson, 70, Tuesday morning. 10 a. m., in the Sutherland ward chapel, with Bishop Bish-op Frank Lyman conducting. Mrs. Erickson died at her home in Sutherland Suth-erland Friday night, of causes incident in-cident to age. She was born Dec. 10, 1878, at Grantsville, a daughter of John and Joan Samuelson Elfors. She lived her early life there, and was married to John Erickson, August 3, 1896, in the Salt Lake temple. They lived in Grantsville, and in the spring of 1912 moved to Suther land to farm. The family home has been there since. Mr. Erickson died in the fall of 1921. A lifelong member of the LDS church, Mrs. Erickson was active in many church works. She had served in the Relief Society for many years, as visiting teacher, and as a teacher of teachers" topics. top-ics. Her health began failing several sev-eral years ago, causing her to give up her duties. Surviving are two sons, Golden and Eldon Erickson, and two daughters, dau-ghters, Mrs. Arvilla Johnson and Mrs. Irene Brumleyy, al of Sutherland; Suther-land; one sister, Mrs. Annie Marsh, of Tooele; 19 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. The services opened with the song "In My Garden of Tomorrow," by the double trio, Nella Jackson, Delia Johnson, Hazel Walker, Elinor Roberts, Dora Rose and Dale Bishop. Bis-hop. The opening prayer was offered off-ered by R. L. Turner. Bishop George R. Jackson, of Salt Lake, former Sutherland resident and bishop of the ward, was the first speaker. Cutler Henrie and Bryant Larsen, also formerly bishops bis-hops of Sutherland ward, and bishop Frank Lyman, were the fol- : lowing speakers. They paid tribute to Mrs. Erickson as a valued mem- 1 ber of the community, sincere and 1 a loving wife and mother. i Glen Rawlinson sang "One Sweet : ly Solemn Thought", and at the : close of the services, Mrs. Marie i Moody sang "End of a Perfect : Day". The benediction was given ' 'by Norman Erickson. Burial was at Grantsville where i the grave was dedicated by Amon i Johnson. 1 |