| Show DEATH CALLS BELOVED PIONEER LADY mrs jane durrant adams 87 one of morgan countes Coun tys oldest pioneer residents died at her home in porterville last thursday of infirmities due ot old age mrs adams was born bom in deans notting england december 3 1846 a daughter of william and phoebe orr durrant she left her home in england may 6 1866 on the sailing vessel vess sel carolina and arrived in new york june 11 of the same year she che E traveled from there to laramie wyoming by rail and from laramie Lar amle to salt lake city by ox team jeam arriving september 25 1866 she then went to porterville where she married thomas adams the same year her husband died about 20 years ago mrs durrant was baptised baptized sed a member of the church in england and has been very active in the auxillia ry organ organization all her life she Is survived by three sons and three daughters william adams sublett idaho joseph adams bingham hyrum adams mrs james carter mrs john carter mrs minnie erust all of porterville two brothers thomasl L IT durrant midvale and thomas durrant franklin idaho 39 grand children childre n SO 30 great grandchildren and one geat great grandchild also j survive funeral services were held sunday afternoon in the porterville ward chapel with councellor counce lor W B mikesell Ml kesell in charge the I 1 invocation was offered by wm win H dickson and benediction by T thomas homas rich the speakers were walter D francis pres M H randall gearge brough and councellor counce lor mikesell Mike seIl music was furnished fumi shed by ernest porter manilla and vivian carter R H giles and the porterville quartet interment was made in the por ter berville terville ville cemetery and the grave was dedicated by L H durrant |
