Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Lythgoe, 80, mother of Mrs. L. S. Nebeker of Green River, were held at the LDS chapel in Cowley, Wyo. on Dec. 12. Mrs. Lythgoe died of complications following a fall in which she suffered a fractured hip.
Mrs. Lythgoe was the first teacher and postmaster at Cowley, Wyo. Active as a writer of early histories, her works are included in the historical files of Wyoming and of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. She also had written many pioneer short stories.
Mrs. Lythgoe was born in Fillmore, Utah, Oct. 3, 1875, a daughter of Volney and Eliza Syrett King.
The family resided in Circle Valley, Utah, under the United Order. She attended Circle Valley schools and Brigham Young university. She taught school in Sigurd, Antimony and Wilmott, Utah.
On Jan. 6, 1896, she was married to John F. Black in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They resided in Antimony and in 1900 moved to Big Horn county, Wyoming. They helped settle Cowley in 1902.
Mr. Black died July 12, 1913. 1 She was married to Thomas Lythgoe May 10, 1916.
Survivors include her husband and the following sons and daughters: Clinton M. Black, Salt Lake City; Volney E. Black, Laramie; Mrs. Lee (Melba) Nebeker, Green River; John K. Black, Lovell, Wilson K. Lythgoe, Sacramento; Mrs. Travis (Irene) Belue, Billings, Mont.; one brother and two sisters, Volney Emery King, Richfield, Utah; Mrs. Ada D. Snow, Clearfield, Utah, and Mrs. Mae K. Lyman, Del Paso Heights, Calif.
© Green River Star, Dec 23, 1955
Obituary courtesy of Angela Cable.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Lythgoe, 80, mother of Mrs. L. S. Nebeker of Green River, were held at the LDS chapel in Cowley, Wyo. on Dec. 12. Mrs. Lythgoe died of complications following a fall in which she suffered a fractured hip.
Mrs. Lythgoe was the first teacher and postmaster at Cowley, Wyo. Active as a writer of early histories, her works are included in the historical files of Wyoming and of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. She also had written many pioneer short stories.
Mrs. Lythgoe was born in Fillmore, Utah, Oct. 3, 1875, a daughter of Volney and Eliza Syrett King.
The family resided in Circle Valley, Utah, under the United Order. She attended Circle Valley schools and Brigham Young university. She taught school in Sigurd, Antimony and Wilmott, Utah.
On Jan. 6, 1896, she was married to John F. Black in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They resided in Antimony and in 1900 moved to Big Horn county, Wyoming. They helped settle Cowley in 1902.
Mr. Black died July 12, 1913. 1 She was married to Thomas Lythgoe May 10, 1916.
Survivors include her husband and the following sons and daughters: Clinton M. Black, Salt Lake City; Volney E. Black, Laramie; Mrs. Lee (Melba) Nebeker, Green River; John K. Black, Lovell, Wilson K. Lythgoe, Sacramento; Mrs. Travis (Irene) Belue, Billings, Mont.; one brother and two sisters, Volney Emery King, Richfield, Utah; Mrs. Ada D. Snow, Clearfield, Utah, and Mrs. Mae K. Lyman, Del Paso Heights, Calif.
© Green River Star, Dec 23, 1955
Obituary courtesy of Angela Cable.
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