| Show funeral held at annabella for mrs thompson graveside funeral services were held saturday at annabella for mrs minerva thompson 81 who passed away at her home in los log angeles december 19 the services were under direction of the annabella ward bishopric with bishop glen W thurston presiding the speakers were john mrs mary and bishop thurston all of whom spoke in high praise of mrs thompson music was furnished by the ward choir with ammon roberts as aa chorister the invocation was offered by W S daniels charles thomas a relative from provo offered the dedicatory prayer the graveside services were held at the request of mrs thompson A large crowd attended and placed many beautiful floral offerings on the bier mrs thompson and her late husband lemual thompson were pioneers of sevier county moving to annabella in 1871 and residing there until twenty years ago when mrs thompson after the death of her husband moved to provo and later to los angeles mrs thompson was a faithful worker in the relief society serving as counselor to mrs sarah B in the annabella ward a number of years she was born bom in springville Spring ville july 10 1852 a daughter of nelson and emma johnson i spafford Sp atford surviving mrs thompson are the following children lemual thompson of annabella mrs jes se carter joseph thompson miss mary thompson and miss emma thompson of los angeles earl thompson of clairmont california for riia and david thompson of oregon surviving also are two brothers don spafford of salt lake and willis spafford of provo prove one sister mrs lapreal gauchat of montana 22 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren all of the children except david were at annabella for the funeral |
