The people of Cedar were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Mrs. Sarah Melling, who
died at the hospital early Monday morning. She was taken ill on Wednesday, December 4,
with an attack of pneumonia and was taken to the hospital where she received every possible
medical attention, but due to a diabetic condition, she was unable to resist the inroads
of the disease.
However, her death was not entirely due to pneumonia, as the congestion of her lungs was
not so bad as to cause death. She has been a sufferer from diabetes for several years and
had lived beyond the record of the particular type of diabetes with which she was attacked.
Mrs. Melling was of a pioneer family and during her life worked and endured all the
hardships entailed in the early settlement of this city. She was the mother of six
children all of whom survive her and mourn the passing of one who always set a splendid
example of honesty and integrity.
Funeral services will be held in the Tabernacle Friday afternoon commencing at 2 o'clock.
Sarah Jane Walker Melling was born in Cedar City, November 27, 1864, and was the daughter
of Joseph Walker and Emily H. Smith. She was married to Joseph Melling April 30, 1888.
During her life she was quite active in religious matters, and for 11 years was a member
of the decoration and sewing committees of the Relief Society, that prepared clothes
for the dead. She has served in the Service Star Legion for a number of years, and was
also interested in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization, and was also identified
for a long time as a teacher in the Relief Society.