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Show Anotnt r Veteran Passed Away. llro. Wm Goates, who was born at Wimple, CainbrldBeahlrc, England, May 11, 1817, was the son of James and Ann Dockery Goatee. Uewaa baptised into tlio church of Jtsus Christ of Latter-day Saints, December 1810, by Elder Wm, Fierce and confirmed and ordained an i;ldur at tho sumo tiroo by Wm, Pierce and was then sent to Cambridge to labor, vrhsre ho was sucecssinl in raising up a branch ot tlio church over which he was appointed to preside. Said brjnch was a part of the Bedford conference By tho earnest labors of KlderGontcs in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Cambridge-shire aftvrw.irds benuw a conference lie emigrated to Utah on ibo ehipEilen Maris, rb. 10, 18f2, arriving al Nuw Orleans nitci n pnisago of 8 weekn lie crossed the plains in President A. I'. Bmoot's roinpnny, nrriring in Salt Lake City Sept. 3, J 662, nnd settling at Lelii where lie has resided ever since Ho lias honorably Tilled the following positions, viz: President of tho Tide's quorum of Utah county before it wnt a Slake, was ordained a II igli Priest and set apart as first counselor to Ilishop David Kinns, was afterwards apeo'int! tu prcsldo iu the I.chi branch of the High Piicsts quorum rtf Utah Stake of Zlon. He has ferved as a membei ot the I.chi city council. lie leaves a wife, A rons, 2 daughters, 80 grandchildren and S great grand-children grand-children who mourn his loss Bra. Goats was n man otiitiblc-nalilipd character. His sterling hontsty w is prove! binl, his faith immovable, and hie celt control tiul) astonishing. Ilu example vvns n living evidence of the truth ol tho gospel lloloved by nil, he passes to the world of spirits with honors of a well spent life upt n him. Tho funeral services were held In tlio Tabemnule, l'riday afternoon at 1 o'clock p. iu. where a largo concouiee ( people met to pay tliclt last respects to the departed The meeting was presided over by Bishop T. R. Cuthr! fhe choir rendered the eiuglng which was swoct uud consoling. The following follow-ing gentlt men (poke ever tbo remains: Mestra I.arkfus of Ogden, Charles I). Evans of Spiingvllle, Bishop T. 11 Cutler and A It. Anderson; T. Clatk, T. Hardin of Prove, nil of whom spoks in the highest praise, ot the deceased, enumerating his many noble Halts of character bis uutliucliiiig devotion to what ho believed tu bo light und just. The casket was a lovely one and tl o tlovvcu whiili lay upon it wcro delight-fql, delight-fql, fending their sweet ptrfuuio through the whole bull -Inc. while the nob'e foiui thn; htl cultivated and traiuod them through the summer was now stilled and letting Jn sweat repctc, Alter til services were over the Isrye congregation took n last fond look at tho deputod The cortigs whloli followed the lemains to their last resting place nas a laigo one. |