Show Manti Mani tl Serves o ze Sze Mary Peterson PeS Funeral services were held heldon heldOn heldon on Saturday July 23 at 2 pm p.m. for Mary Rust Peterson 63 who died of natural causes on Wednesday July 20 at pm p.m. at her heme home Mrs 1 Peterson was born on August 14 1902 at Caineville Wayne Vayne County's Wonderland to George B B. B and Malinda 1 El Elvira Elvira Elvira El- El vira Roberts Rust When a little litHe girl she played played played play play- ed in the sandbars of the Dirty Devil River and around the colored stone castles and cathedrals cathedrals cathedrals cath cath- of the region When Mary lary was eight years of age the family moved to Talmage near the high Uin- Uin where they lived on a ranch She loved to ride horses Many 1 times she would ride a horse to Duchesne and back to the ranch in one day a distance of 54 miles She went to school in Manti 1 and lived with her grandparents and in 1923 married Alma C. C Peterson in the Manti Man Man- ti Temple I She was an active member of the Manti 1 South Ward She was a temple worker forI for many years She also served I as president of the Manti 1 South Ward Vard Relief Society and was an active worker in inthe inthe inthe the genealogical program She has also served as a Primary teacher president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the DUP 1 Mrs 1 irs Peterson always had a desire to write but never had enough time to give earnest thought to this subject She composed several poems and two of her poems Frontier Fruition and Desert Symbols Symbols Symbols Sym Sym- bols have been published in ina a book called Utah Sings which is published by the Utah State Poetry Society Inc in Provo They appeared in 1964 Another of her poems entitled Realms of Remembrance received honorable mention from this Society She is survived by her husband husband husband hus hus- band and four sons Bart A A. AKay Kay R. R both cf Manti lanti Reed L. L Provo Ray W. W Ephraim and 11 grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters Rand St. St Paul Oregon Alva Croydon Elton Tan Talmage e Mrs 1 Ethel Jensen and Mrs l Ella Hansen both of Centerfield Centerfield Centerfield Center Center- field and Mrs l Nora 1 of Manti 1 The funeral services were conducted by South Ward Vard Bishop J. J Van Wallace ce and were as follows Preliminary and Postlude Music Eunice A. A Garbe Invocation Leslie J. J Ander Ander- son Speaker Bernice Anderson Musical 1 selection That Wonderful Mother lother of Mine 1 by Merrill 1 Maylett accompanied by Eunice Garbe Speaker Speake Arlin Potter Mrs l Petersons Peterson's poems were vere read by Lonnie Speaker LeRay A. A Mickel Mickel- son Closing remarks Bishop J. J Wallace Vallace Musical l selection The Perfect Perfect Perfect Per Per- Day by Ernest Scow ac accompanied accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied by Mrs 1 Garbe Benediction Francis Henrie The grave in the Manti 1 City Cemetery was dedicated by R. R Lynn Nielson The pallbearers pallbearer were Jimmy Seager Ray Rust Michael 1 Pe Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe- Pe terson Peter l Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- neth Jorgenson and Sidney Rust |