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Show Last Daughter Of City's First Mayor Called To Reward American Fork paid last respects to Mrs. Mary Harrington Duncan, one of the community's older resi- j jjnts and a daughter of a prom- inent pioneer family, at impressive luneral services Tuesday afternoon in the Second ward chapel. Mrs. Duncan, a daughter of American Fork's first mayor, Leonard Leon-ard Harrington, died Friday at 4 p m. in Salt Lake City of a heart attack. Her death followed that of her husband, William E. Duncan, ' by only a few months. 'The funeral services, conducted by Bishop Joseph H. Storrs, were S well attended, and there were many beautiful floral tributes. Speakers were President Stephen I L Chipman, President Clifford E. young, and Bishop Storrs. The - services were opened with a selection. selec-tion. "Who Are Those Arrayed in 7 White." by the Relief society chorus, J Mrs. Alvin Monson, Mrs. Vern Walker, Mrs. Clifford E. Young and Mrs. Hans Christensen. Clyde P. Crookston offered the opening prayer. Other musical selections included a song by the Relief society chorus, "Sister Thou Art Mild and Lovely,", and a vocal solo by Mrs. Clifford , E. Young, "Christian's Goodnight." W. J. Willes of Salt Lake City offered the closing prayer and G Leonard E. Harrington dedicated the grave in the American Fork cemetery. Mrs. Duncan was tire last surviving sur-viving daughter of Leonard E. Har-rington, Har-rington, the first mayor and bishop Sof American Fork and a prominent figure in the community and state for many years. Mrs. Duncan was born at American Fork on March 15, 1860, her mother, Mary Jones Harrington, dying a few hours later after giving birth to twin babies, a girl and boy. Harriet Johnson and her daughter, Elizabeth Bourne, took the motherless baby girl and cared for her. Mary was given a " home with "Mother" and "Father" -" Bourne, who reared her kindly and lovingly. (Mr. Bourne died when " Mary was five years old). As a girl, Mrs. Duncan worked oa the farm, planting, hoeing and cutting corn, and planting potatoes and helping to dig them. She also shocked grain, to 'earn a little mon- I ey. She was in the choir and in ' j tne Mutual, and took a delight in U working in the church. She was married to William E. TWfl Duncan on January 11, 1880, her Jatf father, Bishop Leonard E. Harring-icrafl Harring-icrafl ton, performing the ceremony. On i rp fl February 19, 1880, they received , 1 u their endowments at the Endowment Endow-ment House. They were the parents par-ents of nine children. Mr. Duncan if wed in June, 1940, a few months irto after they had celebrated their i sixtieth wedding anniversary, d broai- cun was a faitnful wven- church member ghe was a teacher oportW' m the Relief sooiety fQr oyer 3Q perfect- years and a temple worker lB- Surviving Mrs. Duncan are two ad sons, Leonard E. Duncan of Salt - e City, and Professor Delbert J. 'encil , Duncan of Northwestern university at Evanston, Illinois; five daugh- Beltsi ters, Mrs. Eliza Russell, Mrs. Ina llfoldS' Murphy, Mrs.' Millie Prince and ift Mrs. Florence' Whitehead, all of Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Velma " j, lilies of Seattle, Washington; two ls brothers, former City Judge Daniel f Harrington of Salt Lake City, and r Leonard E. Harrington of Amer- j 'can Fork; 13 grandchildren and j e'ght great-grandchildren. iA h n |