Mary Ellen (Nellie) Hoskins

MARY ELLEN (NELLIE) HOSKINS (died 17 July 1966)
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Nellie Hoskins
Funeral services will be held at the Portage LDS Ward Chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. for Mrs. Mary Ellen (Nellie) Hoskins, age 81, who died in Salt Lake City Sunday of natural causes.
Mrs. Hoskins was born at Woodruff on Oct. 11, 1884, a daughter of Ephraim T. and Mary Ann Davis Moon. She attended Henderson Creek school and the Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, for two years. She was married to William Oliver Hoskins on Dec. 17, 1907, at Malad. Mr. Hoskins died in 1922. Mrs. Hoskins lived at Portage until two years ago when ill health caused her to move to Salt Lake City to live with a daughter. Active in LDS Church Auxiliary organizations, she served as a Primary teacher for 25 years, secretary and treasurer of Portage Ward for 25 years and was Relief Society president for several years.
Surviving are two sons and two daughters, Mr. Eva Holtman, Earl L. Hoskins, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Harvey (Cossett) Crosby, Bountiful; Ervin C. Hoskins, Malad; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; two sister, Mrs. Ann M. Jones, Daisy Moon, Malad.
Bishop Devere Harris will conduct the funeral service. Friends may call at Benson Funeral Home Wednesday evening and at Portage Ward after 11 a.m. Thursday morning.