OBITUARY 0 r V EVY benkson louis brunson Brn deceased was wa s born january 1831 iu in the town of mantua portage county ohio crossed the plains in 1 lisl 51 was captain of a company p and received the warmest thanks of 2 aboe ow ever aver whom he presided arriving m he be settled in provo utah county b but ut was soon called and set apart by president geo A smith to assist in forming it a settle menton chalk creek millard county when only 82 22 years old he be was called and set apart by president B young as bishop of fulmore fillmore which position be held 6 years in 1861 he was released from hit his office as bishop and called upon a ml mission masilon silon to the unite states returning from his mission he was called by the i hurch burch authorities to fill the import important aut position of high Counci councilor loir and president of high priests of millerd stake which latter position he held at the time of his bis death lire dranson had the res respect poet and esteem of all good men and women and d the especial jove of those or his bis own faith who were acquainted with his sterling character in every way lie showed his love of the laws and ordinances of the gospel he died january ath 1888 from a combination of dise discuses uses mourned by A lar labre 0 f family ily and by the the entire comma naty hue last davs dava were full of suffering with manly fortitude and when enduring torture spoke words of love and en encouragement k ent to his bis family HARRIS on the ot of january 1884 at the residence of her son martin in louisville bingham county idaho mrs t ar aroline oliue name hams widow of the late martin harris he will well known witness of the book of cotmon Mor she was a daughter of patriarch john young deed deceased used and theodocia kimball she bile was born boi in the town of hector tom tompkins k i county stated new york may lath 1816 she died fall in the phe belief of the everlasting goal gospel aad in ho bo es ea of aglor a glorious lous resurrection mop several years past her home has been A but she removed aj 11 intending to pass the winter witcher wl it t or sou far a year or more she has been L a gleat suf sufferer her affliction was dropsy V and heart disease in addition to twebe had Ms a paralytic stroke which seriously affected toe the limbs of the right side of her body and even deprived her of the power of ofa speech to ahat extent that for several mout months hashe she wis was unable to articulate but a afeld few words so as to eun e nn det dersi previous to her removal to lewisville Lewis ville she received much kindness kind ness from the people of smithfield Smith neld her funeral services service and burial took place at lewisville Lewis ville on u the lath dinst logon logan journal HUNTER james jamea forbes hunter recently deceased son of george and catherine V hunter was baru bernat at Elp histon kirkliston Eirk liston parish 1 oh the day of july A D 1823 1822 he lost bis mother in early youth and at the age of 9 years ears he wa left to take care of himself as best t he be could he hired out to farmers for whom he worked until ho he was 20 years old eld and at a plowing match when he was 19 won tie first prize a silver medal among 30 or 40 other contestants wages being very low for farm work he went to work at railroad railroading n chiefly tunnelling tun nelling in 1846 he be married christine jousts by whom he had bad eight children th ildren two of whom died in infancy he settled down in bonese where tie he worked in the coal an and it ironstone mines till 1856 he states in his bis own biography that he expected to he be a christian and used to go to church hut but never could understand the doctrines advocated voca ted his first two children were sprinkled about this time lie he first heard the gospel prea preached clied by ders traveling in that vicinity and shortly after this got work in an ironstone mine where working when he be heard the principles of f the gospel of afien ter discussed and borrowing the voice of warning which he read attentively was soon convinced of the truth n and d was a s b baptized a or alet on the day of r october 0 abe awl 1849 8 0 bp by elder robert bobert brown and confirmed by elder john russell kussell his wife was baptized b vel t zed the following lowing fel jan uary he was ordained a the of june and held the office of a priest for some time lime was ordained an elder the day of march 1855 in 1856 he removed to bathgate branch over which he be presided for two years and until he re moved bick to boness in 1860 when the branch of aque binesa wa reorganized and he be waa I 1 president which position beheld till til he be emigrated to utah in june 1864 he emigrated with his family to america on the ship hudson froni from london and landed in new york after a six weeks and three days passage across the atlantic traveled Trave lei leol by steamer up the hudson io 10 albiny albany and from thence by rail to st joseph and fiam there by steamer to the town of wyoming nib neb and from thence by ox team to salt lake his cifes health was very poor or on board the ship and she me was not able to stand the fatigue of the journey and gradually grew weaker cantil antil she died on the of september 1864 she was buried about 00 miles east of salt lake near a place called farr halleck she was a faithful latter day saint and died in full assurance ot of a glorious resurrection he be was now left alone with a family of six small children on his hands that wanted the tender care of a mother but trusting in god to open the way he knew that lie he would never suffer him to want he arrived in salt lake city the 3 th day of october 1 54 and settled in west weber weber county where he has been an ai active member officiating as a teacher in the ward till to he was called to a assist in the bishopric in 1866 he be married ruth kuth chandler by whom he be had one child she died in 1872 the ath of march 1868 he was called to preside ovee ove the elders quorum of the west weber ward which position jie he held for nearly nine mine years with credit to himself and benefit to tile hie quorum january ad 1873 he married mary S Nall kemi or cr who died january wl 1831 by her lie he had tour four chil children drou july 3rd ard 1876 lie he married 59 sarah r ah survives him by whom he had three children two living june he was ordained to tile the high priesthood and set apart as first counselor to bishop J T hart of the west weber word ward and tor for the last two years has been the acting bishop esho in the absence of the bishop which ehg 1 position he be filled with dignity and honor to himself and to tot the he latif satisfaction action ot of the presidency of the state buke until his death which occurred jan uary 10 1888 at his residence in the midst of his sorrowing family faintly who bad for a long along time noticed with grave apprehension that lie he was fast failing in health his de departure pa atu re i was not altogether unlooked unlocked tor or but through his ambition and native pluck he i kept on his bia feet almost to the last moment j his death was caused uy by diabetes and heart disease contracted by working in tile the mines he was aged 65 years 6 5 months month and saud 10 days the funeral services were held on the of january at the meetinghouse and the ward turned out on en masse notwithstanding the intense cold to do honor benor to his remains consolatory atory addresses were delivered by james jardine 0 H X peterson president C F middleton Middie ton wm win JH wright james jamea mcfarland ammon green sr A mcfarland an and H greenwell who spoke in terms ot of the highest praise of the many virtues of the deceased he was an affectionate husband a kind lather father a latter day saint in every sense of the word of unquestionable integrity and an indomitable will he was punctual in the performance of every duty that was imposed upon him and justly the reward of t the unon e faith faithful ilif in in t ie ic mornin the first resurrection he leaves a wife 13 chil children dreu and 37 grandchildren to mourn hie loss ogden stand ard