Show OBITUARY OF SIDNER B KENT oil 11 december decem er alth t t the ie mortal morta remains of the late sidney biant pioneer of 1848 were laid to rest it in the family plot at the lewiston cemetery death came peacefully to this great colonizer and friend of all december 8 1914 at a in surrounded by loved ones and friends who dedicated his remains to god all that friendly hands and lovin loving care could do was done but it was the will of god and that great spirit was called home to join loved ones on the other side ills his death was due goold to old ago age and general debility ills his life has been a useful one and his name will live among men as one who loved all men and and whose life was one long line of usefulness and helpfulness to all funeral services were held in the lewiston third ward chapel presided over by bishop T the choir rendered beautiful music and the speakers eulogized the life and character of the deceased in a most touching e manner the speakers were president wad coups an old time friend and ardent admirer of the deceased ile he spoke of his early acquaint acquaintance ence with bro gent bailhe SaiJI ie had always found him faithful to every calling not only jn in the gospel but also in business bro john kemp said that in all his fort yc i as af acquaint acquaintance ence with bro kent he had found him a faithful friend a wise counselor and a strictly honest man pres B ArIl A II endricks touched on his ear early ly life hs as a 4 neighbor and ga gave ve credit to the 1 deceased for success in life for hi his avise K counsel arid alid t strict attendance to business had taught the speaker much in his business as al w farmer bro philo dibble of layton spoke very highly of bro sidney kent and gave many incidents wherein he had been a benefactor to his fel elder george barber of lewiston state bank spoke of his business principles said that his word was always as good as his bond that lie he had never known bro kent to take advantage of any man in any way nor had lie he ever 1 known him to be behind in any business deal or appointment nent also said that the family was blessed in having such a 0 parent and advised they n to follow his example bro james 11 andorson anderson also spoke of the sterling qualities of sidney B kent having havin known him for a great many years he had known only good of him there were many in attendance from out of town having come to show the lionor honor in which the deceased was held by all who knew him the floral offerings 0 wore were profuse and beautiful two lovin loving 0 and devoted wives twelve sons and six daughters remain to mourn his loss one wife and twelve children having preceded him to the grave sidney B kent was born bom near akson portage t county Ohio Aug ile he was the oldest or of a family of five children born to samuel kent and sarah jane stanley ills his father and grandfather were of the good old new england stock having been born in the state of connecticut lie ile was a of an enn english lish house whose history can be traced back to 1228 and three families of whom came as early colonizers of of the new en england land states slates men of influence and of lionor honor have been found among amon his ancestors but none are so well known or so highly honored by the people of tills state as sidney B kent hanin having been left without a father at 7 the age of twelve the alie was placed as head of the family is as the only means for their support at the age of ten lie he with his mother and family joined the mormon church and was blessel under the hands of joseph smith senior the family moved to far west mo J in 1838 and here sidney first came in contact with the driving and sufferings of the Saints from far west avest they moved to huntsville where the father died fruin there moved to nauvoo ill IL with the body of the church ani remained there for six years they based through ii all the hardships that were incident to the saints at nauvoo hut but it was here that sid ney ncy kent received his greatest testimony of the truth of gods work lie ile heard the prophet joseph smith gave his last public address to the nauvoo nl nauvoo legion while living there the prophet and his brother were murdered at Cart carthage liage til ill aud and sidney saw them on their funeral march lifeless martyrs to the daube i of god ue ile was the only man in lewiston who had the privilege of shaking the prophets hand in 1846 the family moved from nauvoo to winter quarters their home there was an old black smith shop without doors windows or floors flour was made by grinding corn with a hand mill here he left his mother and family and aej went down into missouri to obtain work after two years lie came back and after buying a nice home for his mother he be prepared to journey west to find a home lie he was married to mary matilda daley dalcy dau daughter eliter of docs bioc daley I 1 on oil may a 5 at council DAKI K bit bluffs I 1 IS lowa iowa A few days after his marr age he with his wife and goods begoin be beg gorn anheir their journey west in a prairie sch ioner cr lie he arrived in salt lake sept 4 1848 in sept 1849 he moved to bountiful davis county soon aft this he was called to go to echo canyon to help some emigrants amon among 0 whom was his cifes father on sept 4 1854 he started back jo 10 missouri to bring 0 his mother and family ti zion ile he had a hard and tiresome journey but arrived at his destination safely lie ile spent the winter of 1854 and 1855 5 in in preparing pre aaring t means for conveying r his mother and family to salt salt lake and in the spring of 1855 lie he began bean his third journey across the trackless plains and in m july 1855 arrived again amon among his loved ones and friends his responsibilities grew as his family increased increase and now having his mother and family to provide fir it required more effort ile he soon built them a home and made them comfortable ile he was married a second time to emeline horne home in 1857 lie ile moved south as far as springville Spring ville utah when johnsons army came and here a shed of brush served him as a home in 1865 be built a home for his second wife at farmington lie ile was again married to ceressa rose reynolds december 7 1867 in 1867 lie he moved to cache alley and thus he be was again under the necessity of building buil ning another another biome ionic two of his families famili families cs came to cache valley hut but his first wife and family lived at bountiful he was called upon to part with his loving 0 wife mary who died in 1887 he was a pioneer in the strictest sense of the word A man 0 of f strength full of faith in god and his fellow men trusty truthful and loved by all who knew him lie stands at the lead of a numerous posterity as was his blessing under the hands of the father joseph smith sr who pronounced upon him a great blessing lie ile was the husband of three wives thirty children and one hundred and fifty three grani children 1 one hundred and three great grand children and two great great grand children a total of most of whom are arc today mourning their loss of a loving and wise vise parent the following folli wing out of town people were present at his funeral mr warren kent of montpelier ida mr and mrs riley kent of logan mr john kent of blackfoot L ija ida mr and mrs philo kent of logan 0 ur mr and mrs F R peart of logan mr and mrs cyril call of syracuse utah mr CJ call mr william call if syracuse utah mr and mrs edward france of centerville Cent erville utah mrs mamie smith of salt lake mr and adv mrs almon covey of salt lake mrs nellie bridges of montpelier ida 2 mr ir S J skelton of rexburg r mrs T charles barber of 0 f syracuse utah and mr philo dibble afla ton utah |