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Show Mother Of Eight Children Dies Residents of the Windsor ward werd were shocked Tuesday afternoon after-noon when they learned of the death of Mrs. Lavena Whitecar Backus, 35 years of age, wife of George Backus. She had been in poor health for some time but no one had realized her condition con-dition to be so critical. She leaves a family of eight children. She was born in Salt Lake City but moved to the Windsor ward after her marriage to Mr. Backus. Surviving are her husband and the following children: Hazel, Clifford, Edward, Dorothy, Virginia, Lavena, Dale and an unnamed baby, three months old. The oldest child is fourteen years of age. Funeral services are being held in the Windsor ward chapel as we go to press. |