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Show Spring City Lady Is Laid At Rest Mrs. Melissa Blain Passes Away . At Her Home in Spring City i Mrs. Melissa Blain died at the family home Friday forenoon of causes incident to old age. She ; had been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Blain was the widow of the late Robert Blain, whom she married at the home of Apostle Orson Hde in Spring City in May, 1S7S, later going to the Manti Temple for endowment. She was born in Spanish Fork, Utah in a dug out, December 18, 1SS7, being the oldest child of Thomas Jefferson Barney and Lucinda Barney. She is the mother moth-er of seven children, six sons and a daughter. She was an ardent church member, having served for forty years as a Relief Society visiting teacher. When she was four years of age her father was shot and killed by Indians, she being on his lap at the time. Survivors are her sons, Henry, Ray, Earl and Melvin Blain of Spring City; Cloyd Plain, Sun set, Utah; Grover Blain of Clinton, Clin-ton, Utah; eight grand children and twelve great grand children; and two sisters, Mrs. Lilly Mir-nane, Mir-nane, and Mrs. Lorena Roylance of Payson, Utah. Funeral services for Mrs. Blain were conducted in the Spring City ward chapel, Monday afternoon after-noon wth Royal Allred of the Bishopric presiding. Opening song, "Rest, Rest For The Weary Rest," was sung by the choir, conducted con-ducted by Mrs. Rose Schofield. Invocation by Christian Sorenson. Song, "Sister Thou . Wast Mild and Lovely," was sung by the choir. Speaker Reid H. Allred, spoke of remembering Sister Blain all his life, and of his close association associa-tion with the boys of the family. He said he respected Sister Blain for her kindness to her mother. Her whole desire was in her home and she made a home for her family. She did her best to life as her Savior would have her live. Vocal solo, "Going Home," was sung by Miss Maxola Olson, ac-companed ac-companed by Mrs. Doyle Olson. Speaker Floyd Draper of the ward Bishopric said he appreciated appreci-ated the friendship and kindness of Brother and Sister Blain. She is one of the few pensioners of the Black Hawk War to have remained re-mained here this long. These people are the real pioneers who developed the West. They believed be-lieved in the Supreme Being and were true to their faith. Royal Allred thanked the people peo-ple in hehalf of the family for kindness extended to them, and extended to the mouners a desire for their comfort at this time. The closing song, "Sometme We'll Understand," was sung by the choir. Prayer was offered by Alfred Neison. The beautiful floral offerings were carreid from the chapel by grand children of the family. Interment was in the city cemetery, cem-etery, under the direction of the Uresnbach funeral home of Mt. Pleasant. |