Ella Kohlhepp Poetry -- Read at Funeral

The Deseret Evening News on March 25, 1902 contained a notice of funeral services held for a Mrs. Harriet Ward. The funeral was held the day before on March 24 at 2 PM in the North Ogden meeting house. Harriet was the wife of Bishop James Ward. The services were conducted by James' counselor, James Storey. During the services, the article notes that "Lines dedicated to her [Harriet's] sacred memory by Sister Ella Kohl[h]epp, were read by W. H. Crandall."

Items of note:

(a) We see more evidence of the artistic inclinations of the Kohlhepp family. In a prior post, I documented 2 copyright entries for musical compositions by Ella, and others she'd hoped would be sung at General Conference.

(b) Since W. H. Crandall read the lines, it's safe to assume that Ella was not there in person.

(c) Who was Harriet to Ella? She must have been significant for her to write the poetry. We know Ella's mother lived in Ogden, and she visited here frequently, so they must have made some connection.