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Show I WM. W. TAYLOR'S I FUNERAL. 8 Wednesday at 1 o'clock I ho I , funeral of Win. W. Taylor was , held from the Taboriuiclo. Ho " was ono of -I-ohi's pioneers anil I hay (loin much (o help huilil up " p this city. His (loath was a sur- j uprise to many, yet he lias boon ill for some lime. Win. .1. Taylor and luinily of f .Salt Lake, .Sarah Evans and daughter of Ogden, Gov. J. C. u Culler and wifo and others from 1 Salt Lake were in attendance at 1 the funeral. . THE SERVICES. . The services were presided over ' , ,jy Hishop Andrew Fjold. The t singing way by tho choir, Isaac ' f. Fox leader. A quartette was ,V also lendorod during tlie services. qfc The following sketch of Uro.' 4, Taylor's life was rend by Itishop , -i . Kjokl. ' " SKETCH. William Whitehead Taylor wi-s born Dec. 12, lS'-'3, in Uhlliam, Laucashiic, England. He was j, , the sou of Sarah Whitehead and Ha min'l Taylor. lie was the youngest of six i childien, all of whom preceded him Iff tho Great Beyond. On March Mid, 1S18, ho was r bapti.ed .by Elder .lames W. Tny- t lor and berime a member of the Church of, Icsus Christ of Latter day Saints. Was onlaincd to the I ofileo of a Seventy on the loth ol ! February, 1S53. On the 22ud of ' February, 18H1, ho was ordained LV' to thu ollico of u High Prieht., He aSCr'' ' lcceivcd neall and wonfcon a mis-HP mis-HP sion, May in, 18B5, with Bishop H David Evans and others, to the Hf White Mountains, which mission, B though short, was as he stales it K' in his journal, "pioflttble as a IE good expei ience." Wmt He leceived a missionary call to MM. . Gieat Britain on the (ith of April, Iw 18ii, which he accepted cheer-IBL cheer-IBL fully. Ho performed this mission K' with faithfulness and efiiciuiioy; m but was compelled before the time EM for its completion, tlnough a HP' severe illness, to leturn to his MWk home. In speaking of his leleaso, IB nu lliUi ol,un saul tn,lt when he n-as IB told that he must, leturn to Utah, WmW" l!lil(j i(- was llot' ''l'dred that he IB. should die in England, it was one of the saddest days of his life. He " could not lCatraiu his feelings, but B shed tears of intense sorrow. K One of the noble attributes of his X nature was the respect and honor H lie had for the priesthood, and his 9 acceptance of every principle of H the Gospel. B He married Nannie Slnndring, B Oclobur 10, 185!), and Charlotte . Liggett in the fall of 1857, both of v- whom, also !l childien and 13 I grandchildren aie living to mourn -his loss; two children ami three grandchildren having passed be " ' yond the veil. The speakers wore Ceo. Sehow, T. K. Cutler, Gov. J. C. Cutler, Pros. A. J. Evans and Pies. S. I,. Ghinm.au. |
