Show PRES BEN E RICH CALLED SATURDAY and nd came soon after wife and son I 1 arrived in new york funeral in salt lake city sunday pres ben E rich of centre ville who was presiding over the eastern eastern states mission passed away in new york city at ten minutes past 8 saturday evening about twenty four hours after mrs rich and son benjamin L rich had arrived at his bedside he reco recognized nihed them on their arrival but was too weak to greet them and soon goon lapsed into unconsciousness and remained so until the end about a year ago pres richs health began to fall fail and he took a short trip to europe on his return he felt considerably improved but the improvement was not permanent nevertheless he continued to perform the duties of his office until about a month ago when he suffered a complete breakdown the sunday before foreline he died he bad a stroke of apoplexy from which bich time on his condition became more and more serious very few men of his years namely nearly fifty eight have had as much experience as he and in so many different ways he was the son of the late apos ala charles C rich and was born in salt lake where he received his education he was a salesman in the Z C M I 1 in salt lake and mana managed ed the equitable coop store in og ogden aden his missionary labors commenced in 1880 when he went to england augland on a mission eighteen years later he was made president of the southern states plis mission over which mission he presided until about five years ago when he was called to take charge of the eastern states mission which position he held until a week or two ago in a political way mr rich also achieved much it is said that he probably did more than any other ono one man to get the peoples party to divide on national political lines he was a delegate to six national republican conventions in idalio idaho he was twice Thai A of the republican state committee and executive committee he was also a member of the city council of ogden for a few years pres rich was also a journalist and ana author he published the silver hammer at rexburg Rex burg idaho and in chattanooga 0 a he published the southern star he wrote books booklets and pamphlets that were distributed widely throughout the church and the world his book entitled mr durant of salt lake city was probably the most important of all dec 27 1887 he be married diana farr of ogden who together with the following Z children childre a survive him benjamin L rich of salt lake dr lorin rich of 0 ogden t pred ered L rich of salt lake la ke dr homer E rich of vernal alts mrs alvin 0 stron strong of 0 salt lake don 0 rich arieh who is on a mission in salt lake mrs vivian watkins of vernal and frank 0 rich of centreville Cen treville the body is expected to arrive this affer afternoon noon funeral services will be held in the tabernacle in salt lake city next sunday at 2 p in and the interment will tike take place in the cen treville cemetery |