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Show SPRING GUI PIONEER IS CALLEDJY DEATH Funeral services were held in the Spring City tabernacle i Monday afternoon, November ;5th, at 1 o'clock for Nels Benson, Ben-son, an early pioneer of this valley, who died Friday, Nov. 2, from injuries sustained in a run-away accident. During the services the ward choir sang, "Resting Now From Care and Sorrow," and "Lead Me Gently Home .Father," Miss Eliza Beck and Mrs. Royal Allred sang a duet, and "The Teachers Work Is Done" was rendered by a quartett. I Prayers were offered by James Blain and S. T. Beck, and the speakers were Bishop Samuel Allred, John P. Johnson, John-son, Lee Allred, Mrs. Eva Ericksen, and Henry P. Olsen of the Stake High Counsel, who represented the Stake presidency. presi-dency. All spoke of the honor able life ot JNlr. Benson. The grave was dedicated by Fred C. Sorensen. The floral offerings were-many were-many and beautiful, showing the esteem in which the deceased de-ceased was held by his friends. Mr. Benson is survived by his wife, Man' A. Benson, and eleven children, namely Mrs. Carl Sorenson of Spanish Fork, Ernest Benson of Vernon, Ir-ven Ir-ven Benson of Clear Creek, Merrill L. Benson of Salt Laka City, Mrs. Ormus W. Stephenson, Stephen-son, McCormick, Utah, LeRoy Benson of Mt. Pleasant, Rnd-ger, Rnd-ger, Alma, Ruth, Ruby, and Elda Benson, all of Spring City He is also survived by ninteen grand children and five great grand children, also one brother, John Benson of Sandy. Mr. Nels Benson was born August 23, 1846 at Oringe, Halland Lan, Sweden, and was the son of Nils Benson and Jo-hannah Jo-hannah Johauson. He cama to -Utah September 30, 18b2, and was married to Philintha E. Kofford, December 18, 1870 in the Endowment house at Salt Lake City. Four children child-ren were born to this union, three of whom survive him. Mrs. Benson died October o. 1889. On June 26, 1890, Mr. Benson 'married Mary A. Works in the Manti Temple. Nine children were bora to this union, eight of whom surv've him. Mr. Benson was an active church worker all his life. He ,was a Sunday school teacher 'for 52 years, president of the Y. jM. M. I. A. eight years, missionary mis-sionary to Sweden, from May 12, 1892, to May 28, 1894, and one of the presidents of the SOth quorum of seventies at the time of his death. He was a 'member of city council " 'years and a Black Hawk War Veteran. He also assisted ir. - making the first canals, wngon 'roads and tele-roph lines :! around Spring City. 0 The .. .entire commnnitv .'mourns the loss of a gootfmaHf |
