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Show Deseret Pioneer Dies Tuesday In Los Angeles Mrs. Josephine Black Petty, 87, one of Deseret's pioneers and resident res-ident for many years, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Grier Asher, 5405 Geer Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. She was born at Spring Dale, Washington county, March 12, 1863 a daughter of Joseph S. and Carolyn Caro-lyn Thompson Black. She was the oldest of a 'family of 11 children. As a little girl she came with her family to Deseret, where her father was one of the early settlers sett-lers and first bishop. The greater part of her life had been lived in Deseret. She had endured all the hardships hard-ships of the early settling of Deseret, Des-eret, when the families had an annual struggle procuring food and clothing. In later years, when their circumstances were more comfortable, comfort-able, she would recall the early days, when she had one denim dress a year, and went barefoot, often so to dances. She was a lifelong members of the LDS church, faithful and active in ward duties. She married Albert Petty Nov. 28, 1882 at Deseret, and was the mother of eight sons and one daughter. dau-ghter. Mr. Petty died in 1926, and of late years Mrs. Petty had lived in Los Angeles with her daughter. Surviving are the following chil-dred: chil-dred: J. Edgar Petty, Acil L. Petty, L. Dean Petty and Josie Petty Asher, Ash-er, all of Los Angeles. Bryan J. Petty, Provo, and Elmer H. Petty Delta; a brother, Peter T. Black, Delta, and five sisters, Mrs. Phoebe Reid, Payson, Mrs. C. Cropper, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Lillian Peterson and Mrs. Carrie Jensen, Riverside, Cal., and Mrs. Maud Johnson, Deseret; Des-eret; 19 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted in Los Angeles and burial will be there. Mrs. Petty was a Chronicle subscriber, sub-scriber, so that she could keep up with the hometown news. It arrived at her home every Friday, and members of the family say she looked forward with interest for every issue. |