The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-08
MRS. EMMA NEFF.
4 Good and Highly Respected Woman
Passes TO Great Beyond.

friend OF the deceased tells how well che
was loved.
A gloom such as has scarce been known
before, cast its misty shades over the
settlement Of Hoytsville. II came not
as the coming OF Nay--mild and with q
welcome smile, reciprocated by all but
with the coming Of MAY II came ~
monster, shPdowing the sunlight and
stealing frora every heart that Gladness
which makes life desirable. Monster
though death IL, ne walked in the gar
den Ct God'schoicest flowers and plueked
aye pluoked with unrelenting hand-a
flower to which every heart cleaved ~
the noSer which could not be spared.
That flower came a. gift from God
To bless the soil that mortAls trodi
Il grew and blossomed bright and fair,
And shed its influence sweet aud rare
To help make earth a heaven.
But soon II left u.s. we who moan
Deaths angel claimed It for its own,
Aud carried II away.
Yet we who love and cherish, may
It's worth and beauty, now can say
Twas Gods appointed day.
That flower lives in memory.
Twas thee, dear EmmA, oh rwn thee,
You gave your life and In return
tender shoot, tiny fern
Came here TO cheer our way.
Three weeks had scarcely gone their
rounds since the tender ierR-the babe
had come and gladdsned she heart Of an
anxious father and blessed the soul Of q
worthy mother. The blessing came, the
gladness tov but hearts cannot always
be- glad. Soon gladness changed into
sadness, as the fover-the mother
commenced 10 fade. Day by day ahe
grew weaker. Her sweet soul seemed
to cling tenderly to life thea life eeemed
renewed and gladness returned for a
season. Soon the anxious watchers saw
another change. Alas, the fathers heart
grew sad. The mothers heart best
beat fainter and At las, ceased IA thfob,
bling.
A life so sweet, 30 good lie gone gone
TO a peaceful home. God giveth all
freely. Why then complain u he choos.
es to recall a eoul who 10 fully proven.
One who lie worthy a heavenly home
where all is peace and con,entment; one
whose purity Of life. whose nobility Of
character will ever be ~ a shining light
OF excellence to lonely friends, far and
near, who mourn her loss. Peacefully
she passed away trusting In God and
humbly submitting to His allwise de-
cree The death knell came A. only the
knell VI The valiant can. II struck the
strings that Emma had 90 tenderly
woven in the heart Of every one who
knew her.
The funeral services we're held from
the Hoytsyille ward nesting house Sun.
day afternoon. The building was filled
and hundreds we're outside who had
come from far aud near TO show their
last respects to oneso widely loved. The
speakers were Bishop John HeR. Elders
Alma Eldredge, Amos Sargent, Bishop
WIN. Sargent, Priests. T. L. Allen aud NJ.
W. Tay lor.
Beautiful was the flower bedeeked
easket, 1T resemblance Of the pure soul
who earthly tabernacle It now protects.
Who among the throng that beheld the
snow white dove Of purity, which
adorned the casket, trending lie fight
towards heaven, with natures beauties
strew around il, did not exclaim In bis
soul, "strew flowers OF charity and vir-
tue along your path, as this our dear
sister has done and you shall be crowned
with the holy emblem Of purity, when
God sees IL so call you home"
Among such scenes our beloved sister,
Emma NeG, was laid to rest. In heart
felt sympathy Tor Brother Neif in his
bereavement, and also the griei.strickvn
mother, brother, sister and friends Of
The deceased, we feel to say, "ReoOg-
nize the hand Of God, for he alone hath
power TO comfort the afflicted heart"
Your interest in heaven il now increased. |
May the same heart strings that drew
he throngs to the farewell ,cene con-
inue to strengthen TIL We all shall
meet In welcome scene crowned with |
lie everlasting.
BioGhArHtC
Emma Hobson NeG Was the daughter
Il George w. llobson and Susan Gum.
She was born November 20, 1880, at
ioytsyille, Utah. Graduated from the
summit Stake Academy in June, 1893,
md attended the l.. d. s. College the
ollowing winter. She taught school at
Upton for three successive years, where
he met David Neff Of Salt Lake county,
n the fall Of 1900, TO whom she was