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Show Pioneer Citizen Calledby Death Mrs.' Eliza Ann Phillips, 87, a pioneer pio-neer of 1847, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Barratt in Salt Lake Tuesday night. Mrs. Phillips came to American Fork wneu :ess man a year old, a m other - less infant in the care of friends, - and lived here practically all her life. Three months ago she went to ' Salt Lake to live with her daughter. The history pages of Mrs. Phillips are replete with pioneer incidents common to the early settlers of our state. Her parents Joined the church when she was nine months old and joined the original Mormon pioneers on the long trek across the plains. Her mother and two sisters died on the way and she was left with her father and a Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ealey to care for her. They came to American Fork and settled here, the Baleys rearing her. She married John Wesley Phillips in ihe Old Endowment House in Salt Lake in 1S64. They became the parents of nine children, four of whom 6urvive: Mrs. II. B. Gkize, Denver; Mrs. Edwin Barratt and Mrs. Sylvia Nichols and J. W. Phillips Phil-lips of Salt Lake, 11 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Phillips was true to the faith her parents had embraced and took an active part in the church organizations, organ-izations, especially In the Relief : Society. Funeral services will be held 8un-jday 8un-jday at 2 p. m. in the Fourth ward chapel. Interment will be made In j the cemetery here. |