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Provo, Utah Feb. 26th. °55
Dear son Janos:

4 belated letter to tell of mother’s pas-
singe che became greéually weaker in bedy and
mind fros the tiae when you est sae her until the
transition to the immortal came at 5.55 P.. on
Feb. 2nde The constant breaking down of the ar-
terles formed masses whieh in turn reacted on the
central nervous system in the brain. ‘he spas
periods became more frequent as time progressed
indloating a definite pattern and the inevitable.

4@ Were aware that only good nursing care
Gould be glwen and our hope of her resovory was
dispelled by statements from all medios contacted
whidh Indluded several. Theat it would be progres-
Sive to the end which proved sorrect. «sith the
use of a hospital bed, oxygen tank, en hand at
all times (thie necessary when estrone cr spasn -
oooured) and some one constantly at ther side
night and day, we felt mother should ‘have no less.

Phyllis and Jax oane down week ends and Phyl-
lis was certainly falthful in being on hand when
needed although she had her family to care for and
was eaployed regularly in the post-operative ward
of the L.DeS. hospital in SeLake. she provided
all the drugs and accesories used in these cases
and her lonz experience was invaluable when ap-
plied to mother’s case.

thot it best when you planned your trip
not to disouss with gou too thoroughly the ser-
Lougness of mother's oondition. Felt that there
was nothing you Gould do that we warn't already
attending to here and thot it best to releive you
from &@8 much worry on your trip as possible.

a0ther was speechless the last half ef her
sickness Snd could take liquids only, as the par-
alysie envolvéd the entire right side, vecal oord3a
and swallowing. ‘The last few days, pilegm aocunu-
lated in her throat. Swallowing becane more dif—
fieult as well as breathing. Her heart mady @
desperate effort to earry on-it was not able to
endure against her xtremely weakened Gondition
and the inevitable.

4e 4on has probably written before now,

the funeral was private,in the Culberteon tra-
dition and was held at home with the jamed family
attonding, together with relatives, Dr. Jones
and Zlele and Jack deynoldge service wae verses
and passages of the seriptures well read by wade
Carter ThD-no personal remarke-ne susie to tear
out your heart. Aequested no flowers, fhis was
not observed to the letter as many pieces and
potted plants arriveds (mother had fresh flowers ..
in her reom during her entire slekmess) The
body was taken to the fanily plet in a arey broad