Show BIOGRAPHY OF W J BROOKSBY wiliam J br brooksby who he died at fredonia Fre donla arizona on march 12 at the age of eighty years and five months was born in england when five years old he went with hla his parents en to in company with a number ot of ther other immigrants to australia in 1856 from youth ho he was rather of an inquiring turn ol of mind especially turned toward religious matters searching arching pe tor for satisfying religious truth when mormonism Mormont sm chanced to find him the halt half challenge ot a missionary sio nary it youre baptized by one having authority commissioned by jesus through latter day revelation you shall know ot of a surety was accepted 1 by him and in hla his own words he never doubted again as to his being identified with the only trite church ot of christ being baptized march 8 1891 i lits his first visit to utah was in june 1896 coming in advance of hla his family to first hand as to whether conditions were favorable to moving his family to zion having met bishop D B D stewart of fredonia Fre donla onta arizona while he was laboring as a mormon missionary in Aim after some time in fogele tooele utah he came to fredonia Fre donla sd some real os es tate and in 1897 returned this t his home in australla Au stalla where he be soon arranged ranged hla his business affairs and he with all of his family except his oldest daughter who was married came to es themselves permanently among the mormons cormons Mor mons ile he has never faltered from his allegiance le legi ance to the mormon church having been honored with promotions in its priesthood acting as counselor cou to bishop A W judd tor for several years was exemplary morally and spiritual sly and died in full faith and fellowship by thrift and strict attention he made no small pecuniary success in the sheep business which in his batet latet years has been turned to his boys 1 who through parental training seem beilis 40 bof ftc fsr iiii thy y p parents always of a retiring disposition he never intruded himself publicly upon the attention but will be especially missed in it past fast meetings where tor for years he has been the first in testimony beai bearing ing in which he has never faltered the funeral services were held in the ward hall under the direction of the ward bishopric with abla judd in charge as bishop alfred brooksby and his first counselor IV D judd von eon ln in law of the deceased were among the chief mourners the hymns shall we gather at the river and come go with me ale across the spa sea were special favorites of brother brooksby which with two others and a special ladies quartette I 1 by melissa jensen minda alinda J brooksby Drooks by almee aimee judd and maurine blake were sung during the services special speakers W S rust and P F A lundquist irom from kanab and asa W judd gave worthy tribute to the esteem of the populace emphasized by the twenty two automobiles tilled filled with relatives and friends which followed the body to its alast last resting place in the fredonia Fre donla cemetery where the dedicatory prayer praye r offered by D K judd followed the graveside hymn rock of ages |