Show funeral services held for eliza lewis fi fish sh funeral services were held here monday afternoon at one in the west ward chapel for mrs eliza lewis fish 86 well known and respected resident of this I 1 community who passed away late saturday night at the home ut u mr and mrs silas J ward following a long illness the services were conducted fi elder arnold stevens of the waid bishopric and commenced the choir conducted by silas singing author of the opening prayer was offered by thomas K holyoak after which mary orton sang a solo whispering hope with mr playing a violin obligate lyle marsden was at the piano dr dc J hp i entire service speakers were david richards richard hugh L adams and simon A matheson each of whom told of their acquaintance with the deceased woman and repeated in in stances in the history of her life della delia marsden read sentiments written in memory of mrs fish by mrs olive carroll other musical numbers were a solo by whitney orton and the closing song by the choir tho deepening trials and the closing prayer was offered by wm win marsden following the services the body of the deceased was taken to enterprise ter prise to the final resting place beside the grave of her husband who died there a number of years ago at the graveside a short talk was given by a mr tait and the grave was dedicated by joseph terry both of enterprise many of her relatives and friends went with the funeral cortege from here to enterprise mrs fish was born bom in salt lake city on june 18 1853 daughter of david and elizabeth carson lewis the lewis family moved to southern utah when she was a very small child they pioneered in i n minersville Miners ville and came here in the early days of this city and her father was the first white person person to be buried in the parowan carowan cemetery she was married to joseph fish in the endowment house at salt lake city in 1869 and she reared six children belonging to mr fish by his first wife the family moved to snowflake arizona in 1873 and helped colonize that community she also lived at circleville Cir cleville and enterprise and her husband died at the latter place some years ago since that time she has lived here with her half sister mrs olive ward besides the latter she is survived by two half brothers samuel C of this city and neils of cowley wyoming |