Show OBITUARY NOTES SHADRACH EMPEY died october 26 1896 at lehi city utah county shadrach empey born june 22 1822 in Bed bedford fordt Bedford shire england embraced the gospel november 21 1851 emigrated to utah leaving liverpool january 18 1853 sailed in the ship ellen marsh arrived in new orleans march 6 1853 1858 traveled with ox teams in captain george kendalls company arrived in salt lake oily city october 11 1863 1853 moved to lehi city march 20 1853 was ordained a seventy in the forty fourth quorum may 4 1860 was sent on a mission to 10 his hia native land leaving salt sail lake city october 18 1875 rei returned arned may 6 1876 was released on account pf af sickness was ordained a high priest october 19 1895 he was a farmer and continued to labor nearly up to the time ot of his bis death he leaves a wife and four sons he be reared two daughters of his brother it may truly be said of him that he as a faithful latter day saint he did considerable work in the st george logan and salt lake temples cox COM LORENZO I DOW WATSON PAROWAN FARO WAN nov 11 1896 having rei numerous letters of inquiry I 1 desire through your paper to inform his many friends of the sad demise of brother lorenzo dow watson of this place piece alter after serving four years for his hia country in the late war he emerged a victim of disease having been exposed in malarial climates and afflicted severely with scurvy through improper diet bace each year his ailments became more strongly developed his throat and tongue were partially paralyzed for years yeara before his death october he attended a political meeting where he caught cold which increased his suffering until the morn of november lat when his spirit took its flight to the realms of rest and peace brother watson fully realized his critical condition called each member of his large family to his dying fled fied to the truth of the revealed gospel a and ad implored all to live in accordance aw with ith its divine plan he asked the family not noi to give way to excessive grief and left his blessing with all he leaves two wives and seventeen children two of whom are married he was fitin one years of age the bereaved ones feel to meekly pass under the rod and acknowledge the wisdom of the supreme ruler for the blow is almost more than the weakness of the flesh could live under were it not for the assurance of the things hoped for JOHN STOCK FISH HAVEN bear lake county idaho nov 10 1896 on the of october last in the fish haven ward of bear lake county idaho john stock departed this life after a long and tedious sickness a which lasted many years and ma made de him entirely bel helpless pless deceased was born oct 1820 in south alrica africa near Grahams grahamstown town was married to jane adams in the year 1844 joined the church of jesus christ ot of latter day saints and was ordain ordained gd an elder nov 1856 he emigrated to salt lake in the year 1860 was married to frances gillson gibbs december ath 1861 called on a mission to south africa april 1862 and returned home sixteen months later he was among the first who were called to settle bear lake valley and settled in parla lived there several years afterwards moved to fish haven at which place he died he was appointed postmaster of that place and served lor for over twenty five years vears he was called as bishop of fish haven and ordained under the hands bands ot of elder francis M lyman which office he held until he be became so feeble that he was honorably released and ordained a patriarch under the hands of elder francis M lyman deceased was the father of twenty one children of whom sixteen survive him aae also O grandchildren grandchild zen and 39 grea grandchildren he died as he had lived a faithful latter day saint W H G |