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Show ISAAC D.BICKMORE IS BURIED AT PARADISE Funeral servlco wero held In the Paradlso meotlng houso Tuesday ar-tcrnoon ar-tcrnoon over tho remains of tho lato Isaac D. Blckmore. The opening prayer was offered by President Joseph Jos-eph B. Whljo. Elder Samuel Oldham, Old-ham, Orson "Smith, A. A. Law and deorgo D. Casto were tho speakers. They all praised tho departed for his many excellent traits of character. They offered words of consolation to tho bereaved, pointing out the good which ho had-done for his family and tho community in which Jie lived. Bishop Hansen pronounced the benediction. The ward choir furnished thq .music. At the cemc-, tory Elder J. N, Larscn dedicated tho grave. In. 1852 ho and his wlfo Joined n company under Captain John B. Walker and started for Utah. Black cholera broko out In the company and took Mr. Bickmoro's fathor and his wife's mother, Mrs. Harvol, who wero burled on tho Plotto river. Tho remainder of the family nrrived In Septembor nnd settled In Mill Creek. Two years later thoy moved to and helped found tho town of Grants-yUlo. Grants-yUlo. Tho following fall young Blckmore, then but eighteen, accom-panted accom-panted by his friend Perry Durfey, made tho then perilous trip to San Bernardino, Cal. From 185C to 1864 young BIckmoro worked variously at farming, mining and blacksmlthlng. In 18G4 ho enlisted as a California volunteer of 'cavalry and was ranked a sergeant, and served until tho end of tho war. Mcantlmo his mother hnd moved to Wellsvlllo, Utah, where ho soon joined her nnd tho family. Hero ho met and marled Ellen Oldham on New Year's eve, 18CG. A year later thoy moved to Paradise, Para-dise, whero ho farmed, and In connection con-nection with Jack Abbot, a iclatlve, built and oporatcd n sawmill. In 18G0 ho sold out In Paradlso and with his wife and family left for Kansas to visit his wife's relatives, rela-tives, nnd the following spring bought teams" and wagons and started start-ed for Texas, Intending to settle there. However, ho accepted profitable profit-able cmpolyment for himself and teams at various points In Colorado, during which tlmo his wlfo and children chil-dren returncdto Utah by rail to await his location in Texas. Shortly after Mrs. Bickmoro's arrival ono of their ltttlo sons, nnd Mr. Bickmoro's brother died, nnd Mr. Blckmore himself had typhoid pneumonia at Ounnlson. Tho Texas plan was abandoned ab-andoned nnd thoy returned to Paradlso Para-dlso where they lived from 1882 un-I un-I til 1905, when ho bought a homo In Logan and settled down to enjoy life but alas, on January 5, 1907, his beloved wlfo died. The youngest child having reached reach-ed maturity and left the home, Mr. BIckmoro sold It nnd went to llvo With his dnughtor, Mrs. J, R. Thomas, Thom-as, whero ho was residing at tho tlmo of his death. He was n man of high Ideals and keen sonso of right and wrong; n man who stood four square to tho world and feared only God. Ho was generous, companionable and withal n manly man. Ho has gone to his reward. |
