Show santa clara loses much loved man santa ahra feb IS friday fab 11 samuel knight passed to alie great ond ho had gone to bunkerville Bun kerville icv on business when lie suddenly took sick only being sick a few da s several of his children live at bunkerville Bun kerville and mesquite quite and all possible haste was made to bring the remains home his sons carlos and edward arrived here the following day fab with him relatives from bunkerville Bun kerville littlefield and gunlock were in attendance at his funeral feb the meeting house vidis beautifully decorated for the occasion the speakers were arca david II 11 cannon prea ed H snow elder edw R arci pres thomas P cottam and bp john G hafen jhc thc all spoke words of comfort to the bereaved and spoke of the high esteem inch bro knight held among alie people that knew him bro knight had no enemies and all who knew him loved him he died as he had lived a faithful latter day saint and has now gone to his ecward biographical samuel knight was bom oct 14 1832 at jackson county missouri and baptized and confirmed a member of the church of jesus of latter day badts in 1840 bro knight was well acquainted with the prophet joseph and endured the hardships incident to the early nee of the church his parents were driven from their homes four times in and missouri by mobs in his speaking he always referred to those times he was also one of the pioneers to utah and dixie he been on several indian missions and barely escaped with his life several times bro knight was one of the oldest men in alie church and one of the first settlers of santa clara he held the ofhie of a patriarch in the church at the time of ins death ho leaves a wife and fourteen children forty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren one wife and several children preceded him to the spirit world he was 77 years old at his gram about all in and farmers now are looking for a gentle rain to bring it up as the ditches are not repaired to irrigate it jacob frei and wife celebrated their silver wedding fab 12 largo crowd was present and had a good time albert graf has gone with a force of men to repair the county road through the west mountains john mcneil of st george waa a visitor here today |