January 4, 1888, Annie Myrtle was the seventh child born to James and Annie Maria (Glines) Hacking. It seemed that something always struck the home at the births of the children. This time it was the measles. They were always bad. James had an idea by now what his job would be as nearly every family had measles. He found a girl to help him, but she only stayed a few days because James and Annie objected to her going out with the boys every night. She would come home late and nearly frozen and got into bed with Mother Annie. The result was the milk leg for Mother Annie and months of suffering. When this girl went home, James had his usual job of nurse, cook and chore boy. He worked at it for days. One day Mr. Barney Adams, from Dry Fork, came to our home and when ha saw the condition he went back to his home and got his daughter Julia to help Father. She was only 12 years old, but she was wonderful help.

Young Annie Myrtle brought a lot of sunshine and beautiful music to the home as she joined with her families orchestra. However, great sorrow came to the Hacking home when, at a the young age of 18 years old, Annie Myrtle died.

Obituary published in the Vernal Express September 22, 1906
Died of Typhoid Fever

It is again our sad duty to record the departure, from this life of one of the promising young ladies of Uintah County. It is the demise of Annie Myrtle Hacking, daughter of Annie M. and James Hacking.

Her death came after a protracted illness, of several weeks duration. The dread desease from which she has suffered so long and which terminated, Wednesday afternoon, in her death, was typhoid fever. Since the beginning of her illness, at one time, her condition seemed much improved and her friends were very hopeful that she would recover, but for over a week before the end came, she grew steadily worse.

It is a sad blow to the family as she is the first one, out of a large family, to fall a prey to the grim reaper and the multitude of friends of the family extend their love and sympathy in the hour of their deep affliction.

Myrtle, as she was known among her friends, was a popular young lady, a hard worker and one of the sweetest and kindest souls that ever graced our community. In fact her relatives believe that her hard work during the illness of her mother and the absence of her older sisters, weakened her, untill she fell an easy pray to typhoid fever.

Her modest and genial, kindly disposition, made a friend of every one who knew her.

She was born January 4th, 1888; therefore her age was a little over eighteen years and eight months. Last spring she was a member of the graduating class of the Uintah Stake Academy and took a prominent part in the commencement exercises of that institution.

The funeral was held at the Maeser Ward house at 2 o'clock p.m. yesterday and was one of the most numerously attended gatherings ever held in the county. This fact shows the high esteem in which the deceased was held. There were present several members of the High Council, representatives of the Bishoprics of Maeser, Vernal, Glines and Naples wards, the teachers and most of the students of the Uintah Sake Academy and many of the pioneer settlers of the valley, besides numerous friends from all parts of the county.

The house was tastily decorated and a large number of floral offerings were made.

By special request of the Maeser bishopric and the family of James Hacking, Bishop John N. Davis presided and the music was rendered by the Vernal Ward choir under the direction of Assistant Chorister, Jon Robinson. The speakers were Elders Nelson Merkley, C. B. Bartlett, Don B. Colton, and R. S. Collett. Elder Merkley was so much affected that he was scarcely able to speak. During the exercises resolutions of respect, formulated by the students of the Uintah Satke Academy, were read by Warren Colton, members of the choir also rendered a beautiful quartette: "Bury Thy Grief." The cortege was almost half a mile in length. The remains were interred in the Maeser Cemetery.
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