Show LUCY reston PESTON daughter of john and sarah cooper was born bom in the year of our lord 1800 in the parish of chesterfield derbyshire england was baptized into tho the church of jesus christ of latter day saints about thirty years a ago in sutton ln in ashfield nottinghamshire Notting hamshire england emigrated to utah tn in 1864 sailing on the ship general mcm MeM Mc Lolan ilan llan elders thomas E v jeremy deoro geor ae bywaters By rand and joseph bull presidents of the 60 company was 32 days crossing in the sea before leaving england sig she was blessed by apostle george Q cannon and promised a safe journey to zion and with avith the blessing of ilar lift so 60 long as life would bo be desirable during the tho voyage she eho was waa very sick lick nigh unto death but being administered to by tilo the eiders elders through the ordinance nance of for the healing ot of the tho sick she was restored to health so as to bo be able on arriving at new york 0 O with tho the company per steamer raim to albany ab ry having been passed to the railroad cars at that place mor tor the frontier she sho was again taken sick and wm wax prudently forwarded in the kind care of her sonGe orgeby express to st joseph josoph the company arriving at that place sho she was enabled to proceed with them up the river missouri to wyoming Neb nebraska leska teska and started from that point in captain joseph S rawlins ns train tor utah on the mains plains she was wm so sick that it was thought that she lay dead ono one day and night the train stopping half a day her friends thinking to bury her herself afterwards testifying that she was quite unconscious for thab that period of time again she was miraculously restored to health beaith b bj the power of god gods through the faith and prayers of her children and the ordinance of the tho gospel administered by the elders eiders she arrived in salt lake city in the fall of the same year and made in this thia place her permanent home to the tho time of her decease the blessin messing of or brother cannon cannons upon her head hemore before leaving england having been verified to the letter she died on saturday morning the instants instant a littie little arter after 3 while white on a visit at the residence of her daughter hannah wise wife of bishop joss joas jos S rawlins ns at draper she phe was sensible to tho the last in the ruil full er enjoyment of her mental faculties she rejoiced in the hope bom of a glorious resurrection having kept the neith she passed away and lav in death as in a sweet sleep she was tho the mother of nine children eight of whom are now living she e also leaves vee voe ves forty itne grandchildren and thirty five great grandchildren to mourn her loss her remains were take taken under the cireo aton of her son bon samuel to the meetinghouse meeting house at draper on march where many kind friends were assembled for divine worship remarks were made by the brethren suitable to the tho solemn om occasion aslon islon from thence they w were ere ene taken to the railway station the congregation gre grev atlon gation following in order of or procession arriving in tho city the were conveyed to her lato home the residence of her son eon george now onn ona on a mission to great britain on monday follo following a large number of old friend from sutton and mansfield and other tarts parta of En england glandy glands gathered there and formed with the tho relatives of deceased a funeral cortege oe 0 t to 0 t tho b 0 a ad 1 wand ward ra rd meeting house al ife ide where hea hem ft el funeral t me r al s service e rv which had been announced to commence at 11 a m was held the ser sec services viens opened by bv the choir singing the morning flowers display theu then sweets and gay their silken leaves unfold untold As careless of the noontide heats beats As fearless of the evening cold let sickness blast let death devour it tf heaven but recompense our pains perish the grass and me fade the flower jt if firm theford the word of god yein vein prayer by elder georgo george ferguson fenguson choir sang mourn not the dead who peaceful lay their wearied bodies down who leave the frail and mortal day clat I 1 to seek a adel fadeless crown crowne r the large congregation was add addressed by presidents A M cannon and joseph E F taylor or eshom jacob jamb weller welter and rf sheets riders ai A M musser and Joseph S rawlins ns very vety cons conA consoling oling and instructive remarks were made no the many virtues of the were referred to her faithfulness in tho gospel delor of our lord and saviour jesus christ ad and her Int integrity erity under every circumstance of her earthly pilgrimage ramage to his holy muse oluse the choir sang aeng alya farewell rewell all earthly honors I 1 bid I 1 you sou ou all adieu F ia pea surca 1 I vant want no more of youl I 1 want my habitation on that eter etor eternal ruil iuli sm soil 1 11 beyond the powers towers of satan where V here sin siu can neer defile theyo there thero Is sweet rest in heaven heaten benediction by BL bishop hop bop sheets at A ath th close of tho the services the remains of the dear dead pi relod in tho the hearse and was waa followed to their final resting place to in the city come cemetery tery teny lor by a large num number berof of moui ning relatives and friends in carriages whore thov were entombed ent bed hed to await awalt the iho resurrection ur odthe 0 the j rist list the first resurrection bishop r V 11 sheets offering craper 1 lessed blessed B are they that do his command menta that they may y have right to the tree of tife life and may enter in ahr through ough the tho gates inte into the city eity blessed AM aio the dead which die la in the lord fi it om orn henceforth yea yen saith the spi spirit rit that tildy mav rest from their labors and the tho their r work worm works wark do do ota nta follow them 11 midland wand I 1 gawe gate alki aiki aul ani Mans fleM tiou lm plem 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