Pioneer Resident of Utah Dies at Manila Yesterday
Mrs. Mary Anne Potter, Utah pioneer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Willard Schofield, in Manila, Thursday morning following a week’s illness. She was 91 years old.
Mrs. Potter came to Utah from Lawrence county, Ill., by ox team. Her husband, who preceded her in death, was a scout in the Black Hawk war. She had been a resident of Manila for 33 years.
Funeral services will be held from the chapel in Manila this afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Willard Schofield, of Manila, and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin, of Beaver City, Utah. One son, Charles Potter of Manila and two brothers, E.R. Van Vleet of Hudson, Wyo., and J.E. Van Vleet, of Kelly, Wyo.; several grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pioneer Resident of Utah Dies at Manila Yesterday
Mrs. Mary Anne Potter, Utah pioneer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Willard Schofield, in Manila, Thursday morning following a week’s illness. She was 91 years old.
Mrs. Potter came to Utah from Lawrence county, Ill., by ox team. Her husband, who preceded her in death, was a scout in the Black Hawk war. She had been a resident of Manila for 33 years.
Funeral services will be held from the chapel in Manila this afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Willard Schofield, of Manila, and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin, of Beaver City, Utah. One son, Charles Potter of Manila and two brothers, E.R. Van Vleet of Hudson, Wyo., and J.E. Van Vleet, of Kelly, Wyo.; several grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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