Show SISTER RACHEL W S TANNER one more of the faithful and valiant valian women of israel has bas passed behind the tb veil toil leaving pleasant memories among amone her boat of friends and veneration for her bar virtues in the hearts heart ot of sorrowing or relatives ivea who while mourning her bar a absence been r a a are re y yet at proud of her reon record rd and consoled cone oled with the assurance of her hei present happiness and her eternal reward sister bister rachel winter smith tanner tannei died at her bar homo home in south Cotlon wooi on OD saturday nov jtb 1896 aged 78 years and a little over ever six months ba she was the daughter of wl liam and J jane sino calkin smith and was born at bolgou warren county new york may 1 1818 when sho was but 13 years of age she embraced the gospel and was baptizes baptized into the church ot 0 jesue christ of latter ay saints on the of june 1836 she was married tu to elder nathan kanuer who was then laboring in the wit astry and has been well known and has figured in church history for or many years she removed with her bar husband and nor her parents parente to kirtland Kirt laud in the tali fall of the some same year where her first child a daughter was borc bora she afterwards went with her husband to far west missouri where she ohp shared in the terrible persecution endured by such as burning and pi laging their bouses anti ana driving the saints while her bar husband was under under guard to in the town sister dister tanner and a sister were alone at her home about a mile and a half bait distant with her only child an infant daur ter lying at the point of death not knowing what hour she might be forced to flees flee homeless and friendless with her bar dying child she with nth her own brave hands bands dug its little grave ben beneatha beneat eathl hj the floor and sat the night out with her precious babe wrapped to ID its mantle prepared to consign its little form to mother earth should it breathe its lost last before she be was forced to her unbounded love tender sad affectionate care and fervent faith and prayers the babe bab lived and grew to womanhood and although she died at the early age of thirty five bad over forty descendants the ob children ildren and grandchildren of rider eider james S brown ot of this city with her husband sister tanner left par far west in the general exodus of the saints sainte and moved to a place called new liberty to in adams county illinois where they bey remained for a couple of years when they removed to near montrose Mont roee just across the river from nauvoo here they remained till driven from nauvoo prom from nauvoo they went to winter quarters quarter where they tarried a year and in 1848 wey they came to utah and settled at south cottonwood cotton wood slater tanner has been beloved by all her bar acquaintances as well as by her family for her bar kind and disposition as well as for her ner devotion to the principles of the evarl everlasting asUng gospel she was fully prepared for her decease which she met with the same calmness cal calm bees and fortitude that distinguished her through life she and ana her husband elder nathan tanner were just juat previous to her bar departure among the oldest if they were not the very oldest living jiving members embers oi of the church her daughter mrs emily B richard to is well known io in utah as ae to ie her bet son BOD nathan tanner of ogden she called her children to her bedside and with a clear mind anil and full faith in her bar glorious future disposed of her bar earthly effects and gave directions as aa to her bar funeral it was wag numerously attended in top the south cotton cottonwood wood meeting house bouse where the services were conducted by J S rawlins Baw lins who bore a splendid testimony MODY to the worth of ef the deceased impressive addresses were delivered by elders F A R chard P F M lyman and F 8 13 richards and president joseph F smith preached a funeral discourse of great feeling eline fe power and light in ID which principles pertaining to lo futurity were clearly portray aeJ ej and the life and character of the departed were eulogized it io appropriate language after benediction by elder jonn jolin T calne caine the remains were followed by a long procession of carriages carriage to the salt bait lake cemetery thus this faithful pioneer has bae gone to join the goodly comp company ny of the blest bleat who have preceded hr her to enjoy the sweet rest refit of the jut just and prepare for the glorious glori oua resurrection morn when who are in Christs shall ball come forth to inherit the reward that la Is prepared for far them the memory ot of the pure in heart to la blessed |