Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-23
OBITUARY MOTHS.

Ststeh of thc LUc NJ Ssfcr M1rg1r0 %.
.. McWadcr.


Stsiei of Mc LEO S.s'e- Marg1ro D.
q. McNds'cr.
As has been chronic'od Boz % hrIcf motto.
iu thr Nfws, Sister Margarg. nrIiumuud
Ferguson McMastcr, ono ut lii17
early set iors. wac released, nu saturday
April gtst from the cares ant raIn' ui
mortality by the hand ~ dol.h A9nu
hvo years ago sue bad o. severe aA'gh III
la grippe. ft0m which she never iulN
recp,oiod, though her health bad boon
good .iuco that timo. except when -ho
would rbntfhe. cold. ll0r lass Illness
commenced about tun iirst ui tnn pfnfDn.
year on the ith Uf January lasi' WHO
absent attending 70 moo iuT, ilinF'' .N-
tered her house and carried OFT nuWN'
u keep.akps Boo che form ui IoW'ItFt
which she priced highly. Ihr ulrl l'''f
of tho robbery. aHyUfH. days niiDr D. u'r
curr.d, ravo hor sUvrfo nervous shock,
amor which aha s.omoI CO. grow rapidly
worse. -Four wt0ks HEn Dor condition
was se rfiiIsil. that hur family wac suWs
mUurd Go lUr bedside fhIH lNIUE ih" l.I1'
limo Hrr children bad nll boon together
Tor several vUlr. She rallied hFllhi
however. and Improved .o much lhll
h8p.s wcro entertained that sn1 would
recover. This wHH uOi i1 lU, 1f drnpsy
onsuod. and though every possible caro-
and attention wore b0uuwUl upon hor
sho again hogan io s.ul, and ai 1880 on
SATURDAY. MORNING. April 90 with her
mind clear and reason unimpnirod, she
rasHoi peacefully Co ruas Nuu Wnt pHr-
fpoty resigned Co g1, and dUl'h seemed
10 have np terror for hur
Sister McMastUr was born ln tron1ok,
Ronfrowahlro. Scotland, May %, lsll,
aud was tho dau fhtnr 0f John AMI Mar.
rarnt Dummond Ferguson. ON tho lG.h
" MAY. 1870. sho embraced thH Gospel
AZ paisluY. scotland, uui iu 1852 shn mar
fiod william a. McNtstor, lwho uigl
about seven years ago. Ia March 1901,
nhn lru hor native land aud wont with
hor husband, 90 roIdu iu England.
Anor living There thrco yglra,
during which umo her husband
labofod in tho ministry, preaching tho
Gospel, sho aud her family omign'nl 90
Utah, arriving iu Salt Lake CITY Ocuh0r
/, 1854. lu 1858, ut tho time OF ihr Move,
eho won't with her family io Provo. but
returned tu this city in the autumn NJ tln
same year. During tho limo OF tho
famine aud incidental trials, fhn passed.
through many trying vir.sutudDs, shove
Ing much tu.tsncrur1 mud devotion in
hor family When tlu k'lIu' -l'I0'y
was Organized lu tho Eleventh ward
Sister Mohitstcr was chosen treasurer
and hold ina. position Tor many NCtrs,
Whom the society was rUnfFtuIfli ln l
1854, shn was elected president which ]
oiilc0 sh0 held 40 tho limo of hur death. I
During thu las. Tow years 90 hOr lifo, hOr ]
family having grown up. ah0 devoted Dor I
entire time 90 her luil0f Zoe tho suciUy ]
and looking aiicr tho poor and needy 10 /
her ward, Tho uuuruE energy she .
together win thO cooper. I
alton Of nn.iyn c1uusolurt and uu thIu l
oorps Of teachers, brought tho organize /
ton over which HhO presided CO. u hlgu ]
standard ~ onlUl0ucy. Tho total abe I
sonco of ostontAlion be- her nature, uui ]
tho quiet, and modest dignity which 7
mllhur actions, won Tor Dor /
the love and esteem Of n'l who know hUU /
aud hor tDudpr aud earnest sullclIudo Tor /.
tho sick and distressed caused hUr I
90 be much beloved by thom, and proved |
her 10 be- indeed mother in lsfuD. I
From the limo she embraced tho Gospel /
till tho ond Of hor llio sho was earnestly /
attached 90 hur religion, and particularly I
since tho dcaih of hor husband has 10 |
proved iuy aud comfort 60 her.
Deceased was % devoted mother. and |
A. hor husband was absent from homo /
many years during thoir married lie, /
preaching tho Gospel, tho entire caro- uf |
the family d0yuivol upon hor lhn /
duty, As al others, snU discharged with ]
chcoriulne.a aud hdoli,y, sho wHs tho /
mother lt twelve ChildtUu, uluu of whom
-four girls aud nyo uDyaI SURVIVE hur.
together with many grandchildren aud
REORGANIZATION
The funeral services will ho hold To-.
morrow Tuesday, April %. at. p. M,
AZ the Eleventh ward meeting house.