Show pioneer resident of junction passes john morrill oldest resident lesl dent of junction nt at the age of 01 91 years passed away avay on an Tue august 15 nt at the home of his daughter daugh tei I 1 sirs mrs hattie ipson with whom he has been living during the past three years sears mr morrill was as born nt at garden gaiden grove lognon lotta on february 21 1848 the son of laben and llla drury Ai mon orrill ill ile he came with ills his parents to utah in the tall fall of 1852 and settled in ili Spring springville ville where lits his father was a blacksmith later they were called to settle in ill iron county and they made their home tit at johnsons fort foit john morrill completed his education at bearer under richard horne home ile he then went to summit where he taught school for two years eais intile IN hile at summit mr morrill met his ills wife who vw was then esther estber 1311 kills ls lebarron lebanon and they were married on oil ibay ma 18 1874 in the endowment house at salt lake city they made theli their first home in salt lake city cit moving to spring lake and other places in ill utah county later in the year tear 1879 they came to junction heie they became some of the earliest settlers sett leis and builders of tills this community mr lH orrill assisted in building several of the homes and public buildings first built in ili junction Junit lon ile he helped survey sure suie vey and build the I 1 unction junction canal lie he was ah the first post gnaster and the first merchant mei chant in ill junction lie he wis was a farmer and a stock rals rais I 1 or er and lie served ns counslor cound counselor lor to hashop rufus A allen alien for 13 years over the marion clarion ward which then included junction kingston antimony marysvale Marys vale vitle 11 and nd circleville Cir cleville later when the wards were were divided he be was wa made bishop of the junction ward and served lis ns such for twenty years when plute county was first organized gilli lUd lie was county clerk treasurer and recorder combined for a number of years after the population grow grew larger lie was elected county clerk which office lie he held for several years mr IN forrill was the father fabler of nine children adopted child and helped to raise seven children chil dien who alio were left homeless find otherwise lie ile has 34 24 grandchildren and 22 grent grand children funeral services were held afternoon august 17 in tile junction ward chapel under direction of the ward bisho prole with tuy jay applegate conducting invocation ans ns offered by luther moore find the hie ward choir under direction Il of alice zabriskie sting sang shall ishall we moot beyond the river and resurrection day speakers nt ht the services were nvere ellis bay george lebarron Lobar roii of linns hans P ipson of Pang nItch will lani J luke of kingston and m bishop hoi earl bay F P A jackman Jac hinan sting sang oil oh my ily father and alice sang sweet hour of prayer mrs myrtle anderson and mrs donna ati Anler lerson sou grand children of mr monell sting snug per feet du D u and nill nil l murrill morrill 1 it I provo r i d i oil why mould hould the spirit of af mortal be proud it a piece requested in b mr morrill be fore foie its ils john morrill moil ill is by b two daughters mrs hattle ipsom of junction tind and mrs mis fera roblin oll of salt bake lake city a brother liot liei charles chillies morrill of junction and EI a sister carall it of kimberly idaho two half ers era luther L morrill of kings ton and jonathan D morrill Mo nill and time three half sisters mrs mis lydiatt el der of kingston mrs mis emilia ili ice of montrose Mont iose colorado Coloia do and lorraine pennington of phoenix arizona AI iona 0 0 a anderson dedicated the kime grave in the junction conie ce tery |