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Show Mother Of Local Rancher Passes Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Spencer Stewart, 81, mother of Samuel S. Stewart, prominent Mt Pleasant rancher, were conducted this week in Salt Lake city at the Tenth ward chapel with President George Albert Smith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints as the principal speaker. . Also a speaker at the services for Mrs. Stewart, who died last Thursday at the Stewart home in Mt. Pleasant after a lingering illness, was Thomas B. Child, former ward bishop. President Smith spoke of his companionship with Mrs. Ste-i Ste-i wart in school and Church activities activ-ities during earlier years Mr Child praised her work in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the presidency of the Tenth Ward Relief Society. Services were conducted b5 Bishop Robert R. Child. Burial was in Salt Lake City cemetery r the grave was dedicated by Bishop J. W. Bambrough, Gar- deMrLarsktewart was a daughter of Daniel Spencer, who brought thf ?aSlt Smiley a?tTth! anguTds in 1847, 'and Mary Janl Cutcliffe Spencer She was born March 1, 186a in an adobe house located on he corner of Third South and Sffte St She married Joshua leynon Stewart, son of Bishop fsaac Milton Stewart and Emma Llovd Stewart of Draper December Decem-ber 14, 1885, in the Endowment House. Her husband died in 1914 and their oldest son I. Daniel Stewart, prominent Utah fwce In death by her sisters, Mrs Alvira Hirst Mrs. Lydia'Spencer Clawson and Mrs. Georgianna Felt, and l.er brother, John D. Spencer Surviving are: a son, bamuci ? Stewart; three daughters Mrs Ma " Stewart Hair, Mrs Alvira Stewart Leatham, anc Mrs Florence Stewart Valentine-a Valentine-a hrother, Samuel G. tpcn-ei . fhree s sters, Miss Cora Spencer. Mrs Sophronia S. Horn and Mrs. Mary J? Grosser, and fourteen grandchildren, all of Salt Lake City. , |