Show DEATH OF JOSEPH JAMES OGDEN utah ulah november 24 1898 our ranks are still being thinned out elder joseph james another ot of our sturdy veterans has passed to the spirit world atter after a useful well spent life jile on october 6 5 1893 ht he was token siok sick his disease developed into typhoid pneumonia and after severe sufferings he succumbed to the fell destroyer on the instant the funeral services which wera were numerously attended were hold held N november 20 1898 at the family residence the speakers on the occasion were elders borin farr fair george G bywater Bywate rl C F middleton thomas axey and bishop robert all spoke in high terms of commendation of the life and character of the deceased the speakers had bad been acquainted with him for many years and know knew that he was a man ot of honor truth and fidelity ever ready to au minister to the needy to feed the hu hungry agry clothe the naked and visit the sick and do all ail that was in his power to relieve their sufferings his good deeds will live in the memory of hou bun arede who know knew him in life aud and mourned him in death joseph james was born on the of february 1880 0 at haise Somerset shire Eng anglado En glaDo laou when about twenty years ot of age he be removed to cardiff in south wales shortly after arriving there he be met with elder john chugg from whom he first heard was the gospel of 01 jesus christ from that time be began to search the scriptures he investigated the principles of lut mormonism and was waa soon that they were the principles of salvation on oil february 13 18 1862 1852 he be was baptized into the church of jesus christ corlet of latter day saints he labored faithfully and diligently in his big calling to in wales till february 1 1864 1854 when he be took passage on the ship and sailed for the united states en n route fur sam salt lake city which last lal named place he be arrived at september 29 1854 on october 3 of the same year he be was married to miss misa sarah Hoi holyak yak of birmingham Birmin Kham england on september 7 1873 he was a member ot of we the seventy biath quorum of seventies and on may 31 1890 he was ordained a high priest all gnep e positions he filled with and to the satisfaction of to whom be was responsible he leaves a widow five sons and two daughters lie he was the lather father of thirteen children teu ten of whom were sons he also had thirty eight grand children yours fours truly JOSEPH HALL millennial star please copy |