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Show ELDERLY LADY LAID TO REST AT FRANKLIN f Threo Hundred Flfty-elght Descendants, Descend-ants, n Most Wonderful Itecord For Ono Woman. At Franklin Monday afternoon, tho ward chapel "was filled with relatives and friends, who had gathered to pay a last tribute of respect to Eliza O. Lowe, who passed away Saturday, August 11, being in her 89th year. Mrs. Lowe has lived a most useful and Interesting life, having for n long time been balled by all who knew her .as "Grandma." She was of Scotch descent, having been born in Cupar, Fifeshlre, Scotland, January Janu-ary 11, 1828. In the year 1849 she was married to Thomas Lowe. In her native land she joined the Mor- mon church, and with her husband and threo children she immigrated to America In the year 1853. It was ten year3 later before the Lowe family finally reached Franklin and took up their abode with the saints of that place. It was a hard struggle for Mr. and Mrs. Lowo upon reaching America to finally reach their destination. They had little of this world's goods upon arriving across the waters, nnd during tho stay In Pennsylvania two chlldron wero born. Moving on to Illinois, another child was born, making a total of six small children. Under theso circumstances, with very little food and clothing, they Joined a hand-cart company and crossod tho dreary plains. To hear Mrs. Lowo relate the tragedies of that trip to Utah, has held the attention of many a person aside from her Immediate family, for she was blessed with a most vivid memory of all that transpired tran-spired during the early days of pio neer llfo. "Grandma" Lowo was the mother of lG-chlldren. Of this number, two died while very young. Tho other fourteen children lived to rear large families. Ezra P. Monson, tho first speaker at the "services on Monday announced there were 109 grandchildren, grand-children, 229 great-grand-children, and four great-great-grand-chlldrou. This Is a-total of 358 direct .descendants. .descend-ants. There are very few women, if any, in the whole country Jbat can boast of such a largo family as this. The other speakers at tho sorvlces were John Biggs, L. L. Hatch, S. II. Parkinson, Thomas Durant, Attorney Arthur Hart of Preston, and Cecil Woodward. They all Bpoko of the very fine and exomplary life of Mrs. Lowe, and congratulated, her on tho very excellent family. Tho ward choir furnished appropriate music, and Mrs. W. M. Dalnos, Jr., rendered In a most pleasing manner, "In That Beautiful Land." Opening prayer was offered byEIder James Packer, and benediction was pronounced by Bort-Hawkes. Thoma3 G-. Lowe dedicated dedi-cated tho grave Tho living children or Mrs. Eliza O. Lowo are: Thomas O. Lowe of Logan, Mrs. Eliza Hull of Hooper, Itobert G. Lowo of Franklin, Mrs. J. 0. Allen of Cove.. Mrs. William Webster of Itexburg, Mrs. Ellen Lowe Allen of Cove,JJohn Alexander Lpwo and Joseph Heber Lowo of Franklin,' Mrs. Sarah Farnlund of Ogdon, and Mrs. Hyru,m ,RIgby o Hooper. All, were In attendance at the servicer |