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Show Community Pays Last Respects To Alice E. Robbins On Tuesday afternoon friends and relatives gathered at the stake tabernacle tab-ernacle to pay last respects to Alice E. Robbins, 81, who died at her home Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. The services, which were conducted conduct-ed under the direction of Bishop Junius A. West with Counselor Harold Har-old Bullock in charge, were begun with a vocal solo, "O My Father" sung by May R. Walker, accompanied accom-panied by Viola Beers. The invocation invo-cation was given by Ezra F. Walker. A sketch of the life of Mrs. Robbins, Rob-bins, written by herself, was read by Mrs. Ella Tomlinson, former president of the First ward Relief society. Joseph H. Adams, a neighbor, told of his association with the deceased, and with her husband, recalling incidents in-cidents in the courtship which led to their marriage. "I never met a person who was more appreciative of every kindness shown, or one who had more faith than Sister Robbins had", he said. A duet, "Sometime We'll Understand", Under-stand", was sung by Viola Beers and Stella Hardman. Bishop Junius West told of the faith and testimony of Mrs. Robbins, which made her such a valuable member of the the ward always on time, ever cheerful, never seeking honor or praise but ready to serve whenever called. He recalled with satisfaction the kindness shown Mrs. Robbins by her step-son, William J. Robbins, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lewis, who have made such a clean attractive home for her. The third speaker, Gottlieb Buh-ler, Buh-ler, who was associated with Mrs. Robbins in genealogy work, said, "She always greeted everyone with a smile, and I never heard her find fault or say unkind things of other people. She was loved at the temple tem-ple where she went so often." In his closing remarks Harold Bullock expressed the conviction that Mrs. Robbins' fine sweet influence in-fluence will be a force for good in the world. The closing musical number, "In the Garden" was sung by Drucilla Loader, accompanied by Carol Clark. The benediction was pronounced by Charles Robbins, and the grave was dedicated by Lewis Olpin. Autobiography of Alice Elizabeth Nerdin Robbins I am writing the story of my life from early childhood. Three times I narrowly escaped death, once when only a baby, later when I was able to run about and fell into a tub of water, nearly drowning, and still later when I fell downstairs, from the top to the very bottom. I did not go to school until I was twelve years old because I was small and sickly. My mother took sick and was in bed thirty weeks, and I took care of her till she died January 20, 1875. Then I cared for the home and for my father and two smaller children. Later my father married an invalid, T took care of her also. plied the bread. When father died we had Mormon services at the church, but were compelled by the law of the land to have church of England services read by a minister at the graveside. Then I came to Utah, setting sail from Liverpool on the ship Smyrick, April 13, 1906. I was all alone. It took ten days on the water and four days and nights on the train. At Provo I had to wait one hour and ten minutes with no one to speak to, alone, and in a strange land, but very thankful to be there. For eight years I worked in a family where there were eleven children. chil-dren. The work proved too hard for me, and I had to go to the hospital where I was put in a plaster cast. Although I wore the cast four months it did not seem to help much. After the death of my stepmother, January 1890, I stayed home to care for my dear father, who was ill and unable to do anything for himself for thirteen years. He passed away October 31, 1905. In Pleasant Grove, I went to Harriet Har-riet Holland's and she told me she knew of a place where someone was needed to care for an aged person. So I got that position and lived at Sister Gardiner's in Leland, near Spanish Fork. I lived there thirteen thir-teen months until I became acquainted acquain-ted with William Robbins, whom I married in the Manti temple July 17, 1907. We lived at Lindon on Mr. Rob-bin's Rob-bin's Parm, for six years. Here I was district Relief Society teacher and president of the Primary. After moving to Pleasant Grove in 1913, I still worked in the Relief' Society as teacher, and in the Pri- mary, as counselor to Sister Kate ' One day while visiting at the home of my brother in Kenilworth I missed my footing in going down the stairs and fell to the bottom, hitting my head on an iron mangier, which blow stunned, and I feared I would be unable to go to Utah as I had planned. During my father's illness the elders came to our door and put a tract in the letter box. I took the tract and read the heading to father, fath-er, who said he had not heard of the Latter-day Saints, since he was a little boy. When the elders came again we invited them in. Their message proved to be just what we I had been looking for. For years we had been going to different churches, but they seemed to have no foundation. founda-tion. We investigated the Mormon religion for six months before we were baptized May 23. 1897. From then on we hem Bible class and j sacrament meetings for which I sup- Jacobs, and helped my husband tarke care of the sacrament for fifteen years. I have also worked in the temple. My husband died October 24, 1928. I wrote this sketch to show how merciful the Lord has been to me preserving my life for this great work in the temple, which I have been permitted to do for my rela-I rela-I tives. I am thankful for the privi-I privi-I lege and proud that I was taught I worthy of such a mission. |
