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Show BP. NEBEKER DEAD Pioneer of Utah Passes Away in California. Funeral in Logan Today at 2 o'clock. A message was received by Attorney Attor-ney Frank K. Nebeker Tuesday afternoon after-noon that his fathci, Ira Nebeker, died in California at u p. m. on Monday Mon-day night. The deceased died from llright's disease and was sixtyslxycars of age. He came to Utah In 1817, settled set-tled In Salt Lake, moved to Lako in 1808 and vvas appointed bishop of that.place. Tills olllcc he retained up to a few monthsago when he retired owing to ill health. He has live living biothers, one of whom Is tho Hon. Aqullla Nebeker. He leaves llftcen childicn. Miss 1511a Nebeker, a daughter, was with her father at the time of his death, and accompanied the remains to Logan Friday. Hoi ace, a son who Is studying law In Chicago met the funeral paity at Ogden. Mr. Frank Nebeker, another son, went to Win-neinucca, Win-neinucca, and theie joined his slter and the remains. The funeral service will be held In tho Logan tabernacle today at two o'clock The following Is a bilef hlstoiy of the deceased's life as clipped fiom The News: Mr. Nebeker walked over the llrst trails to Utah when he was a boy of 8 years, and Is numbered among tho llrst Utahns. Ills life slnci' 1817 has been spent In Utah and he is survived by many representatives of his own and his father's family. His death In Los Angeles came unexpectedly during dur-ing a visit to the coast which he undertook un-dertook two monthsago for his health, lie vvas suffering from geneial debility de-bility resulting from klndney and stomach troubles. The career of Mr. Nebeker in ' Utah has been an Interesting one, and one closely bound up with the general growth of the section He came In the band of pioneers which ariived in the autumn of 1847, and with his parents, John and Laura, Nebeker, wasonrolled In theM commanded by Gcoigo R. Wallace, and tho 100 com-manded com-manded by A. C. Smoot. Prior to crossing the plains the family had encamped en-camped with the companies at Council llluirs, for the whiter of 184(1. In 18.V) Mr, Nebeker was chosen to go with a rcllel party back acioss the trail to rescue the belated members of a stranded hand cait company. They found the paity exhausted on the banks of the Sweetwater, and bi ought them to Salt Lake. Later In the Indian In-dian wars he became a member of Capt. It. T Rurton's company and performed extenslvo seivlce in that command. It was due to these early exposures that complaints set In from which Mr. Nebeker never fully recovered. re-covered. In 180!) he was one of the llrst settlers to go Into Rear Lake valley, making his home at what vvas aftcrwaids named Lakctowu. He was ordained a lllshop of the Church for that distilcl hi I SHU and continued to fill til I his duties as such until re-cently re-cently released on account of 111 health. Ills children who survive him nuin ber ten, of whom four are sons and six are daughters. They aro John, Ilyrum, Attorney Frank K of Logan, Horace G., a student at Chicago university, uni-versity, Misses Ella, Elite, Laura, and Ruby: Mrs. Naomi Ferry of Ogden, and Mrs. Clara Humes. Of his brothers, broth-ers, Aqulla, W. Parry, Aaion, and Ashton Nebeker survive him. Ills wife died three years ago from diphtheria diph-theria contracted while caring for patients allllcted with that disease. |