Show R PEIRCE PASSES AWAY on tuesday afternoon mr air hyrum R peirce ot of the fourth ward succumbed to an affliction which had been plaguing him for a number ot of years yeara the trouble was a combination of heart and lung disorders and mr peirce had been subject to spells of sickness from that cause for or a number of years past this last illness gripped him soon after winter set in and he has been alternately confined to his bed and up around the house tor for several months the end was not noe altogether unexpected though the periods of convalescence have been quite frequent and tile the strong will of that sick man combined to give his family some hope that he be might be able to wear it out mr air peirce was wag borri born on april afi this city and as the sou son of the tha late william and jerusha smith peirce the fatally family resided in this city and on the north string where sir air peirce grew to young manhood at the age of twenty years lie he took up the occupation of teaming and labored in canada montana colorado and various parts of utah the family returned to atals section n a bout about twenty five years ago and remained for a short while when they moved and were amily away until nine years ago when they returned and settled down dawn in thi city mr bir peirce was a hard working marl maa and an honest man ile he believed in giving to fo every man his just due and to tile the teachings of the golden rule ile he minded his own business strictly and was held in high esteem by all who knew him lie he leaves a wife and daughter who Is unmarried and residing with her mother in this city and a steps step son who resides in idaho there are also one brother mr ell eli T peirce of harper Il arper and two sisters sirs its lavina green at af layton and mrs irene darnard barnard of pocatello idaho gur surviving vIvIn him mr felted pelted was a grandson of the martyred marty red patriarch hyrum smith funeral services were held this afternoon beginning at 1 oc lockIn in the fourth ward chapel |