Show EPHRAIM K HANKS CAI caineville NEVILLE wayne county july jm 31 81 1896 although it has been an bounced lu in the abe columns of your worthy worth V paper the death of the well know and esteemed utah veteran EPhr ephraem aira K hanks a few lines more I 1 trusta trust will be acceptable to his hia numerous friends and relatives another battalion boy bag baa gone aone home to evajoy the reward of th the righteous and ana what a joyous hand shaking there was when brother eph as he be was commonly called V who ushered into the presence of joseph brigham heber and those he so ao dearly loved and respected clec for be loved the saints saint and the gospel with W pure heart always lilting lifting a warning voice in the me defense of truth and imparting that sweet influence that char acte a man of god like the prophet joseph and othera other he be had remarkable faith and ana power to in healing the sick he J would rebuke sic sickness knees and disease without ever the afflic tei touching a silent drs prayer to father and he could accomplish almost he desired fur for he benefit of others othen the sick all over the me country had so much malth in him biln thit that it he could only administer to them they were healed aven avell the indians would bring their sick for a hun dred miles tor for brother H hanks an aks to administer mi to them and they were invariably vart ably made whole on one occasion about thirty came to be healed it was last day in ila peb rusty 1893 he had them all amt and come to 10 meet lna quite bite a 8 number u ut I 1 them spoke ue desiring siring aim to be their father as tuey aney have any now that brother thurber was dead he told them that he would and then her be and his suns sons administered to them mom arit and they were healed brother ephraim Ep braim K X hanks was wa born the of march 1826 at madison lake c county auty ohio he lett left home at the ag agu of 0 sixteen and ana became a sailor on a man of odwar war where he was wa compelled to stay for three years after biting being released he returned home borne only visiting a short time and then started off again after going a short distance on bib hi journey atoot be came to where the road forked and where he was stopped irom further pressing hla his journey by some ome unseen hand at the same time bursting bunting into team a thing he be dad not done for or years he tried three tawes to go go on but was prevented so he returned home borne again where he be found brother alvaris hanks hanke from hi his nauvoo who had bad joined the mor nolas that evening there was a debate between his bia brother alvarda Al varla and some the latter talking so abusively has Q brother ephriam ordered them P house much to the out of bib bg mother is dismay of that good old lady next morning sitting bitting on the granary bau bad talk with his doorsteps doorstoP lit he be a long mormon brother about the gospel and being beine favorably impress edl concluded to igo eo with him to nauvoo one oae or of the abig things be witnessed on arriving mere was the men working on the temple with only odly parched corn to eat sick and the elders eldera he ae was taken very were called in and ana he was bea healed abich was wae id fulfillment of a dream he be had bad had bad previously he believed gospee from the first and was wag in the baptized by horace 8 eldredge we band directing him all we ioime brother hanka endured the hard ships alna of the exodus from nauvoo and of the volunteers of the battal wall baione waione one jou in 1846 being twenty years yeara old me lie shared bared all lao hardships harde hips of the battalion allond tod tedious lous journey alter returning from he married harriet harries decker by whom he had on and three claugh slaughters hale and hearty y nia nothing but bat toe she displeasure of his god he be on en into the contract with F little and C F decker to carry the U 8 mall irona lake city to laramie Lar amle ai t that time a very trying and dangerous undertaking he also carried mall mail to 40 california afoot on OD snow ow shoes when ahe snow enow was six feet deep and more to in the perilous times of indian troubles passed right by lake tahoe at the time the handcart companies mere wp in such trouble he be was wag employed in fishing on utah lake an an angel came to him one bt and told him to go to the aa aid of a band handcart cart company next be was ready to start the great work be accomplished oo on that mission minion those ot of the company alone know and appreciate ap preci ate there seemed to be nothing impossible lot for him bim to d do 0 on ocoa occasions sione oi of heal ing god gave him power to raise the dead heal the sick cure frozen limbs limbo eto etc on his bis way to aid the he hana lacart oart be killed some buffalo and after r distributing the meat among the suffering offering saints went to work healing she tb and cheering we the down OL asit do wonderful were his bis bea healings lings at they gave him bim the title of dr haak he was also one that was sent to meet Job usona army when president orders were not to 90 shed a 91 jop of blood he married jane capener by whom the lie bad four sons SODS and three daughters stud and thisbe read bead by whom be had five dve sons soni and seven daughters he has been failing a little all winter and was wall very desirous of having all of his children together they wrote to some ome of toem them to come and abd spend holl boll lays dayi with him but circumstances pro pre wonted their doing so his hie wife read hanka and children here arranged to surprise him on his big anniversary ou on march all gathered at the dear old home except one daughter and two sons aone in law jaw A nice aloe program was arranged for the evenings evening s enjoyment songs recitations music toasts etc were rendered to la a creditable manner refreshments were served after which brother hanks exhorted all to be honest virtuous and live u upright lives always praying so BO that they might always walk in the light of the gospel he related some of his hie experience and bore a powerful tecetl mony to she be truth of the gospel 0 my father was sung aung by his children all knelt in family prayer and retired for far the night march alot dawned clear rind and bright making the welcome of the family more impressive even nature bestowing her bar tor for the days day pleasure plea aure and grandfathers en joy ment music from the organ har bar donicas monicas and triangle brother hanks making and playing the last named instrument ment himself hima elf and social chats whiled away the time lime till dinner was announced what a beautiful eight to see that table so BO bountifully provided with th the luxuries of earth with the oble noble lather father and mother sitting at the be head of tue trio table surrounded surround ea by such auch a fine family of boys and girl twenty eight being seated bested at the two tables table tue the after afternoon noun was spent in playing out door games etc after she be Dirth birthday day came the preparation to do work in the I 1 manti adanti and salt lake temples and to visit all his bia old friends and relatives again but on the the week after his hia birthday be was waa taken with a severe pain in his big head which the doctors doctora say eay was wae congestion of the drain he suffered buffered finally got a little better and remarked to his bia faithful wife 1 I know now why I 1 wanted all my children together 10 although be was better and worse by polls first so be could coula sit up and theu then bedfast he be never rallied ral tied although bli bill suffering buffering was so BO intense he was patient and cheer cheerful fulk never complaining willingly taking every simple thing that his loved ones thought would help him after the pain got easier in his bla head his hia logo legs from his hia knees down were war a cold aa 08 death at times timea he would suffer buffer the most excruciating pain in them which nothing but administrations would relieve it being the only thing that ver ever t did him any good his noble wife and family did everything that loving hands bonds and prayerful hearts could do never leaving his bedside but for a low few minutes at a time and oaring cart dg for him as tenderly as for an infant he appreciated precia ted their love and kindness fully blood set in bad and although tie he apparently felt better talked with more ease and seemed more cheerful his noble spirit it took it its flight fight at 8 p m tuesday june the just as peacefully as a child goluh to in the arms of his oldest son bishop walter E hanks the family was called iu in time to see the sweet angelic look that spread over the he ilIO beloved TOu features of the departed the influence that filled the room was so heavenly as an to be beyond description iOD after the be first spasm of grief was over the faith ul ful wife and mother dropped on her knees at the foot of the deathbed and silently implored for strength and corn com fort that god alone could give arising from her knees sue she said come children this will never do you know it was rat berd a desire for us not to weep and mourn come we must rt got to work he had previously desired that his bis wife and daughter amy should make his burial clothes and god gave them strength to gratify his every wish word was sent to Cal neville about eighteen miles distant to mak his bis coffin and dig his bis grave and all the people who could follo wol his bis remains to the graveyard such a plain simple funeral no costly display of flowers but a sincere heartfelt dedicatory prayer comforting remarks to the he noble family who strived so hard bard to gratify his every wish and all that was left of our beloved patriarch pairl aroh and old time veteran was lowered to its last resting phaoe his three sons two sons none on law jaw and brother goo carrell acting as pall pail bearers such a funeral as he had often described when in robust health such a sweet heavenly influx enoe ence was there that one did not feel to mourn those present testified that it was beyond anything they had ever witnessed it made maae one think as apostle paul obi death where to is thy sting oh ob grave where is thy victory I 1 brother hanks was the father of 29 26 children 6 5 of whom have preceded him home bome he leaves his ble wife obil catill dreo dren 16 15 grandchildren down here jont dont know the he number up north and a host hoet of friends to mourn his hie low loss he was waa ordained a seventy by erastus derby defty a pd high gh priest by president ta taylor a and patriarch by apostle br bangham igram young the latter ordination being on august 1898 he was a faithful man never dever missing sunday school meetings fast meeting mee linga oto etc although there were only two families where he lived his bis own and brother ko no one ever visited hla his pleasant home but they spoke of the good influence they felt but it could not be otherwise for the family were united as an the heart of one he has bell left a family behind him that Is in an honor to his bis name he died at a good ripe age in full faith of a glorious resurrection reo tion he was 70 years 2 months IS 18 days old ola M E HANKS |