| Show Emma Neath Dies At Age of 58 In delicate health for several years Emm Klages Neath 58 died at her home East Fifth South Bountiful at am a.m. Thursday Aug 3 of a coronary occlusion Known respected and loved by virtually all of Bountiful Emma was as the wife of Grant Gran S. S Neath past commander o othe of the Bountiful Jeep Posse She was married to him in the Salt Sal Lake Temple of the Church Aug 14 19 1930 Besides her husband husband husband hus hus- band she is survived by her i I her Emma Emma Emma Em Em- son son Stephen her daughter ma Lou Mrs Irs and four grandchildren Her elder son Grant K Neath and and his wife Nora were victims of or a fatal a tal automobile accident April 1960 A brother in Ger- Ger Frederick Klages of Hil Hil- and Mrs Henry Helena Helena Helena Hel Hel- ena Deseniss of Hannover a sister survive Born Emma Klages Feb 24 1903 Mrs Neath was the daughter daugh daugh- ter tel of Ferdinand and August Klages of the ancient German City of Hannover She SheI I was brought up in the faith and was an an ardent church worker work work- er in her youth Gifted musically she was a proficient organist in her branch of the church and her great love of children was early expressed in her work as a teacher in the Primary Association and the Sunday School Sensitive to art music and literature she was especially especial especial- ly a lover of the poetry of the Ule great German lyricist Heinrich Hemrich Heine She met and fell ell in love with Grant S. S Neath while while her husband hus hus- band band to to bc was on a mission in Germany and in 1927 she came cameto to New York where she was employed for two years as a governess In 1930 she came to Utah to be married and Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- has been her home ever since When her health permitted Emma was active here in the church among other duties filling filling fill fill- ing the position of Sunda Sunday School teacher in the Bountiful Second Ward But her interest lay in her home and family She brought the ok German spirit of h hospitality to her adopted country and visit visitors visitors ors were always assured of a loving welcome at her home Among her many interests was the love of old and beautiful things and her home was filled with her collection of antiques precious things bought not just for show but to be lived willand willand will and cherished She was alive aliveto to the beautiful in all things in music and poetry in m na nature lure ture in the garden in the house household hold Above bove all aU she delighted in her friends To her great joy Emmas Emma's mother was able to come from Germany and stay two years with her some time ago Later her sister Helena visited her herfor herfor for Cor three months And in 1960 Emma realized her dream of returning to the old country for fora a month or two She saw again all the scenes of her childhood aita a youth but she was inexpressibly inexpressibly sib sibly glad to return to her heir home in Utah again Bountiful was Vas in all the words mean her true home Emma Neath was laid to rest Saturday Aug 5 in the cemetery at Bountiful Bishop S. S Lloyd Riley offered prayer at the mortuary chapel and the rest of the funeral services took place in the Bountiful Eighth Ward Chapel where Bishop CEvan C. C Evan Moss who presided made introductory remarks Organ voluntaries were played by b Rosa Rosalind Rosalind lind Newman Bishop William WilliamL L L. Page gave the opening pray pray- er There were two speakers Stahle Stable Wicker close friend of the family who told of his long association with the and Col Cot Alvin Sessions uncle of Grant Neath who quoted many beautiful and comforting thoughts from the worlds world's great writers Joseph H H. Wood sang two tenor Ly ULy My Head Beneath a Rose aRose and Resignation Resignation tion Rosalind Newman was his accompanist Arthur T. T Jolliffe Jolliffe Jol Jol- liffe Here offered a benediction and at the cemetery Wilfred II Williams dedicated the grave |
