The Funeral Program for Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire 1969
2010
This is the funeral program for Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire who died of cancer in 1969. She left behind thirty-two grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and seven children. All seven of her children attended her funeral. She had been a widow for 20 years. Funeral programs are wonderful sources of family history information. They are also wonderful sources for noting changes in culture. For example, it used to be the case that each funeral in Salt Lake City received an escort from local police from the church to the cemetery. It also used to be the case that all mourners followed the hearse in their cars with their lights on. People usually stopped and let the entire cortege pass. As the city became larger and larger, both practices ceased. The program is also interesting because it was made by typewriter rather than the computer style we are used to today.