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Show Community Pays Last Respects To Elderly Resident The community paid "last respects re-spects to Mrs. Johanna Anderson Monson, at funeral services conducted con-ducted Saturday afternoon in the Manila ward chapel, under direction direc-tion of Counselor Virgil Meredith. Mrs. Monson died Wednesday of last week at the home of her daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. George Linquist, at Salt Lake City. She was 77. Speakers at the service pointed out Mrs. Monson's life of service to her family and others, and spoke of her home-loving nature. The speakers were L. M. Atwood, H. B. Warnick, Bishop H. V. Swenson, and Counselor Meredith. John Roundy offered the opening prayer, Dan Wadley pronounced the benediction, and Mons Monson dedicated the grave. Opening music was played by a string quartet, after which a quartet quar-tet of Ivan Monson, George Harris, Dean Atwood and Calvin Swenson accompanied by Cora Atwood, sang "O My Father." After the opening prayer, Maurine Andrews sang "My Task," after which Mr. Atwood spoke. Mrs. Sarah Monson and Mrs. Electa Monson then sang a duet, followed by remarks by H. B. Swenson. Swen-son. Ruth Johnson of Salt Lake City then sang a solo in Swedish, and Bishop Swenson spoke. Closing remarks were made by Counselor Meredith, after which the closing song, "Perfect Day," was sung by Elma Monson. ; Surviving Mrs. Monson are four daughters, Mrs. Linquist, Mrs. John Hallman, Mrs. William Stam and Mrs. Clyde Parker of Salt Lake City; five step-sons and step-daughters, Mrs. Edward Jeppson and Mrs. Nephi Radmall of Pleasant Grove, John Monson of Magna, Alma Monson Mon-son of Salt Lake City, and Martin Monson of American Fork; 16 grandchildren grand-children and two great-grandchildren. . n |