Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-18

her last Deceased was daughter Of
Ezra and Tirz8h Chase, and was born In
vermont May 1tn, 1875 She was married
TO Constantine Hix oct 18th, 1850. az her
fathers house IN White oak Township.
Gldrrado CO., California, by the Rev. Ira
Spauldlug The issue OF this marriage
was three boys and three girls, the cid
est girl dying when three years OLD. In
1854 she with hor five children made the
tedious journey by wagon iu company
with a brothCr-in-law from California
10 HarrisWllo, Titan, Her husband stayed
behind IN the hopes ~ selling his land and
settling UP his affairs that he might join
his family later This seemed To be a
slow, tedious process, and he was taken
down with pneumonia and died in Janu-
airy, 1905, ana never saw his family again
This left his wife a widow with Ave small
children. dependent on her father and her
through the hard times that the people OF
Utah had TO endure IN those carly days
But she had tasted the hardships Of Nor
monlsm at an early day, for she was ao-
and his brother Hyrum, md Joined tho
Church when they were alive I'm Nauvoo
She went 70 California with her father
when the Mormons thought Of settling
there, and was married I'm 1850, ana re-.
sided there until 1864, when she came 60
Utah and lived on her fathers place until
his demise I'm oct 1873, after which She
passed part Of one year with her Oldest
NlhltI Ut CALIFORNIA sic lItH UlhNt llfI
home alternately With a married son aud
daughter until 1871, when she was married
10 T. W. Hutd. an old friend Of herself
and first husband
After the death Of Mr. Hurd in April
1890 she made her home with her eldest
daughter, Mrs Ar Taylor until her
death IN 1895 Since then she has lived
with her children and grandchildren part
OF the time I'm Idaho and part OF the time
In Utah TWO sons, one daughter ana
one son-ln-law accompanied her remains
from Idaho 20 Ogden, Utah where her
youngest son resides.
The funeral services were held IN her
old home, I'm Harrlsylllc, on Dec
18th Tho speakers were: President c.
w Middleton, who has been acquainted
with her since the days Of Nauyoo; Hon
lprin Farr her brothern-law, Patriarch
J G. Taylor, who has known her since
1864, and Bishop l.. j Taylor N Harris
vile. They AL spoke good and true
things Of her or the goOdy number
who came To pay her last tribute. near
ly half were relatives and the other hair
familiarity called her AUNT Lot TIN
decorations on her coffin were the mistlc
toe and holly berries, which In the ser
son and at her age were very approprl
ate. The pallhcarerS were her three sons
son-in-law and two grandeons 81.
WAS buried I'm the ogden cemetery, whore
sleeps her father, mother, a husband
daughter two sisters, and several grand
CWluItU, ana otncl lclullNeN, enc l'ANN
four brothers one sister three sons onn
daughter 80 grandchildren ana "a great
grandchildren she has buried two hus
ho-'e two '7ughters. eight grandchldfer
a. two Grandchildren. She was
laa n1 au. Industrious She studied nm
der Orsou Pratt IN Nauvoo. uhyiosoph'
being ono Of her studies AZ that time
She taught school at Harrisville Mount
Fort, and the Farr schoolhousc IN Og
don. when times were hard and teachers
scarce. Many men and women today tell
how aunt Lot taught them their a
b, cs She use 10 spin color and knit
the yarn while she lived ON her fathers
homestead In IIarsvlle Since che quit
Housekeeping she has passrd most Of her
time In reading and neodlework Since
her 10Th birthday she has done 30 pieces
81 beautiful necdlework which are ten
derry priced by her children and grand
children ne the last work done by tho
dear Did hands
After long and useful no. after hard.
shlus endured and victories won she has
nassed 60 the great beyond 10 meet the
loved ones gone before whore che await,
the coming Of those who remain, who viii
Join her In the Lords due time.