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Mary Colby Anderson
AURORA--Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Colby Anderson, wife of Andrew Anderson of Aurora and a gold star mother, who died late Sunday night at her home here, were conducted Wednesday in the Aurora L. D. S. chapel, with burial in Aurora City cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson, one of the early pioneers of this community, was born August 6, 1859, near Spring City, moving a few years later to Holden. She married Andrew Anderson in 1877, moving to Aurora, where they have resided since.
Besides her husband five daughters and a son survive: Mrs. Alfred Curtis, Mrs. Delbert Harward, Mrs. James C. Taylor and Andrew L. Anderson, Aurora; Mrs. Joseph Shepherd, Salina; Ardie G. Anderson. Salt Lake; a brother, James Colby, Delta; twenty-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

Source: Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook Extracts of Utah newspaper articles about vital events
Date: July 21, 1932
Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer  
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
AURORA--Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Anderson, wife of Andrew Anderson died Monday night of infirmities incident to age.
Mrs. Anderson was born at Spring City, August 6, 1859. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rausford Colby of Vermont, who came to Utah in 1852 and settled at Spring City, later going to Sigurd. She was a Gold Star mother, and active worker in the L. D. S. Church, and a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. 
She was married to Andrew Anderson at Sigurd, December 16, 1877, and had lived at the same farm home since. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Alfred Curtis, Mrs. Delbert Harward, Mrs. James C. Taylor and Andrew L. Anderson of Aurora; Mrs. Joseph L. Shepherd of Salina and A. G. Anderson of Salt Lake; one brother. James Colby of Delta.
Services were held Wednesday in the Aurora chapel, directed by Bishop Levi.

Source: Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook Extracts of Utah newspaper articles about vital events

Date: August 18, 1932
Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer






 


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