Show OBITUARY kores JEFFERSON EKSON W WRIGHT BIGHT VIRGEN CITY utah march 10 jefferson wright was born july 30 1825 in the town of croton middlesex county was baptized into the church december 12 1844 joined the body of the church AT ai winter quarters november 27 1846 started to cross crose the plains in president Pru eident brigham Youn youngs glis company may 28 1848 and arrived in salt sail lake valley september 21 1 I 1 1818 he died february 9 1896 at the age of 70 years 6 mouths months and 10 days massachusetts papers please copy E 0 W ALMERA SMITH BARION MESA CITY march my sister Alt almera ners smith barton banon who died on the ath at ai parowan carowan Pa rowan utah was born october at westford vt and received the in 1831 at pomfret ceausu au qua us county N Y was at ai the laying ot of 1 the as corner stone and dedication of the temple at kirtland kinland partaking of the blessings therein and of the many trials of that early period came to nauvoo in 1840 and in the spring of 1843 at the res rea ideuye of my sister the widow of lyman B R sherman was married to the prophet joseph jy by his bis brother hyrum in the presence of my sister sister louisa burnan myself and others after the pro peets martyrdom she married reuben haboc wati waa the mother of five children none ot of whom survive her she came to lutah in 1861 and oame came to carowan parowan in 1862 where she lived in the kind love and of the saints until her demise at the ripe age of 84 B F johnson HAROLD HABOLD W ANDERSON on saturday night at 10 harold aged 3 yes years son aon of robert bobert L and d lizzie Q G anderson of the fourth ward passed assed away on christmas day harols harold and his brother bauce were stricken with scarlet fever bruce had the lever very light but harolds Harol attack was severe when the fever had passed harold was waa left with an abscess in the beadi bead causing a running from both ears dr dk wilt wilcox OX who was the family phy sio iaB called in dr hughes the ear who performed an operation on the boys head for a little while everything seemed to go all right but bat after i a L few days he complained of severe pains in him bin head this led to convulsions irom from which he recovered and again gave a strong rong hopes that he would recover everything that could be done was ati tended to but he was called away J HIB 18 parents and relatives in their heir bereavement e have the sympathy of numerous friends the funeral services took place in the fourth ward meeting house this afternoon SARAH LEWIS THOMAS sarah lewis thomas wife of thomas parry thomas was born at saint claree clare carmarthen hire south wales february 1830 in 1851 by elder benjamin isaac lit la e of spanish pork fork married january 1853 emi emigrated grated to utah in the fall of 1871 and resided in the ward of this city until the time lime of her death which occurred january of the present year leaving a husband two sons and two daughters to lament lat the loss of an affect affectionate affections iona t e rifea loving mother molher aud a faithful latter laiter day Saint her many excellent qualities of character endeared her most to those who knew tier her best she was an active member of the female relief society of the ward where she resided her aid was frequently solicited and much appreciated it was in the sacred circle of home that she shone the brightest and where her influence as a woman was most valued and where she was enshrined in the hearts of her family as a model wife and mother her heir life was a beautiful illustration of the practical worth of the principles of her fai h she has made her calling and election sure and in the morning of the resurrection of the just she will will wear the victors crown she was borne to her bast earthly resting place in the city cemetery cem eiery by her family and her many friends G G BYWATER SALT LAKE CITY march 26 1896 WILLIAM DRAGE bio BIG cottonwood salt lake county utah march today tuesday march 24 1896 a largely attended funeral service was waa held over the remains of elder william orage drage one of the old citizens of big cottonwood cotton wood he came to utah in 1866 has lived in cottonwood cotton wood nearly thirty years and helped much to build up the country he farmed elder Steven sons farm everal years yeara finally bought it and made one of the best farms in the vicinity out of a bench piece of ground considered in early times worthless be gathered around him considerable wealth but leaves all behind him together wt wi h a wife and child children rOD to mourn thia the loss of a good husband and father next mouth month had he lived he would have seen his birthday he was a member of the seventy second quorum of seventy the meeting house was unusually crowded the speakers in their order were elders edward stevenson samuel brinton bishop leonard hardy bisho david brinton and elder joseph F E taylor of the stake presidency the remarks made were much in praise of his bis works leti left behind him and of the con of his butare life in the spirit world several strangers were present and all felt edif edified lied and on such occasions tenderness generally exists and often good impress impressions ious ari are made on the living to pre prepare part them all the better for that which comes sooner or later called death who is the next to follow elder orage Drage is a vital question iOD EDWARD STEVENSON one of the speakers al elder eider Dra uranea gelil funeral quoted oh death deah the poor mans dearest friend the sweetest and the best welcome the th hour these aged limbs are laid with thee at rest the great and wealthy fear thy bw 1 1 1 f from pomp and pleasure plea aure supe torn bit sure aare thou art a great relict to those who weary laden among rai J berf ANN THOMAS HENING BB OGDEN march 22 1896 ann ami heninger died at her resi residence denoo oft 1 evening of february 21 1896 deceased was waa born in smythe va june 21 1816 and was 79 months old at the ime of her death was married to thomas henningt comber cember 27 1837 and has borne to t eight children lour four boys and four five of whom are now living from children she enumerates forty five a children and fifteen great grandc grandahl from her earliest childhood able retiring in her disposition and baad maad m into a god tearing woman being bein strong religious urn of mind she young womanhood became a m A of the christian church known in day as Campbelli ie a name S from the lounder founder but she was waa nieuw to reconcile ae in her own mind doctrines of the church the divine teachings of the alla she remained however a member wa the church for a number of yeara when jedediah M grant came into neighborhood preaching the ohapa i the latter day saints she exal excl exclaimed her heart that is the voice of aft hebberd hep berd 11 she was converted at 0 anae itt he doctrine of Mormonism ap and walK Ri iced into the church by elder atoa this was in tazewell county va he year 1842 and it can alio albo be maikl i she was the first to be baptized in 0 a 0 martof part of th the state estate from that date boim I 1 day of her death she remained to her faith consistent in all her ath tons as she was able to see and hend bend while her husband made his ho ill burks garden va the or the mormon elders laboring to in dw ta a ate she acted her part well in dakil making it a veritable home fur she acted ahn part of mother to them all and al alhaj gave them a heartfelt wel welo aa OBi although for years she was an valid and apparently in no con tion to welcome visitors but bat looked upon them as servants of OW god and ever took delight in minis ministering its te their comfort believing that inam inasmuch at she did these things tor for the elders elder abc did it unto god she emigrated with her husband and family to utah in 1871 and sen ledla ia ogden where she lived until herb her deatha which occurred three weeks week afier the death of her husband it seemed A happy interposition of providence providen dd 46 TO permit her to follow her husband in A 40 short a time for after having lived 1104 ge her for so long a time even evento to a ripe old age it seems a comforting though tto know that their separation was so 0 o A large conco concourse urise of people atte attend the last rites of the funeral Bervi appropriate remarks were made elders eldera DM stewart and john 0 athol son bishop wm mcintyre tyre and PJ dt dene ch chas middleton I 1 peace to 10 her ashes and rest to her i |