Show Ts yeath death comes to ellen 0 Tho raten funeral services being held hald saturday at two in east I 1 ward chapel mrs ellen orton thornton 61 aho vho has lain helpless tor for about a month from the effects of a caryle tic stroke which she suffered passed away on wednesday night at her home hero here the end was not unexpected in tact fact those who have tern with her have marveled at the wonderful vitality which kept her alive so a long in her condition conditi oi the attending physician expected that she have lasted a week after she was afflicted funeral service is being hold tor for her saturday at two p in in III the east ward chapel in the absence of members of the bishopric all pt of whom are arc out of town walter C mitchal Mitch cl of the high council la Is expected to take charge mrs thornton was born t in wan may 11 1868 a daughter of alexander 11 and sarah taylor or ton she grew to here and was married on november 17 1887 to stephen G thornton four children were born to them three of whom survive her and are here to attend the funeral they are go gc roy thornton of salt lake mrs myrtle cochrane of tooele thoele and mrs fern willsey of this city surviving her also are one sister mrs airs Il hannah annall dalton of this city and four halt half sisters mrs bits alvin benson of carowan parowan Paro Pa rowan mrs george A mitchell of cedar city mrs ezra era thornton of beaver and mrs john eyre of minersville millersville Miners Millers ville she was a devout member of the L D S church and a worker in its its organization having been active as i relief society teacher up until the time she was stricken the sympathy of tile the community goes out to the bereaved ones in the loss oss of a devoted mother and slater sister |