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Show Maude Snyder, member of original pioneer family, dies Maude L Snyder, who married into Park City's first pioneer family, died May 17 at her home on Old Ranch Road. She was 94. Her husband David Snyder was the son of Sam Snyder, recalled local historian Bea Kummer. Sam's brother, George Snyder, was the first settler in the Park City area and gave his name to the outlying town of Snyderville. Maude was bom Dec. 27, 1889 in Prizet Keudal Westmoreland, West-moreland, England. She and sister Rose moved to America, Amer-ica, where the two sisters married two brothers. Maude married David S. Snyder on Nov. 27, 1913 in Salt Lake. Rose married Wilfred Snyder. Sny-der. (Rose and Wilfred are deceased.) Maude's marriage mar-riage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. David died in 1941, but Maude continued to live at a home near the northeast comer of Old Ranch Road and Utah Highway 224. Her immediate survivors are nieces and nephews, but she was also befriended by several neighbors in Snyderville. Snyder-ville. Neighbor Beverly Pace recalled Maude did not want to go to work after her husband died. But, she said, "Maude made loads and loads of baby booties. And she used to babysit kids." Dorothy Murnin remembered remem-bered she was loving and always complimentary to other people. "Even on last Mother's Day, when I was dressed for church... you wouldn't have thought she knew what was going on, but she looked up at me and said, 'You sure do look nice.' " Maude lived a sheltered life, said Mrs. Murnin. She retained her British accent and always had an interest in her native land. She had a picture of Margaret Thatcher on her wall and saved clippings on Princess Diana. She also loved tea, recalled Dorothy, though she didn't want her fellow LDS church members to know. "Toward the end, she said, 'Lord, I'm sorry for drinking my tea, but it's the only thing that tastes good.'," said Mrs. Murnin. She was active in the Democratic Party and the LDS Primary. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Snyderville Ward Chapel (near Kimball Junction) where friends may call Friday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday prior to services. Burial is at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Funeral directors di-rectors are Olpin Mortuary. |
