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Show Community Pays Last Respects To Prominent Church, Civic Worker Mrs. Mary Rebecca Booth, prominent prom-inent church and civic worker and for many years a missionary to Palestine, died Saturday, September Septem-ber 28, at her home in Alpine. She was 71. Impressive funeral services were conducted Monday at 1 p. m. in the Alpine ward chapel, with Bishop Edward Ed-ward W. Burgess officiating. The chapel was filled 'with relatives and friends, many of the audience having hav-ing come from all parts of the state. There were many beautiful flowers. The opening song was by Mrs. Clifford E. Young of American Fork, and the invocation was offered by John Hunter. The Jeshara missionary mis-sionary society of Provo, of which Mrs. Booth was a member, was represented by Vilate Elliott of the Brigham Young university faculty, who gave a short talk. A biographical sketch was read by Mrs. May Marsh. Joseph Jacobs, a convert of the late Mr. Booth, was the. next speaker. He spoke of the love and devotion of Mrs. Booth to the Latter Day Saints in Aleppo, .president Clifford E.Young was the next speaker. Thayne Bateman sang a solo, "Face to Face." President David O. McKay was the next speaker. President and Mrs McKay accompanied Mrs. Booth when she went to join her husband in Aleppo, during his last mission. The closing song, "The Christian's Chris-tian's Good Night," was rendered by Mrs. .Y8ung. t The closing prayer was offered by James B. Smith. The- grave was dedicated by A. L. Booth of Provo. Sketch of Mary Rebecca Moyle Both When, on the morning of September Sep-tember 28, 1940, the spirit of Mary Scca Moyle Booth left her frail. morW body, there passed from our X a noble worna., who trials and sorrows have not been understood under-stood and whose worth has not been fully appreciated. She came into the home of Henry an4 Mary Moss Moyle in Alpine, Utah, June 26, 1869 as their second child and she prized the heritage of her noble birthright. (Continued o Page Eight) |