Show final rites held at monroe for former 4 al marysvale Marys lary vale nale resident funeral services were conducted monday afternoon of 0 tills week in the monroe south ward chapel tor for mrs carrie C decker jones pioneer leader in rei lillous and educational act activities alvi who passed away in monroe thursday of last week of apoplexy born at troy new york november 28 1865 mrs airs jones w was as a graduate ot of park college in missouri she was the widow ot of william L jones a surgeon in the civil war who died several years ago in wilmington call california for many years they owned and operated the pines hotel and a store in marysvale Marys vale prominent in many activities in this locality mrs airs jones was one of the first presbyterian missionaries in southern utah having come to monroe monro e as aa a girl with her mother to open ope n a mission school there later she taught school in marysvale Marys vale lie and she was instrumental in building the methodist methodist church here for some time she conducted the services it being the only church in the community at that time bishop ernest anderson was in charge ot of the services announced as follows opening and closing songs beautiful isle and beautiful home by the choir other musical numbers included a song by joan swain and one by william E rice ot of richfield speakers who paid high tribute to the life and character of mrs airs jones were senate jennie reynolds and a daughter of lewis jo jones es the ct concluding including speaker was homer mccarty of salt lake city who was a student of mrs jones the invocation was offered b by Y mr air rice and the benediction was pronounced by mrs Barli quist ot of richfield burial was in th the e monroe city cemetery it was of special interest to marysvale Marys vale friends that she was burled buried in her wedding dress among those from marysvale Marys vale who attended the services were mrs laura M bertelsen mrs airs birdie stocks mrs lawrence hamel mrs delbert howes mrs airs carl howes and dewitt tate |