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Show SUDDEN DEATH' DP A PIONEER WOMAN OE NORTH OGDEN North Ogden was greatly shocked yesterday to find that Mrs. Ellen Anderson An-derson Holmes -had suddenly died unattended un-attended and alone in her home, most likely last Sunday afternoon, when she had just parted with her son Henry Hen-ry under heavy sorrow and sobbing on the eve of his departure for his heme in Canada. She was seen standing stand-ing in the door, crying after his departure. de-parture. She re-entered her home, locked the door, evidently to prevent the fierce wind from forcing It open, repaired to her cot, removed her shoes, preparing to have a short rest and apparently under great emotion, collapsed in death. Her son Milton, not seeing her around, attempted access to the house, but not being able to enter and not seeing her inside from any view point from windows (she being in a remote corner of her room), decided de-cided that his mother was visiting with her other sons or her daughters, as was her frequent custom. But finding that she was with none of them, the house was entered, and the body found cold in death. The body was taken to Larkins' Undertaking parlors to await funeral arrangement, the date to be announced later. She was the daughter of William Anderson and Elizabeth Gourley, born at Glasgow, Scotland, May 28, 1838, and was, therefore, In her 78th year. Her parents having embraced the gospel before her birth, she emigrated with them on the ship "Zetland," sailing sail-ing from Liverpool, November 10, 1849, in a company of 250 Saints under un-der the direction of S. H. Hawkins and arrived at New Orleans December Decem-ber 24, 1849, where she received her first baptism. They proceeded up the Mississippi to St. Louis and later walking most of the way across the plains, arriving in Salt Lake City, September, 1853, first finding work in the family of Lydia Knight on the church farm, where President Joseph Smith was then working, and later working in the home of President Brigham Young. She was married to Henry Holmes in Salt Lake City, March 29, 1858, and later moved to North Ogden and raised a large family, enduring the hardships of those early days, fighting crickets to prcaorvo crops and living on bran, bread and other scanty supplies. sup-plies. jHor eight children all survive her, namely Henry J. and Mary E. in Canada, Can-ada, William R., Ogden Valley, Eliza beth, Margaret, Milton and Lamonl of North Ogden and Heber of Kanes-ville, Kanes-ville, this county; also fifty-one grand children and fourteen great-grandchildren survive her. Her husband was for ten years president of the North Ogden branch In an early day, entailing an endleBB amount of special work and anxiety upon the deceased, all of which she bore pleasantly and with courage and fortitude. She also was called upon to assume a prominent part in the organizations of the ward, most notably the relief society in which she served as president and in other official of-ficial capacities. Her demise will be lamented by the many unto whom she has rendered ren-dered so much valuable and willing service In their sickness and suffering suffer-ing during the many years of her residence in North Ogden, as well as the numerous posterity and friends she leaves behind. The funeral services -will he held in North Ogden chapel and the date will be announced later. on |