Erma Osborn Gillies Cline, widow of retired Milford attorney and banker Sam Cline, passed away at the home of a granddaughter in Bountiful July 8, 1994, of causes incident to age.
The oldest of seven children of Frank Lorin Osborn, Sr. and Edith Ellen Slaughter, Erma was born February 7, 1898 in Salt Lake City. She was a descendant of James H. and Eveline Walker Rollins, Samuel N. and Annie E. Huey Slaughter, and other LDS pioneers of Beaver County. Her father followed the mining tradition established by his Grandfather Rollins, who was sent by Brigham Young during the Johnston's Army period to help develop the first lead mine in southern Utah. Erma's childhood and early teenage years were divided between the Salt Lake area and the mining town of Frisco in western Beaver County. She met Ward Albin (Scrib) Gillies at Murdock Academy in Beaver and married him July 16, 1916 in Frisco. Three children were born to Scrib and Erma in Beaver. The first child, Julia died in infancy. Scrib died in Salt Lake City January 31, 1924. Erma became manager of the telephone office in Milford, Beaver County, later that year. Erma married Sam Cline January 4, 1935, and they lived in Milford until Sam retired from his law practice in the early 1970's. They then settled in Salt Lake City. Sam died December 18, 1981. Erma strongly supported and complemented Sam's activities in the state bar and banker's associations and in various service clubs and Masonic organizations. She was a member of the LDS Church and of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and has been active in the Business and Professional Women's Club, the Salt Lake Council of Women, Hadassah, and other community organizations. An excellent cook and hostess, she enjoyed entertaining her friends and feeding her children and grandchildren.She is survived by a daughter, Marie G. (Mrs. M. Dell) Madsen, Salt Lake City; a son, Dan F Gillies (wife Theo), St. George; 8 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Aileen O. Conger, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Myrtle O. Mills, Orem; and numerous nieces and nephews and their decendants.
Funeral services Tuesday, July 12, 1994, 10 a.m., at the Salt Lake Eagle Gate Stake Center, 135 A Street. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Monday, July 11, 6-8 p.m., and at the church one hour before the services on Tuesday. It is suggested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 455 East 400 South, #208, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Interment wil be in the Beaver City Cemetery, Beaver, Utah, where a short graveside service will be held, beginning about 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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