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wJi.SELL CALLEDLast Sunday, August 10th, Mrs.Ileiiretta Powell Russell, well knowrand highly esteemed pioneer of th^ 80605community, was called bV deathJMrs. Russell was past 93 years“T s«u01S ci sso iage, and her death, ended one of tbtrocr of P a fled flt;*moat active and ueeful as well as onif JJJj r°,J* aidor the longest lives of■ 1tauts o£ Millard Countythe inhabi.'house, She was otng1ot the , dlrecicd:IItoBreakthe hardy pioneer type, tli© hind oSorrel jwoman that overcomes dicicultlcs a,)roush they come and with ceaseless effontiernstopperU I lieJtieoutlnues onward with courage„„roui3ffUIbf lu-i*i blttei(hfla;daunted. If wo owe anything to thihorsopur-I haveUtah Pioneers, certainly we mu si striafromyoupay high tribute to the memory o I,r,CctIc,rw a.this good lady who was one of tht1ter a *ef Way f;Inirmost strong, courageous, cheerfully theft| ve the menergetic among them.* irlri ] !|ter andMrs. Russell was born inanditi the year 1S31. During her■\s lie SP(14 JCiF'jS-dt j -A+P 4LJpirlTREAT Fihood she was converted and became | ]{RtVQ TFIEa member of the Later Day Saint pQj£ ONEfaith. At the age of 25 she lmmlgrat- AUGUST 171cd Into this country and crossed theplains with, the pioneers of 1$56 toTHUtah. It is reported that she walkDEVORCed the entire distance accross theK.,. ‘r-itnre Iplains, the wagon with which her^.n leach'party came being too heavily loaded j0ll a play foifor her to rideUpon her arrival In wjth lots of 1Salt Lake Valley she lived with one|Ths MetropolBishop Hunter and his family, and _ t foere l^stSlater she married Bxahoi John Ione went awlt;Duller of Spanish Fork. Some time I|3|e Qgmpanylater Bishop Butler died leavinherwith two children, a little boy anilVerdict of allBariain prilt;a little girl. In the year 1SC4 she family for amarried John Powell and movedDeseret, Millard CountyThere theP. M.Powell family continued to live unBARTHOltill the Deseret Dam in the Sevier J |j|7pyrg IN' UT.River {wastted. .out and tjuen they j ix)XQ DROlmoved to Meadow and from there to*Fillmore.In 1SS5 Mr, and Mrs Powell wentOi’opValeat the invitation of the church to4,000,ClSt. George where the did ordinanceOptimist■pactwork for nine months In the St. George Temple.iThe 1924 UIn the flatter pait of her life Mrsj$s exceptionalRussell did a great deal ’of Tempi© I ceeding lenglliwork, laboring in all four ot tlve I opinion .of WilTemples In thi state^ ^gfea^tfllTfed j eamanagert; Allen Russell and Tfiat good couple the Utali-Idahospent 10 years doing work for the owing a survedead in the Mantl Temple. All her | received from, vlife Mrs Russell has been unfaltering state.infaith anij a very active churchTliisfact/worker. She was mother to 9 child- | demonstrates ii*ten. 7 girls and 2 boys, three of nent way, thatwhom are dead; Isabelle Butler, most dependablHen retta Powell,andMrs Ellen raise.IIKelly.She is survived by John WFigules macButler, Sarh Bartholomew,Anne IJ. M. JusainBeckwith, Lillie Rogers, Alma Pow- places the beetell, and May Rasmussen.year at 98,000 jFuneral services were held Tueslmate averageday afternoon, in the Fillmore ward per acre.On 1chapel, BiBhop Packer Robison pimad© by thesidingThe speakers were T. Clark I test yoar a°dGallister and F. Alonzo Robison both I to those made !of whom gave a glowing account of I Hon of the croiMrs Russell’s exemplary lifeFborhood of $7,Earl Stott rendered a vocal solo cRelieves 1com panted. by his daughter Reta,From this sServices were openedby brother I expressed the 1Frank Partridge and tne benediction J agricultural sitwas -offered by Win. B. Higgins.to consideratioIThe remains were1placed in the 1 tae oest thlt;Fillmore cemetery, brother F. Atjeason.on eoRobison dedicated the grave'“Last year,Hficial explainerCARD OF THANKSper acre In UTho childrenot Mrs Ilciirotto Ot lh0 hclvllt;LPowell Russell wish to thank thefenny good friendskindlyraised in the1’I^Sgtedwho sothem during the recent ill-yC-ar It is EOinduoed. Just wr. ess, andafter the death of theirbo is too earlopinion it willmoter,NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSper acre.Hov.tonnage willcrease In acre;Noticeberby given that seatedwill be about 1ITbids wilkbe received by tho Boay®We expectof County Commissioners of Millardfactories thisCountyUtah, on September1924. to thoroughly patch, repair andment to more telusive of thosecoat roof of County Court IIousoThis will meanSaid bids will be opened at tborbood ofhour of 1clock P. M, on said dateoperating seasThe Board reserves the right toGuaraireject any and all bidsIti additionBoard of County Commissioner?Ihas increasedBy WDMelville, ClerkIfarmer from4Last year the\V W SEGMILLER VISITSder our conti■ili r\r
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The Progress Review
Fillmore, Utah, US
Fri, Aug 15, 1924
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