Graham guardian., 1915-06-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES
In Honor of Mrs. Ruth Kim,
ball Udall, at Thatcher,
June 20, 1915

noon, in honor of Mrs. Ruth Kim
bail UdalI, daughter of President
Andrew Kimball, who died in Los
Angeles, Cal, May 27, 1915, aged
% years.
The church was filled with people
from all pal is of the valley, come
to DO homage to the memory of the
beautiful girl whom God had taken
to His heavenly kingdom.
The program started with Choir
US by the Thatcher choir, entitled,
oh, My Father" which was beau
tifully rendered under the direction
of Prof. Payne.
Prayer by Morris Nicholson.
After prayer the following tribute
10 the memory of Ruth Klmbalt
UdalI, by Miss Blanche Layton and
Mrs. Matte Layton Pace, was read
by George Clawson:
In the providence of the Almighty
we are called upon to deeply mourn
the departure from this life Of our
beloved associate and sister, Ruth
Kimbal Udall. In her death we are
deprived of a friend whose COM
panionship and close association for
years have endeared her to US, yet
we rejoice that we know and have
known nearly all our lives such
noble girl.woman. We are recon
cied to her death in measure by
the thought that the pain which
must have attended her living is
now over, and by the hope that our
association will be renewed in a fu-
fure existence.
In her were personified our ideals
of many Womanly virtues. If we
were asked to name the most prom
inent of these virtues, we should
say it was quick sympathy and a
perfect understanding AS pupil
and a student have we best known
Ruth, having enjoyed the intimate
companionship of school days with
her from the primary grades Of the
public schools until we emerged
from High School as classmates Of
1912.
All that could be said of every
phase of her life's work would ap-
ply equally well to her as a student,
for there she displayed all those in
herent qualities necessary to success.
She possessed a simplicity and kind
ness of manner that won people to
her, both teachers and students, and
willingness to do, which made her
a leader whom her fellows would
gladly follow. The earnestness of
effort, sincerity of friendship and
devotion to honor and duty, which
characterized her student life, won
for her prominent recognition in all
school affairs. She especially dis
played talent to marked degree in
her music and literary work. For
a year she acted as associate editor
of the school paper, The Cactus,
and also held the position in her
class as vice president.
She had a high sense Of honor
that led her to perform every duty
well; she gave her best services to
whatever she undertook. She was
determined and persistent, and hesi-
tated at no self-sacrifice that duty
or her generous impulses demanded.
Her courage was not of the transient
or intermittent kind, but constant
as time and unyieIding as adamant;
and Eo Spartan ever bore pain more
heroicalIy. She could lead, because
she was willing to serve; she could
bear responsibility without cOnceit,
and exercise power without arro-
gance.
There was something divine in
this woman's nature. Many hours
have we spent in her company and
come away feeling we had been un-
der an influence as sweet and gentle
as that of an angel, and feeling
better, humber, and that life had
more of sweetness and peace for us
all. She was reticent on a subject
of which she knew but little, and
never judged hastily; therefore, was
her judgment trusted and her good
opinion desired Her religion must
have been Love" What she gave
returned to her; she never touched
without a response; she never called
without an echo to US she has al
ways been sort of a mystery Of
goodness and happiness. Her great
strength lay in her moral value, and
wherever there is virtue, wherever
there is beauty and sweetness, there
will she find her home.
We weep with the bereaved ones
and appeal to the Author of our
being for solace and comfort for
them. We realize also that the
Ward and the Church have lost a
faithful worker, whose efforts were
incessant and untiring. Each one
who knew her will say, She was
my friend"
Oh, Ruth, there are many friends
to mourn your departure, what