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Show Funeral Service Held for Pauline Brown Funeral services were held Sunday at 12 noon, in the Timpanogos Stake Tabernacle over the remains of Pauline E. Brown, one of the early residents of this city. Bishop C. A. Gamett conducted the services. A solo, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", was sung by Mrs. May R. Walker, accompanied by Mrs. Viola Beers. The invocation was given by Ezra T. Walker, followed by a duet, "Face to Face", by Mrs. Stella Hard-man Hard-man and Mrs. Viola Beers. A sketch of the life of Miss Brown was read by her brother, Dr. John Z. Brown of Salt Lake City. Talks were given by Stake President Presi-dent W. W. Warnick, and Abel J. Evans of Lehi, with closing remarks by Bishop Gamett. An organ solo was rendered by a nephew, Staker Olson, of Richfield. A duet, "A Perfect Day," was rendered rend-ered by Stella Hardman and Viola Beers. The benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by J. B. Staker, a brother- in-law, from Annabella, Utah. Interment was in Pleasant Grove cemetery where the grave was dedicated dedi-cated by Dr. John Z. Brown. Sketch of Pauline E. Brown By Sister Rose Brown Hayes Pauline E. Brown was the daughter of Bishop John Brown and Elizabeth Crosby Brown and was born in Salt Lake City on October 27th, 1852, when the west was new and crude and her native city was just five years old. In 1855 the family moved to Lehi where she attended school and was often at the head of the class. In 1863 her father was called to act as bishop of the Pleasant Grove ward and the family located here. They moved into the old Wilcox store building on the northwest corner of what is now the City Park. Later on they built a new house there which was their permanent home. Her first public work was as secretary secre-tary of the Relief Society. In 1868 when Elder L. John Nuttal and Eliza R. Snow toured the territory, and reorganized and incorporated the Relief Re-lief Societies, this 16 year old girl was chosen as secretary which office she held for over 25 years. The large book of her splendidly kept records is still in our stake. In the early Seventies at the organization or-ganization of the Young Ladies Retrenchment Re-trenchment association, which by the way was a fore runner of tho Y. L. M. I. A. Maria Harvey (Booth) was chosen president a.nd Pauline E. Brown and Delia Winters (Booth) J w ere her counselors. In connection with her sisters, Martha and Sarah, she attended the Timpanogos University Uni-versity at Provo. She identified herself her-self with every literary library and sufferage association of early Pleasant Pleas-ant GroVe. She was president f. ; years of the Women's Hygiene so ty. Slip served on the School Br v:i for a. number of years, and s r. unceasingly as a Simdoy S.-!r;. I trachcr and M. I. A. vr.U-. r r.p'i when the Alpine Stake was t.rganiz-i ed she was a st.ske board member, i She had charge of the Brown family j records and the Genealogical and Temple work as long as her health permitted. When her sister, Sytha B. Snyder, passed away the two little children left, were brought to the old home and the baby girl (Cora Nell) was in the special care cf Aunt Lide (as she was famfliary known). : Aunt Lide was one of the world's I childless mothers who gave her best I in sendee to others and her reward I is sure. |