Graham guardian., 1918-02-01
OBITUARY

by a large number of relatives
and friends.
The speakers at the service
were: A. P. Sessions, I. S.
Kimball, l.. C. Snow, President
John F. Nash and Bishop Holy
oak. All paid high tribute to the
long, faithful and well-spent life
of the departed pioneer. Refer
ence was made to the Eumber of
homes he has built and the farms
he has developed and other i'm
portant activities in the building
up of the Gila valley. He was a
man of unquestioned integrity
and not only showed {. splendid
example in his own life, but al
ways gave advice and counsel
that had the true ring to it.
Joseph White Ballard was born
January 18, 1859, in .Payson,
Utah. When he came to Arizona
in 1878, he first located at Brig
ham City, on the Little Colorado.
He came to the Gila valley in
1883 and made his home at Eden,
then Curtis. After the death of
his wife, Rhoda Lake Ballard, he
married Ellen j. Anderson, at
Pima in 1893 and in 1900 moved
to Emery.
He leaves a widow and four
children. The children are: Mrs.
Leroy Patton, Payson, Utah; Mrs.
Powell Cosby, Benson, Arizona;
Lester Ballard and Mrs. Clyde
Stacey, TT. Thomas, all of whom,
except Mrs. Patton, were present
at his death and funeral.
Mr.. Ballard was superintendent
of the Sunday School for a num-
Der of years, and was a member
of the first Bishopric of Emery
Ward. which position he held at
the time of his death.
Mrs. C. H. Weiderman, a step
daughter, now living in Jerome.
Arizona, was also present.
Mrs. Louisa Madsen, aged 66
years, died at her home on West
Fourth street, Saturday morn
ing, January 26, 1918, from
paralysis.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, at 200 o'clock,
at Layton Church. The church
was beautifully decorated with
flowers and white bunting.
The music was furnished by
the Layton Choir. under the di-
rection of VIM. Moore Clayton.
The speakers were: }. r.
Welker. who gave a sketch of
the life of the deceased, and
President Andrew Kimball.
Interment was made in Union
cemetery.
Mrs. Louisa Madsen was born
20, 1851, at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. She was married to Christ
ian Madsen, at Salt Lake City,
Utah, October 10, 1868.
Ten children were born to
them, of whom seven are living
and three are dead.
The family came to Stafford
from Idaho, November 25, 1883,
and have made their home here
since that time.
Mrs. MadsG was one of the
early pioneers of the West and
Of the Gila valley, having crossed
the plains with her parents from
Iowa to Utah, when she was
about five years of age.
When she came to Stafford in
1883, there were only a few white
people living here, and she went
through all the hardships that
fell to the pioneers lot in the
early days.
She was a kind and loving wife
and mother, a good neighbor and
a devout member of the Church
Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints.
Her living children, who were
all here before her death, are
Mrs. Dorothy Mckinney, John,
Ezra and Roy Madsen, Mrs. Hy-
rum Bingham, Mrs. VIM. Branch
and Mrs. George Elledge.
The funeral services of the late
Harry Lee, who was accidentally
killed in Globe last week, were
held in Pima, Friday afternoon,
at loo o'clock.
The speakers were: President
Andrew Kimball and Bishop P. C.
Merrill.
A large number of friends and
relatives from Globe were in at
tendance at the funeral.
The interment was made in
Pima cemetery.
Vic Holding received a tele-
gram last Wednesday night, in
forming him of the death of his
mother. Mrs. A. e. Holding. who