Show PROMINENT CITIZEN PASSES AWAY when the announce announcement ement was made on sunday last that hon peter lowe of willard had passed away at the dee hospital in ogden following an operation for a complication of troubles a gloom was east cast over many places for mr air lowe was one of the prominent citizens of this county and w was as well known ile he had been a sufferer tor for some time and ark an operation was finally decided upon as a last resort to bring relief he passed thru the ordeal nicely but the disorders in hla his system had so sapped his vitality that his bis recuperative powers would not respond and all that medical science could suggest in his case did not avail his hia death robbed a happy home ot of husband and father leaving a wife and seven children to mourn his loss county attorney W J lowe being one of the sons of the deceased A wife and live five children preceded him to the grave ta the community in which he resided willard has been deprived of the activities of a valuable citizen and the county at large loses a good man peter lowe was born at st helens lancashire england alfrco march ath 1864 he became identified with the church ot of jesus christ of latter day saints la in his native land while still a young coulig roan man and emigrated to america ln in the daily early fifties coming on acre direct c t to willard where he and his parents located being among the very early settlers of that place mr lowe has resided tit that city on the present hocq gla for over fifty years and during that time has had an to lend lead assistance in tide the up building of not alone willard city but box elder county as well avell he ha has served his fellows in willard willara as mayor of the city a number of times on the school board as trustee and he was one of dox box elder countes Coun tys representatives in tile the constitutional convention in 1 I wair the conati aution of this great state was framed in the religious activities of 0 his ward mr air lowe performed his part and always gave support to every movement tor for the betterment ol of the peo pie either religiously or temporally withal he was an all unassuming man paying strict attention always to his own affairs and not bothering bot liering with those of 0 his neighbor ile he was a good man a kind neighbor and a staunch friend in his passing one more of the early pioneers of this section lias has gone home to rest and ot of him it can truly be said the world was made better by his having lived in it impressive funeral services were held in tile the willard tabernacle on tuesday of this week beginning at 2 p m there was a wealth of floral emblems and the building was packed to the doors with friends ok of the deceased who came to pay a last tribute of res respect act remarks eulogistic of the life of the deceased were made by elders john D peters win J facer john J ward and wm E morgan the musical numbers trend rendered by the ward choir were the hymns shall we meet beyond the river abide with me ale and 1 I need the every hour between speakers thi ward brothers quartette sang very beautifully A perfect day the prayers were offered by patriarch E P cordon and elder john barrington of cassia idaho |