Show FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LADY few us will live lonker and fewer cewe r bet et such a useful life as was that of mrs august nelson sr but she is gone another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old settlers she is now peacefully slumbering that sleep from which there is no awakening funeral services tor for that revered richfield pioneer were held thursday afternoon at the second ward chapel bishop W A in charge floral tributes of exceptional dional profusion I 1 and jbea beauty uty and an aud auditorium it orburn crowded with sympathetic mourners gave testimony ot of tiie the high respect deceased was held in to the subdued tunes ot of nearer my god to thee played by golden johnston Job the remains were rolled in and president J M peterson offered the opening prayer the music was under direction ot of chorister mrs anna callaway and the following numbers were touchingly rendered 0 my father ladies trio mrs J M peterson mrs L A poulson and mrs hattie bean im a pilgrim baritone solo by kenneth hood sweet evening star wagner violin solo by golden johnston one fleeting hour soprano solo by mrs L A poulson A perfect day soprano solo by mrs J M peterson the daughters of utah pioneers through mrs A J F fillmore read resolutions of respect given below M C nelson was the first speaker paying high tribute to the departed and ahing a very complete sketch of her life qualities and accomplishments ments alluding also to tho the fact that she was the first president of the relief society holding this position for many years judge H N hayes combined with his eulogy a revue of the great progress made in science and every walk v alk of life during the eventful life of the deceased pioneer jadv whose long span of life happened to embrace the administrations of 23 of tho the 30 presidents of the united states he said in part she was born november 6 1833 when F S B morse invented the telegraph she was 11 years old when elias howe invented the sewing machine she was inas 13 years old when the mormon pioneers in utah she was 14 years old when the civil war began she was 27 years old when thomas A edison invented the electric light she was 39 years old when alexander bell invented the telephone she was 43 years old when thomas A edison invented the phonograph she was 44 years old when automobiles were invented she was 51 years old when then the world war began she was sl years old she was born during the adin administration inist ration of andrew jackson as president of the united states and she lived during the administration or twenty three oliree out of the thirty presidents of the united states we have had grandma nelson had des cendan ts born to her as children grandchildren and great grandchildren of whom 84 survive here assuming that the population of richfield is if every anan nan woman and child therein were progenitors of as ag numerous a posterity as was grandma nelson computed upon her surviving children it would amount to people or constitute st itule a population about three times that of salt lake city and if each cach were a progenitor of as many living descendants as were born bom to her it would amount to people or populate a city almost the size of san francisco after a few closing remarks by bishop the remains followed by a row of automobiles several ev blocks long were nere taken to the list resting place in the city cemetery where bishop dedicated the grave resolutions of daughters of pioneers 1 sister ane B ivansen nelson was indeed a pioneer this community has lost in her another of those noble souls whom we daughters of pioneers do so much love and esteem just one more to make the ranks thinner and thinner who has done all within her power to make utah what it is to day As we e look upon her beautiful face today we are not moved to grief and sorrow for her death let the those S L mourn who know not the principle of eternal life and the sacred assurance of the reuniting with loved ones on the other shore so in place of sorrow wo we experience feelings of iverenne Ive rence feelings of 0 meditative sublimity appreciating as we do her splendid life we are led to think back on the days of her youth a beautiful girl of splendid qualities who had the character and strength to leave her home in denmark to cross the ocean for a land unknown to her a stranger to conditions with which she might meet and all tor for the gospel of christ then we think ot of her as a bride a true and devoted companion ready and willing to work to suffer to sacrifice all for duty and love 1 I would be true tor for there are those that trust me I 1 would be pure for there are th those ose who care I 1 would be strong for there is much to 1 T would be brave for there is much to dare I 1 would be friend of all the foe the friendless I 1 would ifould be giving and forget the gift I 1 would be humble for I 1 know my weakness I 1 would ifould look up and work and love and live then we think ot of her as a mother in the face of trials and hardships incident to pioneer life making together with her lover her courageous husband a home a real home where 5 sons and 7 daughters were reared where love and joy and peace abounds where there was singing i music culture refinement and happiness the thoughts of that dear little mother the memory of that queen will ever live in the hearts of her loved ones possessed of an innate culture and refinement she influenced all with whom she came in contact her pleasing personality and kindly consideration of 0 the feelings of others won tor for her countless admiring friends we might dwell tor for hours on her noble characteristics and womanly qualities we could think of the empty chair and the quiet chamber in the dear old home we might long tor for just one more smile and one more kind word from her but there are happy hearts over there while ours are sad there is the lover waiting and longing for her as he did in the days ot of their courtship there he shall become thee when thou stand t on his bright morning hills with smiles more sweet than when at first he took thee by the hand thru the fair earth to lead thy tender feet he shall bring back but brighter broader still lifes early glory to thine eyes again clothe thy spirit with new strength and flu fill thy leaping heart haart with warmer love than then |