Show OBITUARY george pierce Billi billings one e 0 tho the pioneers of utah died at t hl residence resi douce in this city on day night at 8 40 of la in flani flam matory i he laws a wife and thirteen living chil children drow with thousands of friends to mourn hie his loss lose the funeral will bo be held hold in the tabernacle on saturday dec 5 at 2 bro billings Billi DRS vas born on july 25 1827 and wa w wa a therefore in kie his year hia his father titus bill ings was one of the first members moc abere of the church and the son followed in hie his parents doctrine and died it consistent latter day saint ho he came to utah with the first company of pioneers and remained in bait salt lake city till the gold excitement ci cit ement started in cali forn inchan ho lie went to the golden coast with y others from butali when he lie returned from california ho lio came to sanpete San pete and matrica edith patten ay ly iy whom ho lie had ginochil nin niti ochil echil dren A few years ears later lie mar ned jerusia who still sur survives ives him and by her had eight children of tho the 17 children there are 13 11 ili living ing tho youn youngest est being ja e i ra if agg i 1 nearly nea aly nil a I 1 tho th e db children ildren were at his bedside during hie bit last hours and witnessed hie his death one son titus is in tin tic and a daughter mrs T J patten is in provo Every yuan the people in in that capacity iopal fora about 20 years ho he was the guest of honor of the utah press association cla tion in their pioneer celebration last july and was looking forward to the coming semi centennial in salt lake city aa as one of the happy re reunions unions of old friende friends it is alre expected that some of the church authorities in salt lake city who were bis his personal friends will be in attendance at the funeral |