The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-08
MRS. EMMA NEFF.
4 Good and Highly Respected Woman
Passes 90 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 Bay--mild and with q
welcome smile, reciprocated by all but
With the coming Of May IL came o. a
monster, shadowing the sunlight and
stealing from every heart that gladness
which makes life desirable. Monster
though death IL, he walked in the gar
den Ct God'schoicest flowers and plueked
aye plucked with unrelenting hand-a
flower TO which every heart cleaved au
the floser which could not be spared.
That flower came A. gift from God
To bless the soil that mortAls trod;
Il grew and blossomed bright and fair,
Aud shed lie influence sweet aud rare
To help make earth heaven
But soon II left us, we who moan.
Deaths angel claimed It for its own,
And carried IL 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 rwas thee,
You gave your life and In return
tender shoot, tiny fern
Came here 70 cheer our way.
Three weeks had scarcely gone their
rounds since the tender iern-the babe
had come and gladdened the heart Of an
anxious father and blessed the soul Of q
worthy mother. The blessing came, the
gladness toU but hearts cannot always
be glad. Soon gladness changed into
sadness, as the hower-the mother
commenced 10 fade. Day by day she
grew weaker. Her sweet soul seemed
to cling tenderly to life then life eeemed
renewed and gladnsss returned for a
season. Soon the anxious watchers saw
another change. Alas, the fathers heart
grew sad The mothers heart beat
beat fainter and II last ceased 10 thf6b,
bling.
A life so sweet, 30 good is gone gone
TO peaceful home. God giveth all
freely. Why then complain 70 he choos.
es TO recall soul who is fully proven.
One who lie worthy a heavenly home
where all is peace and conlentment 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 M only the
knell .! .he valiant can. II struck the
strings that Emma had 90 tenderly
woven in the heart Of every one who
knew her.
The funeral services were held from
the Hoytsville ward meeting 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 Eeif, Elders
Alma Eldredge, Amos Sargent, Bishop
WIN. Sargent, Priests. T. L. Allen aud NJ.
W. Tay lor.
Beautiful was the flower bedecked
casket, ft resemblance OF the pure soul
who earthly tabernacle II now protects.
Who among the thronR that beheld the
snow white dove OF purity, which
adorned the casket, trendiDg Ito fight
towards heaven, with natures beauties
strew around it, did not eKclaim in his
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 flt so call you home"
Among such scenes our beloved sister,
Emma Neff, was laid to rest. In heart
felt sympathy Tor Brother NeG in his
bereavement, and also the grieistrickun
mother. brother, sister and friends of
The deceased, we feel to say, "RecOg-
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
The throngs to the farewell ,oene con-
.inue to strengthen till We all shall
meet In a welcome scene crowned with
lie everlasting.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Emma Hobson Nef was the daughter
II George W. Hobson and Susan Gum.
She was born November 20, 1880, at
Utah. Graduated from the
summit Stake Academy in June, 1898,
md attended the l.. d. s. College the
ollowing winter She taught school at
Upton for three successive years, where
he met David NeG Of Salt Lake county, !
"a fha fall ~ IQn0 40 ..h... -. -.