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Show Hj A Pioneer B Passed Away. K The (uiionil services of Wllllnm Cllii- H ncy, n pioneer o( I.olii, wero held on H l'ridnynt 1 o'clock p. m. from I Ik- inect- Hj ing Iioiuc. Uialiop I'joM presided. Hi Tliu Tnbernaclo oholr was In itttcudnnco Hi and gave several good selection. Hi Prayer wna offered by High Priest Ell H Kendall, Tliu spunk. rs wero Father Hi John Austin, who gavo quito mi ex- IH tended nccount ol the early lifo of the M departed; . A. Pctereon, ulio spoke of B Ida long acquaintance ami tlio inniiy H labors tint tho deceased lmd pei formed Be during his long residence, nnd the W many friends In had made hy lita kind MB nets. Bishop St. Jcor of Clover Creek, W Toole county, spoko nt some length tip- B on tln falthfiillncBs of Klder Uittney, Hiid that he was honest in nil ills denl- R lugs. President A. J. I.vnns dwelt upon w the resurrection of the dead and gave I words of comfort to tho children nnd friends who were called to mourn. " Elder Ed mini Southwick rend a Bet of ' ltsolutions presented hy thu (IHth Quorum of Seventies'. The building was tilled with relatives nnd friends. The Iloral contribution was large. The closing pinyor was ofForcd hy Elder Edward Houthwick. IllWilt.M'lIY. Wm. Ourney, sen of John nnd Mitry Bales Ourney, was born at Bedfordshire, , England, Aug. 8, 1834. When nbout 10 years of nge ,ho lost the dearest friend on earth, Ids mother, nnd wob cared for ly n loving sister. When l.e was nbout 15 years of ago two Mormon elders came to the village whore lie lived pleaching the Gospel of Jeaua Christ. After hearing hear-ing these elders explain the principles of the Gospel, ho was baptized March 1, 1853, by David Mathews. Was ordained or-dained n deacon thu same year. He emigrated from England March 12, 1851; was delayed at Liverpool one mouth. 8et nail froth there on the ship Mansfield, April 8, 1854. v'ns sovcij weeks on thu ocean, in company with 1IG0 Saints under Captain William Taylor. Tay-lor. Landed, nt New Orleans, May 28, 1851; continued his jouruoy itp the I Missouri river to SL Louis, but was not fL, allowed to land on nccount of cliolern ytfniiftS-'-S'-iii-uBGB(BiTTSltelOv1 raBMHtUwomlheld seven doys. After be-FTPlP be-FTPlP IngWfeased from this island tlii-y con- tinned their journey nnd landed near Kansas City June 10, 1851, where (hey j found another company of Saints who I had the cholera among them. While J witnessing many who had been stricken I down with thin diendfiil disease ho whs I coutiuuully praying to tlio Lord that He 1 would spurn his life thai ho might 1011- I tluue his journey to the land of Zion. 1 Ilia pinyere weru answered. It was at I this placu they lilted out for cioising I the plains and after n long and dreary ,'fi journey they finally landed in Halt Lake H City, Oct. L', 1851, nnd camped on tin; heni'h where tlio Twentieth watd is H now located, K After remaining in Salt Itke for some Jj- tiiuo iiu cuiiiu to l.ehi whuiu Iiu toon j made many fi lends. After remaining Mil in l.ehi about four ears ho became Wu acquainted with Miss Julia Janes, who mm soon uftur became liis wifu and to tliem MM weru born eleven .children to gladden IB their hapiy liomej Ho became au-B au-B (itiaiutcd with Minn Harali Hughes B whom Iiu hIeo mnde ilia wife, unto HI wliom eight cliildicu weru horn. R In thu early days of l.ehi he was H chosen to assist in tlio Sabbath school H work nn.l was 11 faitliful woikcr in thu HI tSuunay school cause. In connection H with James Taylor, Win. Yule?, Bishop HI l'juld and othura he worked in the Suu-HI Suu-HI ''' school causu from its e,tliest hls- H tory to thu time of lib doath He was H nho chosen councilor to Win. Yates in K thu organisation known as thu neilug H teacliersof tlic ward nnd was nflcrwaids K chosen its president, which oilico ho H held nt thu timo of Ills death. In this K oilicu lie was a valiant worker ami per- B formed Ida labors therein such as visit- B lug nmoiig thu people, administering to H the sick and encouraging them in the HB principles of thu Gospel to the best ot U his ability. B He was a member of tlio (18th Quotum B of Kuvliitiesniid was one of the l'resi- J? dency of tlio Quoium for many years, 'B having the lvo and respect of the V bretluen in tliu Quorum. B He hai Leon n valiant ivorker in the B cause of truth fioui the timo he first HI, embraced tlio Gospel until the time of Hn his dealli always ready and willing to H perform tliu labois assigned him by H those in authority to tlio best of his H nbllity. Ho lias been called upon to H witness many hard nnd trying scenes in B the early history of l.ulil, but 1ms never 1H allowed nnything to wtakon his fnltli In flB the Lord. , . HB A sl.ort timo ago ho bec.uiie ncqualnt- iHB 11 1 nil. jiiVirM r 1 in ' cd with Chnrlotte Mntliuws nnd on the I'.llh January, 11K5, was married to lici. Uu was thu liiisbaud of three) wives, all of whom hu married in tho temples of of tho Loid, two of whom have, preceded pre-ceded him to thu Great Bayoiid. Uv wns thu falhur of 10 children, 12 of whom niu left to mourn hUMos. Hu has ."i grAitdchildien, " of whom lime putfied away. Ho nlso Unn -I grent-grnudcliildren, grent-grnudcliildren, 1 of whom imdead. His greatest nim in lifu lias been to set an example for his posterity worthy for them to follow. Iiu was 70 years, 7 months it'id 10 days old nt th'i lluio of his death, death having occurred cnily on the morning of Marcli "5, 1015. Hu died as ho hfld lived, full ot faith in the Gopel nnd with full hopo of n glorious resurrection. Truo'Ui Ids wives, True to his children, True to his country, True In bin Ood. |