Show monroes monroen Mon roes oldest resident passes funeral services for mrs airs sarah B farmer the oldest resident of monroe who died at her home the previous tuesday were held in the monroe north ward chapel thursday af afternoon ter noon with bishop A 0 lundgren presiding appropriate songs were vere sung by the ward choir under direction continued on page 10 MONROES OLDEST RESIDENT PASSES continued from page 1 of F B goold speakers were wm win A warnock L W jones and joseph A smith the opening prayer was offered by nephi and the benediction by W 0 lundgren interment took place in the monroe cemetery sarah B farmer was perhaps the oldest resident of sevier county she was born bom at barking esex england february 6 1836 1835 when a girl she became a convert of the L D S church and leaving her family and friends in in 1 england came to the uit united ed states alone she was married to james B farmer december 6 1866 her only surviving relatives are her grandchildren at the time of her death she was living with her granddaughter mrs ernest hansen mrs farmer had been a resident of monroe for sixty years and her association with friends in the community will be greatly missed she was until recently unusually active for her age some editor has compared the salt party in india to the famous tea party in boston maybe so but anyhow it is fortunate for gleat britain that so far mr gandhi has not developed any of george qualities for leadership |