Death Claims Hannah South, 79
Post Register of Idaho Falls

Obituary written by Elayne Bybee

(Hannah died on January 31, 1956.)

Mrs. Hannah Corless South, longtime Idaho Falls resident, died Tuesday of a heart attack while eating dinner.  A resident of Idaho Falls area since 1923, Mrs. South was born April 2, 1876, in Randolph, Utah, where she lived for many years. She was married to Samuel Rich South in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple Nov. 10, 1899.  They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary a week before he died in 1949.

 

After coming to Idaho, the couple established and operated the South Lumber Mill in Island Park. Later they built an apartment house and small lumber yard on Ada Ave. in Idaho Falls.

Active in the LDS Church, she at one time was president of the Relief Society. Three sons preceded her in death, Charlie, Allen and Bernard.

Survivors include a son, L.S. South, Evanston, Wyo.; three daughters, Mrs. Elgie Larson, Randolph, Utah; Mrs. Zelma Schwartz, Natick, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Dorothy Hackworth, St. Anthony; two daughters-in-law, Mrs. B.E. South and Mrs. Dorothy Burns, Idaho Falls;
23 grandchildren including Mrs. Elayne Bybee, Idaho Falls, and 13 great grandchildren.

The body is at the Wood Funeral Home. Services will be held at Randolph, Utah at time to be announced later.

Funeral Hannah South

Funeral services for Hannah South, 79, long time resident of Idaho Falls who died Tuesday, were conducted Saturday at the Randolph LDS Ward
Chapel.  Bishop Lynn McKinnon officiated.
Hubert Hackworth offered the family prayer; Hiram J. Norris gave the invocation; Veloe Jackson, the obituary; and Patriarch William T. Rex, the benediction.

Speakers were Bishop Willard Peart, Earl Stuart and Bishop McKinnon. Prelude and postlude music was provided by Deana Jones who also accompanied the Randolph Ward Choir in two numbers.  Marjean Tate in a
vocal solo, and Gwen Hanney and Hyrum Thompson in a vocal duet were accompanied by Gale Argyle.  Kathleen Thornock and Thelma McKinnon presented an organ and piano duet.

Pallbearers were Dan, Burton, and David South, Bob Tate, Gene Jones and Warren Bybee.  Flower arrangements were under the direction of the
Randolph Relief Society presidency.

During the interment at the Randolph Cemetery, Jack A. Wood Sr., offered the dedicatory prayer.  Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.

 

 

Sarah is Hannah South’s sister in law

Sarah South Dies in Salt Lake at Age of 74
Deseret News 1957

Sarah Taylor South, 74, active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Wednesday at 8 pm in a Salt Lake rest home of causes incident to age.
Mrs. South who resided at 161 E. 2140 South, was a long-time worker in the Relief Society. She had been a secretary on both the Granite and Grant Stake Relief Society Boards and was a past president of the Burton
Ward Relief Society.

She was born October 5, 1882, in Salt Lake City, a daughter of William W. and Sarah Hoagland Taylor. She was a granddaughter of the late President John Taylor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She was married to Edward Rich South June 16, 1905, in the Salt Lake Temple. She had been a Salt Lake County Welfare case worker for over 10 years.

Surviving Mrs. South are three sons and three daughters, Mrs. S. Ross (Blanch) Fox,

Mrs. G. Lloyd (Ruth) Soderbor,

William T. South, Salt Lake City,

Mrs. W. Paul (VaLois) Chipman, West Jordan;

R. Taylor, and

Edward Rich South, California.

Mrs. South has twenty-eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at noon in the Haven Ward Chapel, 67 E. 24th South, Bishop Claud Middleton officiating. Interment will be in the Salt Lake Cemetery.