| Show Mantis Manti's anti s Oldest Woman Age 89 Passes At t Home Mrs Christina Lund Jensen 89 Mantis Manti's oldest woman died at her home in Manti ManU Satur Saturday ay of causes incident to age She was born May 11 1861 at Denmark a daughter daugh daugh- ter of Christian Peter and Marie Miller Lund Her parents were were converts to the L D S church and came to Utah settling in ManU Manti when she was 7 years old She was married to Frederick Jensen on January 6 1881 in inthe inthe inthe the Salt Lake Endowment House Mr Jensen died January 13 1950 They were the parents of 9 children six of whom survive Mrs Jensen Merrill and Elliott Jensen Los Angeles California Miranda J. J Madsen Lemar Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen and Anna Mae J. J Moffitt Manti and Frederick F. F Newman Newman Newman New New- man Iowa Falls Iowa A Also 1 s o 0 surviving are 21 grandchildren and 34 great Funeral services for Mrs Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen were conducted by Bishop Claude Braithwaite in the Manti anti Center ward on Wednesday Prelude Prelude Prelude Pre Pre- lude organ music was by Ruth Anderson and musical numbers on the program included Come Come Ye Saints sung by Ellis E. E Johnson Clara Johnson Sam Parry and Edna Pack accompanied accompanied accompanied by Ruth Anderson a violin violin violin vi vi- olin solo Teach Me To Pray by R. R Easton Moffitt l accompanied by Della Delia Cox The liThe Old Refrain Refrain Refrain Re Re- frain sung by Amy Bond Carol Carol Carol Car Car- ol Lowry and Edna Pack accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by Della Delia Cox Prayers at the services were given by Melroy Kj Kjar ar and Vernel Vernel Vernel Ver- Ver nel Erickson and the dedication of the grave in the Manti cemetery cemetery cemetery cem- cem was by W. W T. T Hall Speaker Vernon Kunz told of Mrs Jensen as a neighbor and grandmother saying that she had a great love for her grand grand- children He said she always made people feel welcome in her home and that she was generally regarded as a good neighbor He touched on the plan of salvation and resurrection resurrection tion and said that if he lived a good life he would expect to meet her on the other side for forshe forshe forshe she had indeed led a good life Speaker Wilford related his associations with the family their home being a gathering ga ga- gathering I center as he paled around around around a- a round with the boys He told Continued on last page MANTIS MANTI'S OLDEST WOMAN AGE 89 PASSES AT HOME nOME Continued from page 1 of having taught some of the children in school and told of their ingenuity integrity amIability and amI ability as entertainers Mr quoted from the Bible It HIt shall be as you believe and think If you believe believe be be- lieve love you show love If you believe charity you show charity If you believe friendliness ness you ou live friendliness If you believe neighborliness you show neighborliness These things I he ic said applied in the Jensen home He told of Mrs Jensens Jensen's exemplary life her cheerfulness courage to do right and her life as a pioneer builder of the com com- He told of the heritage left the grandchildren by their forefathers Mrs Mrs Ellice Moffitt gave a beautiful tribute to Mrs Jensen bringing out the beautiful of how her golden hair had now turned to white while She read resolutions resolutions resolutions res res- of respect from the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers In his closing remarks Bishop Braithwaite told of going into the Jensen home and of how he appreciated her friendliness on such visits He extended the thanks of the family to those who had shown their sympathy at this time of sorrow |
