Alice Sweat Walker was one of Emeline's older sisters.
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| Alice Sweat Walker Cropped and photoshopped from a larger image From the personal albums of Veda Cox |
According to these documents the following dates apply:
BIRTH: 24 Sept 1889- Center, Wasatch, Utah
DEATH: 25 Sept 1919- Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
She was one day past her 30th birthday when she died of surgical complications.
Death notice:
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| SOURCE: Wasatch Wave 1919, Sept 26, p.5 |
MRS. V.R. WALKER CALLED
The friends of Mrs V.R. Walker of Heber were grieved to learn of her demise yesterday at the Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was operated on there last week and was thought to be recovering nicely until near the end.
The body will be brought home for burial but the time of the funeral service has not yet been determined.
Obituary:
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| SOURCE: Deseret News 1919, Oct 2, p.7 From the personal albums of Veda Cox |
Young Matron Dies Following Operation
(Special Correspondence.)
HEBER CITY, Oct. 1- Mrs. Alice [Sweat] Walker died in a Salt Lake hospital, Sept. 25, 1919, following an operation. She was born at Center near Heber, Sept. 24, 1889, daughter of [Louis] and Elizabeth Broadhead [Sweat]. Sept. 26, 1906, she was married in the Salt Lake temple to Victor Roy Walker, at which time they made their home here in Heber, where she has been an active worker in Sunday school, Primary and Relief Society. She was a member of the Stake board of the Relief Society at the time of her death, and was an earnest worker in every position she was called to fill. She possessed a cheerful, kind, disposition and spent much of her time caring for the sick and afflicted, especially last fall and winter, when so many were sick and died of influenza. She leaves a sorrowing husband, father, mother and grandmother, also the following brothers: Lewis Jr., Orvel, Alvie, Otis, and Delbert of Center and four sisters, Mrs. Sarah Lindsay, Della, Emeline and Nina of Center and a brother Elmer of Fruitland.
The funeral services were held in the stake tabernacle Sunday, the 28th, Bishop Crook in charge. The singing was by a quartet, appropriate and beautiful. The opening prayer was by F.W. Giles. John A. Fortie, J.C. Jensen and D.A. Broadbent, eulogized the deceased for her faithfulness and her willingness to help in the auxiliary organization and among the sick and afflicted. The building was filled with people anxious to show honor and respect to the bereaved ones. There were many beautiful flowers as evidence of the love and esteem in which the decease was held. D.W. Hicken offered the benediction.
*Spelling and punctuation adjusted wherein I was aware.
Funeral overview:
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| SOURCE: Wasatch Wave 1919, Oct 3, p.5 |
MRS. ALICE S. WALKER
Mrs. Alice Sweat Walker, wife of V.R. Walker of Heber, and who passed [away] at the L.D.S. Hospital on Sept 25th 1919 following an operation was born at Center, Utah, Sept 24, 1889. She was the daughter of Louis Sweat and Elizabeth B. Sweat. On Sept 26th 1906 she was joined in holy matrimony to V.R. Walker in the Salt Lake temple and since that time she has resided in Heber where she has been a very active church worker, holding positions as Sunday School teacher, President of 3rd ward primary, Secretary of 3rd ward Relief Society and at the time of her death she was a member of the Wasatch Stake Relief Society Board. She was loved by those who knew her and her smile has cheered many a sad heart. She was always willing to help anyone in trouble and during the fatal influenza epidemic of last year she assisted materially in caring for the sick and the dying. Besides a host of friends left to mourn what seems an untimely death she leaves her young husband, her father, mother, grandmother and the following named brothers and sisters: Louis Sweat Jr, Orvel, Alvie, Otis and Delbert, Mrs. Sarah Lindsay, the Misses Della, Emeline and Nina Sweat, all of Center and Elmer Sweat of Fruitland, Utah.
The funeral services were held at the Stake House in Heber last Sunday afternoon and were well attended. The opening musical number was "I Need Thee Every Hour". Prayer was offered by Orson Hicken followed by "Sister Thou Wert Mild and Lovely" sung by a quartette composed of Mrs. Mabel Moulton, Miss Marella Murdock, Frank S. Epperson and Mose Whitaker.
Bishop Frederick Crook took charge of the services and the first speaker was Patriarch John A. Fortie who said that he had been called in to bless [Sis] Walker before she left for the Hospital but that he had found it very difficult to maker her any definite promises of recovery from the ordeal through which it was found necessary for her to undergo. Said that we are all working to the common end of Salvation and the we should not forget to help each other along the way. As Christ sacrificed for all so should we be willing to sacrifice for one another. Said that future associations are left to us to decide for ourselves by the lives we live here.
Dr. H.R. Hatch followed as speaker and referred to the courage displayed by the deceased even in the face of death when she [took] her suffering without outward show. Said that some are warped in body and some in spirit but that the spirit of Mrs. Walker was [unaffected and?] urged care of the soul as well as of the body.
Pres. J.C. Jensen emphasized the remarks of the former speakers and said the departed had served willingly wherever she had been called to labor and encouraged all to emulate her example in this respect.
Bishop Crook made closing remarks and thanked the people in behalf of the family for all aid rendered.
The chorus sand "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and the benediction was pronounced by David W. Hicken.
*Spelling and punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.
Death certificate:
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| SOURCE: Utah State Archives |
Headstone:
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| SOURCE: billiongraves.com |
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