Show BLAND G EPA RT MEN SAN JUAN PIONEER DIES IN SALT LAKE word was received here friday ot of la last s t week seek that mrs rachel perkins had aled early eaily that morning at af the homo home of her daughter mrs janev janei I 1 ossman in salt lake city where re she f has ma maate le her home for the last 5 years mrs mis rachel maria cor cony ry perkins was born in adar city utah febra ary 9 1856 1855 she was tt as the daughter of george and margaret marg abet clemma corri jn in 1878 sl she e was married to hyrum perkins in the st george temple and i in 1880 in company with her husband and small son made the famous trip into san juan with the fust first company of settlers who went vent through the mole in the rock and reached bluff april 6 1880 here through all the years year of hard haid and hardship Ic incident ident t to the settling of now country she and her husband labored faithfully and eventually succeeded in in building h comfortable home hyrum hyburn perkins was always active in church and civil affairs and community inhere interests ats wort always his interests ile he died march maich 12 1917 in in bluff rachel perkins was vis for foi many yearb affiliated with the bluff primary being counselor couns eloi to aunt jody wood and later president pies ident of that rg aniz atin as ell cl as a wor worker kerin in the relief society I 1 aunt rachel was noted for foi heri her hospitality and kirkness kird ness in time of sickness and trouble she was aa thu mother of nine nine ell ildren six of cf whom survive survive her they are george IV 1 lly corry daniel and rachel C J of blanding utah mrs maegaret Mai garet 1 nielson of bluff utah and mrs mis lawrence La ossman of salt lake cit she also has one brother and a sister living in in cedar city she has thirty grand children and six great grand giand children li virtE funeral services scivio s were held in in the 3 binding anding 3 waid tabernacle Tabo inac sunday a afternoon counselor marvin marm W jones I 1 presiding pie siding 0 t the speakers were ere pres pies wayne Wayn 11 redd kumen jones and albert albeit R lyman all spoke of the admirable qualities of the deceased and of thi th many plea pleasant pl casart sart remembrances they had of her the many floral offerings ofTen presentad present ted dd by relatives lela tives and friends fi lends spoke louder than fords of the love loe and the givers had for her many relatives reli tives and friends were present front monticello and bluff the pallbearers pall bearers were three sons george W hyrum corry daniel 1 two sons in inlaw in law freeman Niel soi and pres leonard K jones and on one e grand gland son earl perkins Int Inter ermell mem was in in the blanding |