Show OBITUARY NOTES JOHN NEWEY NEWBY the aged veteran john newey departed this life on saturday august 17 CM 1896 at his residence in the first ward 0 ogden den city bah robn john newey was the son on of mathew J newey and elizabeth greenfield he aroe W porn lorn ip in Worp edeo leaden county of LP d on the h day of at january 1806 being aged 89 deario 6 months and 12 days day thus having lived beyond the allotted days of mortal men bearing a faithful testimony to the arnth which has haa been delivered to the saints he embraced the gospel in 1849 and was baptized by brother W wilkins Wil kine being I 1 in P circumstances he was enabled to emigrate february 27 1855 in the ship siddons ddona Si which sailed from liverpool england with saints under the ibe direction of john 8 fuller the company arrived at philadelphia Pai ladelphia about april both from ethey traveled rave led by rail to pittsburg thence by steamer to 0 o st louis and thence hence to 10 At chion kansas they crossed the great plains byox by ox team and arrived in halt SaIt lake Lako city about the of september 1855 there he stayed about one mouth ii auth when he be removed with his bis family to ogden where he made a home for his children and lived the measure of hij hi life as a modest quiet faithful saint god called him home the funeral services were held in the meeting house bonne of the firt ward ogden under the direction of counselor Cou nelor datus 11 ensign after the singing of the hymn commencing with when first the glorious glo rions light ot truth eider eder J M thomas offered prayer elder M W F Brown Bishop of the ward in addressing the friend 4 assembled to 10 show their last respects to the memory of a departed and aged brother bore a touching tea to the sterli tig character of the deceased d with whom lie he had boon been acquainted for many years from the boyhood of the speaker er brother newey was one who had always made a success of what he had bad undertaken he had been an in leil ielli igent gent man one whom it was waa profitable to 10 converse upon any gospel doctrine doo trine in hin him younger yeara brother newey although very modest was a willing and able worker especially was this his the theoatis case oatie in respect reaped to financial mailers lore in his early days in england many elders were liberally assisted out of bis means he had contributed thou aads t of dollars lor for the benefit and cause of gods kingdom upon earth brother newey bad lived beyond the age allotted to 10 man being within a few months of 90 years this he be lived in righteous ou 11 nee and had gone hence 0 0 receive a crown of life elders charles welsh thomas etherington john ellis and george stanger each gave their heir personal testimony simony te to the modest indus rious and honest life of the deceased they had known him for lony forty years yeara and his was a truly valiant to the truth of tho the great latter day work brother newey bad baal a testimony like the patriarch job when he said though worms should dectrow this body yet in my flesh shall 1 see god lie he has fought a good fight he be has earned his bis reward and for him there is laid up a crown of righteousness the example of his life was that of an unselfish fich floh man and a faithful servant of god he had endured and suffered much from the of men and during the past pasi eight years his affliction bad been great being deprived of sight but he murmured not for he had le learned 1 arned I to serve therewith his maker counsellor D H ensign endorsed the testimonies given and said he might still to go on saying good things concerning the deceased it ii was a pleasure to know he had left a worthy family by whom he had been tended with filial care and love and ministered ered to in the gratification of all his wants and whom the speaker exhorted to continue to emula la e the example shown by a worthy an and k 01 honored father throughout a long life of faithful service before god as an humble member of the church on earth the service was closed by the choir singing farewell all earthly honors and benediction was pronounced by br elder benjamin C critchlow the funeral cortege proceeded to the ogden city cemetery where all that WAR mortal of elder john newey was laid to ret OGDEN utah aug J SYLVESTER WILSON fox fremont county idaho august 26 1895 sylveter sylve ter wilson died at south park branch marysvale Marys Mary vale evale uinta county wyoming august 2 bit death came very unexpectedly he had been afflic ed with heart dip disease easte for a number ot of years but no one thought thourl t his work ork was so near finished here on earth the people were fortified at ai his sons place to pt hem maelee soLves from the ind indian ians and he e was acting as captain and while out oat talking with some men about 9 in the morning he received his bl death stroke fell and was carried into the house and panned away at 4 in the afternoon alter noon brother wilson was born in adems adams chuny illinois I 1 jan january 7 30 1840 his parents having r received ecea ved i he gospel previous to his birth he came with them to U ah in 1852 and located at Grants grantville ville 1 tooele thoele county utah in he removed to cache valley the indiana beling being trouble troublesome at that time he was called as an a minuteman minute man and remained at his post for give five j ears earp faithfully performing his duty when he be was honorably it released by the presidency of the stake he then married mary wood and removed to what was known a the red rook ranch oneida county idaho where he was called to preside over a branch ot of the church in 1876 he be removed to sevier county thence to emery county utah where a branch wai organized called wilson ville and he be was called to pre ide over the same in 1889 he be removed to 10 marys vale wyoming where he wax was PreA presiding ding over a branch of the church at 81 the time of his death he has always been a friend to the poor and his door was always open to the stranger he has always been in performing ever every duty that was required at his bis hands we he was waa a loving father and kind husband huband and leaves a wife and nine children and a host of friends to 10 mourn hi his loss sloss three children meet him on the other side aide D a fox fremont county idaho aug aue |