0 C 23 2 3 RM 07 TT A M L at W died at newton cache county utah territory april wh utby 10 of paralysis FOSTER CURTIS aged 53 years 11 months and I 1 day he leaves a wife wimm and three children he was born may esth 1826 1838 in oakland county michigan and was baptized into the church of jesus chhist christ arfst of latter day saints in caldwell county missouri september 1 1837 he was a seventy worked as a stone cutter and dresser on the nauvoo temple an fn I 1 ic during the persecutions of the saints in illinois and Misso nisso missouri url uri he be was with them and he bore without a complaint all the trials that fell to his lot ho he left the scenes scones of his childhood with the saints when they were driven into the wilderness and was enrolled as one of the mormon battalion while with them he was familiarly called bob curtus curtis he came to utah at an early day and resided in salt lake city until about nine years ago when he removed to newton where he be lived from that time tune until his death for a period of seven pears years ho he belonged to the body guard of the prophet brigham and previous to leaving salt lake was a special policeman there them he ile worked on the salt lake tb temple tempie mple for some time he was a member and officer in the newton united order in which he took an active part ho he was a man of the purest principles and greatest integrity and nd w was L s well respected b by all ali who h 0 knew w hl him w wherever heren berc r ho aeed ased went he rained gained r the good d will of all an his associates he H was liberal libe jibe to the poor faithful and true truo to his trust as a servant of god gody and as a good useful member of the ward in which he lived he has passed from earth with a full assurance of an eternal salvation with the tho redee sanctified in jesus christ COM