Show DUN OHN ht STOKER 1 AGED FARMER I t CALLED HOME h l John Jo n Stoker aged ged retired farmer frd l native naU of Switzerland M Mry ry last Monday to a lingering ill- ill that finally proved fatal He 9 1 surrounded by members of or his Hien the end came Funeral ser- ser tf r es were held in the South Ward Vard s gel Thursday afternoon coned cons con- con ted ed by Bishop Madson The Thell ll I kers were Conrad echt r latten Hatten Carpenter Pres L. L R. R derson erson J. J M. M Anderson and hop Madsen 1 The ward choir I present and rendered solemn mop i 1 Inappropriate appropriate music Interment n the local local cemetery i ohn in Stoker had passed the ripe or of if 79 years He was born in fatT Switzerland June 23 1847 1547 l heard eard the Elders of the Mormon bi b th proclaim the he principles of monism no ism in his Ius native land and d fl traced raced braced th the gospel In 1894 ha he hato to America to be among the ats s and located in Paris Idaho s Lie re he engaged in farming an anell ell station in which he was quite It Il That year ear he married thirteen years Sears the family re red rein re- re fed re-fed d in Paris and then moved to Jurg Iburg which became their home g the next years In 1917 the hE I gaily i y moved to ManU Manti to be bo Inh in h of the temple an Mr and Mrs Stoker at- at ite rd ed quite regularly during their years of or residence here lie e family was blessed with five iren ren two sons and three da daugh- daugh ugh ugh- tE all of whom with their mother lye ive to mourn the passing of I r father The sons are John Johni 9 i ho Falls Edgar W. W of Jackson BEtana S tana and the daughters are nna Clingman San Francisco 1 9 1 6 Nellie ellie Anderson now of Sigurd Sigurda a d ds 1 Mrs rs Lillian of Salt s 3 c r y I |