The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-03-03
Funeral of
Mrs. Clark

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OF Mary Barber Clark, were held in
the Summit Stake House, Sunday,
Feb. 20. Bishop w. u. Terry. con.
Quoting.
The Ward Choir rendered the fol-
lowing selections:
Come We Disconsolate."
"Swect Hour Of Prayer"
shall We Meet Beyond the
River"
The speakers were: Thomas l..
Beech, Geo. w. Young and Bishop
w. u. Terry.
Mary Ann Barber Clark was born
June 20, 1895. in birmingham, War
iskshire, England. Baptized In the
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints when twelve years OF
age. Married TO william Clark,
August Ia, 1859. Emmigrated 10
Utah In year 1865. Crossed the
plains by OK team in Capt. Henry
Chipman's Co., and settled In Coal
VILE the same year and lived here
until the year 1879, when she with
her husband and family moyed to
Almy, Wyo., remaining there until
the year 1854, after which they re-
turned to their former residence At
CoAlville, which place she has lived
until ths timo OF TOR death, which
occurred Feb. "a, 1911.
She was the mother OF ten child
rem, all whom were hero at her bed
side when sho passed away.
She Is survived by ,hor husband,
three sons, seven daughters, forty
nine grandchildren aud ten great
grandchildren.
The deceased was the mother OF n
large and gifted family, many of
whom now have "silyer threads
among the gold" as reminder that
they. too, are nearing llfe's sunset.
None ever entered her home with.
out warm welcome nor left with
out feeling the warmth Of genuine
hospitality, 30 characteristic OF the
people OF her ancestry. Disease did
not destroy the charm OF a kind In
dulgent disposition, nor old age
diminish her unselfiuh noilcitnda Tor
her friends aud loved ones.
As the death dew gathered on her
marble brow, around her bedside
gathered her "girls" and "boys" q.
always girls and boys to her, though
now grown TO mature years with
boys and girls around THAR own
iiresides. The life 80 long inter
woven with theirs, with fearful eyes
they watched as IL, slowly but sure
ly passed over. The love of u moth
or Tor her children passed human
understanding. The boys and girls
that gathered about tho bed OF this
dying mother aud 30 brAvoly fought
the Death Angel, long ago passed
out from the little home circle.
Business cares and their own home
circles have eneroachod upon their
time, may have robbed mother Of
their eonpAnionchip, but she was
ever Just tho same rejoicing In their
successes and grieving At their mis-
fortunes. They may have grown a
way from her, bnt she never from
them; they were still her boys and
girls. Weknow that years hence
tho memory Of her unselfish devo-
tlon will make them better men
and better women and her precepts
be their guiding star.
Vain is any attempt to measure
the loss OF mother 10 her children {;
after all the poets have sung and
lovers dreamed, outside OF heaven
there is no love like mother-love.
We believe the tender care devoted
to those nearest and dearest, went
with her to the better land, and In
the possibilities OF eternity, may DO
needed hereafter. We fancy her
awaiting them in the place prepared
for her, a little apart from the in-
Vulnerable company in bright array
perhaps in one Of the