PiONEER O OF 18 1847 7 DIES n AT P PAYSON Mrs Emma Gardner Was One of Few Surviving Surviving Surviving ing First Settlers PAYSON April 23 Payson's 23 Payson's 2 last 1847 pioneer is dead She was one of I the few remaining of those who came cameto cameto cameto to Utah during the Ule first year jear of its Us settlement Mrs Emma Emm Gardner 90 50 the hc oldest woman in Payson died late Monday afternoon at the home of her herson herson herson son John L. L Gardner in Payson She was born March 31 1841 at Nauvoo I Ill Ili Her parents John Henry Moes Moes- ser s r and Magdalena Zundell were both of or German de descent cent The Tha family left loft Nauvoo in 1846 and reITl remained at ln Winter Qu Quarters until 1847 18 when they started for Salt Lake valley in Daniel Spencers Spencer's pioneer company compan arriving In September 1847 When 18 years ears of or age ase Mrs Gardner came to Payson to visit relatives and met Henry E. E Gardner whom she married May 26 1860 To them were born orn seven sons sans and three daughters Six children survive e as follows Lorenzo Lo renzo Gardner o of Hayden Harden Elias Ellas Gardner Gard Gard- ner ncr of Soldier Summit George Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner of Vallejo CaL Cat John H H. Gardner o of Payson Visalia Burdick of Montrose Montrose Mont Mont- rose Ca CaL and Cordelia McCollum of Reno Ne Nev There are three forty grandchildren sixty seven great great- grandchildren and one great great-great grandchild Mr and Mrs Gardner moved to their heir ranch at Clinton where thy tiny lived Ived for a number of years jears Mr Gardner died several se years ago Mr Mrs Gardner was an ardent arden t Lat Lat- day ter-day Saint and held numerous offices in various church ions The bod body ma may be viewed at nt the Claudin funeral home until Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night Services will be ba held Thursday at 2 p. p m. m In the Fourth ward chapel with Bishop Otto B B. Erlandson of the First ward in charge