Show MARTHA SEED THORNLEY at 10 dec 11 at layton davis county occurred the death of slater martha seed thornley wife of juhn john thornley after three weeks ill illness neEs the cause being beatt failure super induced by typhoid pneumonia the deceR bed was born september 22 1819 iu in preston lancashire eng bog laud a ud the place where the gospel was first received iu in great britain and she was one of its earliest convert having been baptized by rider elder joseph fielding in t e fall ul of 1837 during her sub i resi residence derice in england she did all ail in her ber power to extend a knowledge of the gospel among her acquaintances and to provide a hume home for the elders who were engaged in the ministry in company with her husband and two children she emigrated to utah in 1856 1855 being seven months en route from preston to salt lake city the trials of a long sea voyage and the overland journey by ox team as aa well as the incident to early life iffe in her new home were borne by her uncomplainingly and in the faith which she displayed and the tiL tiring energy with which she la ored to assist her husband in establishing a comfortable home in the undeveloped region in whlor they settled she proved herself worthy to rank ranka as sone one of the pioneer women of utah she was a thorough latte rd saint and full ot of faith up to her very latest hour of seven children childre ii born to her three are now living but her faithful self denying devoted life has left such an impress upon them as well as upon her acquaintances generally as will not soon be tf fAced and it will doubtless bear good fruit for many years to come |