Show FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR DAVID R STEVENS 93 funeral services were held in hoilien hoiden wednesday doc dec 28 1932 at 1 11 M for david riley stevens 93 a k patriarch in the millard stake ot of zion and resident of 0 holden olden Il millard county utah mr air stevens died monday december 26 following a brief illness the speakers were T C callister ater sidney Tec ples john wood J J stephenson henson t J E hunter and edw F p stevens musical numbers were furnished by lenore jones and edna ashby and the holden choir the opening prayer was offered by frank dge and the benediction was p by win T stevens the grave was dedicated by james stephenson ph enson mr stevens was born nov 21 1839 noar near la harps harpe hancock ancock II co illinois the son of wm win stevens stevena and Nl arinda thomas stevens lie he moved with ahls parents to nauvoo when it child and participated with them in tho the general exodus of tile the saints after spending some time at counell council bluffs on the missouri river the family crossed the plains in 1850 and located temporarily at pleasant grove drove utah county responding to a call from froin church authorities moved to fillmore in 1853 later they were among the first settlers ot of hollen holden where he bo lived the remainder of his lire life mr air stevens was baptized about june 1852 by noah T guyman gayman at american fork lie ile was ordained a seventy in 1859 and married caroline felshaw Fels liaw dec 24 1862 she bore her husband fourteen children namely mary olive win riley caroline marinda ellen daniel david felshaw lorenzo al claya civa and clarence twins alma marion R john E hazen diazen F and laura twelve of 0 whom together with fifty seven grand children 73 great grand children and 3 great great grand Eh children ildren survive him in 1861 responding to call mr air stevens vens went back missouri river is as a church achurch teamster in john R murdocks train after emigrants lie he was ordained a high priest nud and bishop july 22 1877 by apostle erastus snow and presided as aa the first bishop of holden tor for thirteen years in may 1890 he was set apart as second counselor to pres ira N hinckley of the millard stake which position he held until 1902 nhea he was ordained a patriarch by pres jos F smith ile he has also alao held the positions of high councilor la in the church and commissioner of mellard county lie he was a successful farmer and stock raiser and established what Is bow the stevens mercantile co of fillmore mr air stevens contributed liberally to the building of temples churches school houses etc and was one of the principal founders of the millard stake academy at fillmore and later of an academy by the same name at utah also of the town of delta lie ho was an ardent supporter ot of education uca tion ile he raised and educated a very large family and sent seat most of his hid sons on missions lie ile was a rugged pioneer it a persistent worker and builder lie he was lo 10 loved ved and respected by all who know knew jilin him in him a wonderful character a good man mail has passed |