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Show Elizabeth Adam-son Adam-son Powell Answers Answ-ers Last Call Elizabeth Adamson Powell, 82, died Saturday evening at 10:30 at the home of her daughter, Myrtle Greene, of ailments incident to old age. She had been bedlast for ten months. She was born in Kaysville, Illinois, October 15, 1854, the daughter of Mary Morgan Picton and Thomas Picton. The family, composed of her parents and two sisters, crossed the plains by team in 1862 in Captain Cap-tain Brown's company. Her father was drowned in Green River when she was three years of age. Elizabeth married William Dillon when 17 years of age and six children chil-dren were born to them, all of whom have preceded her in death. In 1890 she married David N. Adamson at Kamas, Utah. Mr. Adamson Ad-amson was a widower with three children and Elizabeth had a daughter, daugh-ter, Rose, by a former marriage. The Adamson family moved to Pleasant Grove in 1893. David N. Adamson was a business man in Pleasant Grove for many years. He died in 1912. i In 1915 she married H. S. Powell, who has been dead 16 years. Thirteen years ago Mrs. Powell built a small cottage near the home of her daughter, Myrtle Greene, and lived there until ill health compelled her to give up housekeeping and for the past three years she had lived with her daughter. She is survived by her daughter, Myrtle A. Greene, three step-daughters, Mary A. West, Minnie A. Nelson, Nel-son, Lynndyl, and Margaret A. Bennett Ben-nett of Sacramento, California; also 27 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. grand-children. Funeral services were held in the Timpanogos Stake Tabernacle Wednesday Wed-nesday at 2 o'clock p. m. with Bishop Junius A. West in charge. j Ora H. Chipman of American Fork sang "Rock of Ages," accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Mary Humphries of American Fork, as the opening number, num-ber, after which Mr. Day offered the invocation. Morley Steele of American Amer-ican Fork then sang a solo, "That's What God Made Mothers For," accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Humphries. A sketch of the life of Elizabeth Adamson Powell was given by Lu-ella Lu-ella E. Thorne. She told of incidents inci-dents in the early life of the Adamson Adam-son family and the fine qualities of the deceased. Bishop Joseph Olpin of Heber, a former neighbor of Mrs. Adamson, spoke of her generosity in giving to the poor and in paying obligations. He spoke of the beautiful life beyond be-yond and a desire to live this life well. May R. Walker sang "This Is My Task" and A. H. Lowe, a nephew-in-law of Mrs. Adamson, was the next speaker. He spoke of her splendid qualities and brought out gospel incidents wherein the bereaved family were comforted. Closing remarks were given by Bishop J. A. West, after which Morley Mor-ley Steele sang "Lay My Head Beneath Be-neath A Rose." The closing prayer was given by LeGrande White. Interment was in the American Fork cemetery, where the grave was dedicated by Bishop James Ferguson Fergu-son of the Edgemont ward. n |