| Show OBI FUARY win J park n son of john and elizabeth h brow i parkin was born kiy 19 1839 a in lascoe derby shire denland 11 I 1 he embraced the gosp gospel l in the year 1858 when eight years year s old touted to IQ IV alc irk in the r mines 26 wh when edwith alli hiis his its four ur and one sister sister left liverpool england may 30 1863 on the old id ship cynosure a a sailing vessel v it ith saint under the direction 0 david AT steuart after seven wee s and one day on the ocean they arri arm d in new york july 19 1863 left lorence florence neb august 10 in thomas E ricks company after eight week wee and one day on the PI plain a in arrived i ir salt lake city october t 4 where he ie city an and d county building ra now ands it took five months and sixt six t en days to make the trip to utah v 1 acre lie he has resided ever since bro brother er parkin park in was married twice and surviving u lihn him is his wife elizabeth hura good parkin park and 16 childre children and 68 grandchildren and 28 gre great t grandchildren and three brothers brot liers A june 20 1877 when south bountiful was organized as a ward william brown as TU bishop ishop brother parkin has labored an n the following 0 church capacities capac itic as leader of the choir and s superintendent luperi of sunday school and ward warda teacher for many year also serve pvc as school trustee for several terms terasa J the past six six years he has been doin doing temple work in the winter season he was president of the high orthe ozithe ward ile he took sick february 7 after laying in bed nine days 0 any pain lie he passed away S sunday day eveni evening nIg 0 february 16 1919 I 1 funeral services services were held in south sout bountiful meeting house friday feb february b uary 21 at 1 p in bijoc samuel C howard conducted tae ane services music was furnished by tbt th ward choir and consisted of the following hymns 0 my father when first the glorious light of truth softly we lay down dow to rest resta the solo 1 I krow kr ow that 1 my 1 y redeemer lives was sung by E elder i d e r nephi hepworth elder daniel moss offered the opening prayer and the benedi benediction clion by elder george eorge C wood and elder eder james 1 I atkinson dedicated tho thi grave the speakers were patrich james howard stephen H ellis bishop william winegar pres stearns steams hatch mayor charles R maby and samuel C howard ten granddaughters d were flower girls and she of his sons were were e paul bearers als also 0 the high and his three brothers honorary paul bearers f although it was a very stormy day daykha 4 ahe house was well filled which showed the respect he had won as a tru and faithful worker in Tiel liel ping to rill roll on the lat berday work all his children were present except two sonn sonin laws I 1 |
