OBITUARY: Grace Whitney Groo; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake co., UT Transcribed by W. David Samuelsen ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Woman's Exponent Issue 15 - 1 Jan 1880 "Whom the goods love die young." Died, in the 9th Ward of this city, at 2 o'clock P.M., Monday, Dec. 29, 1879, of paralysis of the heart Grace Whitney Groo, aged 13 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Deceased was the beloved daughter of Isaac and Mary Jane Whitney Groo, and was born in the 18th Ward of this City, Feb. 10, 1866. She was also the granddaughter of Sister Elizabeth Ann Whitney, by whom she was greatly beloved, and to whom her death is a most severe afflicition, was we as to her own parents. Grace was a very general favorite with her relatives and friends. In the ward where she has resided since her babyhood she was very greatly beloved. She was indeed a very lovely girl, early developed into womanhood. No one could look upon her without realizing she was old beyond her years, she possessed many amiable qualities of heart, and her mind and judgement were like that of a mature woman. It is sad indeed to part with our loved ones, but when we lay them away pure we know that their salvation is secured, and that they have excaped the many cares, trials, sorrows and heartaches of this life. Grace was aware that death was inevitable, and sent for her young companions and bade them in al loving farewell; and to her father and mother she said: "You have nothing to regret, you have done all for me that you could. Goodbye, I shall soon be at rest." She has gone to join the many relatives and friends of the family with a host of Saints behind the vail. May God, in His Infinite mercy and goodness, bless the bereaved ones and console them as He alone can.