Show Former Resident Of f Manti Dies Mrs Emma M M. M Steele Gillespie Gillespie Gil- Gil lespie former Manti Mantl resident died Sept 24 1 1972 in Belleville Belleville Belleville Belle Belle- ville Ill Mrs Gillespie was born March 16 1881 in Belleville Ill to Louisa Reese and Eberhard Eberhard Eberhard Eber- Eber hard Buettner She was a convert convert convert con con- vert to the Church through the efforts of Jesse P P. P Steele who had gone back to Illinois to collect records of or his rela rela- tives She came to Utah in 1908 and she and Mr lIr Steele were married in the Manti Mantl LAS Temple Temple Temple Tem Tem- Oct 14 1908 They purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased their home the next year at 87 West Wesl Second North in Manti Mantl Mr Steele passed away June 10 1920 at the age of 91 The first five years Mrs Gellespie worked in the Manti Mantl Temple with Temple with her husband She was always active in the LAS Church especially the Relief Society where she served man many years as a visiting teacher In 1930 she and her daughter moved to California On May 1 1947 she was married married mar mar- ried to William A. A Gillespie inthe In Inthe inthe the Mesa Temple He passed passed passed pass pass- ed away May 12 1951 She lived in Riverside California California California Cal Cal- until two years ago when she moved to Romoland to be near her daughter In April of this year she flew Clew to Illinois to visit her two re remaining remaining remaining re- re sisters She is survived by a daughter Jessie Buettner Steele a stepson stepson stepson step step- son Floyd Gillispie Gillespie two sisters sisters sisters sis sis- Mrs MaU Mathilda lda Meyer and Mrs Anna Voss of Belleville and a brother John Buettner Romoland California |