Show mrs hannah C rees coalville Co alville pioneer dies after short illness the entire community was saddened last week end by the news of the death of mrs hannah chappell rees 81 wife of edmund i rees of this city which occurred at her home late friday fol 01 ol lowan a sh short illness of influenza she was born at bristol devonshire england july 30 1862 a daughter of william E and hannah lake chappell when she was three years old her parents came to the united states and made the long arduous trip across the plains by ox team to salt lake city with captain Holli days company there the chappell family lived for a year then came to coalville Co alville here mr chappell supported his pioneering family by working in a coal mine and here mrs rees lived her long active life As a young girl she worked d out a at t a wage of per week here on Jit january nuary 7 1882 she married E edmund dmund rees bishop robert salmon pe performing rford the ceremony that made them man and wife here she raised her family of 12 children then raised an adopted son for good measure she was always active in church and civic affairs for 19 years sh she e was president of the coalville Co alville ward L D S society never once was she late to a meeting her rare absences occasioned only by illness for many years she was also an active worker of the daughters of utah pioneers organization surviving are the following sons and daughters bishop joseph E rees morgan charles W wrel rees Is washington D C fred A rees thomas E rees and mrs ruth miller salt lake city mrs M rs nellie crittenden mrs mae R tree and ellis rees coal ville also 34 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren an and d two brothers and a sister thomas and william chi chappell apil of 0 Co coalville alville and mrs emma buchanan salt lak laef city funeral services for mrs rees were held at I 1 I 1 p m tuesday in the stake house chapel bishop B shop A S gardner officiating the order of services L r f follows I 1 prayer at home vocal duet have I 1 done any good in the world brother and sister wright prayer brother herbert crittenden violin solo when you come to the end of a perfect day derla pace sermon C R jones solo in the garden mrs beard sermon president beard remarks bishop gardner vocal duet my prayer wright benedic bened lc c brother and sister tion P H neeley burial was made in the Co coalville alville city cemetery W V L chappell dedicating r the grove grave |