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Show Funeral Rites Held Wednesday For Emma M. Jeppson With Bishop Boyd Fugal of fi- j ciating, funeral rites were conducted con-ducted Wednesday for Engra Maria Mar-ia Jeppson, 82, in Manila Ward chapel. The services began at 2 p.m. with Eldon Pack of the bish-ric bish-ric offering the invocation. Speakers who paid tribute to the memory of Mrs. Jeppson, and eulogized her long life and thrift and industry and devotion to her family and also spoke words of i faith and encouragement to those left behind, were President Vilace Radmall, H. V. Swenson, R. D. Wadley, and Neils Fugal. Mrs. Janette Warnick read a well prepared sketch of the departed de-parted woman's life and work. Interspersing the speakers Mrs. E. Ray Brown sang "In The Garden, Gar-den, and Mrs. Stephen Warnick and Ivan Monson sang, "Beyond the Sunset." After closing words of sympathy sympa-thy and appreciation by Bishop Fugal, Mrs. Brown sang the closing clos-ing number, "Going Home." Mrs. K. Adams accompanied all numbers num-bers and Mrs., Stephen Warnick played prelude and postlude organ music. Benediction was pronounced pronoun-ced by L. M. Atwood. Burial directed by Olpin Mortuary Mor-tuary was made in the Pleasant Grove City cemetery, where H. B. Warnick offered the dedicatory prayer. Pallbearers were: Orin Watkins, Peter Jeppson, Lewis Jeppson, Neal Jeppson, Dale Newman, New-man, Bill Terry. Manila ward Relief Re-lief Society cared for the floral offerings. of-ferings. Mrs. Jeppson died Saturday at her home after a four-months illness. ill-ness. She was born Aug. 16, 1869, in Denmark. On May 29, 1886, she was married to Peter Jeppson. He died in April, 1923. As a young girl she came to the United States with her mother, a brother, and two sisters and came to Pleasant Grove on July 24, 1876 with the Andrew Jensen company. She was a member of the Church and had served as a Relief Society teacher for more than 30 years. Three of her eight children survive. sur-vive. They are: William, Wallace, and Ruben Jeppson, all of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Anderson, An-derson, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Christina Carlson, Portland, Ore. Also 20 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and 1 great, great, grandchild. |