Show OBITUARY NOTES JOANNA FARMER died at manti sanpete county utah september 7 1894 joanna farmer aged 68 the subject of this sketch whose maiden name was waa joanna oconnor was born in castle island county kerry ireland in the year 1808 while still a young girl she left her paternal roof to seek her er fortune in the city of london here a few years later she became acquainted quain ted with a young man possessing rare qualities of head and heart and to whom she subsequently married at wolverhampton Wolver hampton mr farmers place of nativity and where later their three children were born mr and mrs farmer continued to reside in wolver hampton until the death of the former which occurred when the eldest of the two girls was about eight years of age and the only son a babe one year old previous to this event snow had performed a mission british baash isles and had visited the young couple in their home and had brought them the glad tidings of the now new and everlasting gospel which they gladly received notwithstanding the fam fact that mrs farmer had been born and reared in the roman catholic faith although left in straitened circumstances by the untimely death of her husband sister farmer I 1 felt an earnest desire to emigrate to the new world that she might dwell among those ot of her faith accordingly 8 six ix weeks later she set sail for america to cast her lot with the then despised and persecuted latter day saints she arrived in nauvoo a short tinie time previous ania to the martyrdom of the prophet and when the people were driven our as she was waa unprepared for the arduous journey to the rocky mountains she went to st louis louia and being very desire desirous of giving hor her children an education she sent her little girls to the public school they graduated with honor some years later and were employed as teachers until mary the alder alden was married to mr Ad augustus adrastus rustus blancks blanche e wealthy al merchant an and manufacturer manufacture of st louis when he her son sofi joseph was fourteen years of age she again took up her ime of march toward the rocky mountains notwithstanding the fact that her daughter strongly protested against her encountering the toils and privations incident to pioneer life when a home in the midst of ease and luxury was freely offered her but with unwavering faith in the gospel she had accepted as a divine revelation she considered no sacrifice too great that would enable her to dwell with the lords covenant people she arrived in utah in 1856 and obtained a home for herself and son in manti where the greater part of the intervening ter years have been spent after her son arrived at manhood he returned to st louis and entered the mercantile establishment of his brother in law and a few years later was offered a partnership A greater trial than the separation from the children she loved so well came upon sister farmer in the death of her youngest daughter jennie a very lovable young lady who was universally loved and respected sister farmer returned to st louis some twenty five years ago to visit her children but she could not be prevailed upon to remain with ferring to return to her humble home where she lived alone until the of old age together with blindness made it it necessary for foil her to have an attendant W t her children have visited ker her frequently in her later laer years nad and have ministered to her comfort in ever every y possible way her son was with her gos during the last fast week of her life li ie and attended t her funeral her old friends and neighbors vied with each other in lovin loving ministrations during her last illness ang and in in preparing her for her final resting place sister farmer was truly a remarkable woman and only those who knew her affectionate nature could realize the extent of the lifelong life long sacrifice she made in denying herself the comfort of her childrens presence for the sake of herr her convictions vict ions of right and the duty she owed to her creator she was somewhat eccentric in manner yet generous to a fault always ready to lend land a bel helping p I 1 hand to the needy largely imbued w with li the martyr spirit which imp impelled her to make any sacrifice even to itle it itself dr or the society of the children who were dearer than life for her religion she it nag gone to receive her reward for her faithfulness and integrity and to meet her aher no noble Is husband who has been awalt awaiting iviK UK her coming coining for so many weary years after lifes fitful fever she sleeps well ai A L 3 |