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Show HHbJI' 1bATbVH HHHHHbBER98HHHwi'1) HHH iHBwBf ''' tSVnBHBH "MHHHHHff'rTHlf' rf'- - - , , 'HBVA jHHVBbBVSVJ i 4'.aSwmBBBhBhJ HBw&IIhHHhHHHHI iBHBBHBnfl BBBBBBBBBBH Anoifreg Pioneer Passes Away ' " ' Fucnral services qver.'.tlic remains of Patriarch Sainuet' tto'seVParUlnuon .were held at Frantyiiu i Idaho, on May 28. Elder Parkinson died at his home In Preston May 23, after a lingering illness resulting from an attack of Influenza last October. Although In his eighty-eighth year, he paid a visit to his relatives In St. Louis last October, returning Just In time to attend the October conference. confer-ence. Ho contracted the Influenza immediately after the conference while ho was still In Salt Lake, and has been confined to his bed ever since Uiat time. He did not suffei nny Intense pain, but tho dlscaso had taken his strength and he gradually wasted away. His mind was bright to the last. Ho knew his end was coming and he made preparations for It. A largo cortege followed tho remains re-mains to the Franklin meeting house whore the services were held. The abundunce of flowers and many other oth-er evidencs attested the 'love and esteem es-teem of his numerous posterity and his many friends.. Tho speakers wore Elders W. P. Monson, L. L. Hatch, Taylor Nelson, Orson F. Whitney of the Quorum of tho Twelve Apostles und Joseph S. Qeddes. The opening prayer was offered by Elder El-der Thus. Dm rant nnd tho benediction benedic-tion was pronounced by Elder M. F. Cowley. Bishop O. L. Packer dedicated dedi-cated the grave. Music wob furnished furnish-ed by the 'stake chorus girls. Miss Clara Goaslond, a grand daughter, Miss Mugb'Io Merrill, Mrs. Vera Oed-des Oed-des Merrill nnd Eldor Frank Baugh. A unlquo featuio ot tho sei vices was a last statement and testimony of tho truthfulness of tho Gospel piepared by tho deceased nnd read by Elder W. P. TonBon. A letter of sympathy from President C. W. Penrose was road. Elder O. F. Whitney Whit-ney paid a glowing tribute to the memory of tho pioneers of this church and expressed the condolence of the First Presidency and the Quorum Quor-um of the Twelve. The musical numbors were favorites of tho deceased de-ceased and the speaking was eulogistic eulogis-tic of his fidelity and strength ot character, Samuel Hose Parkinson, tho son of William Parkinson nnd Chailotte Hose, was born In Barrowford, Lancaster, Lan-caster, England on the twelfth day ot April, 1831. His father died when Samuel was six months old. Later his mother married Edmond Berry. In the spring of 1839 the family went to Australia, After three TAaroMr. Berry took his family fam-ily to New Zealand and from thcro to Chili in South America. Three years later Mr. Berry became dissatisfied dissat-isfied and returned to Engluuc. by way ot Capo Horn. He returned to his old homo In Stockport but because be-cause of famine and much distress In England, tho family remained only on-ly about two years. They came to the United States In the summer ot 1848 and settled In St. Louis. Sam-Mel Sam-Mel was at that time seventeen years ot age. Here he met for the first time the elders of tho Mormon church. He heard the testlmonj and ncccpted tho gospel In December Decem-ber of the same year. His mothor died of" cholera In July, 18-19. While still In St. Louis two years later he mot a very woithy and talented young lady, Miss Arabelln Chandler, a Latter-dny Saint convort, recently Immigrated from England. They wero married on January 1, 1862. In February of tho next year, their first son, Samuel, was born. They came to Utah in 1851 and made their homo at Knysvlllo. Durlng tho fow years that followed the subject sub-ject of our sketch was active In the early pioneer experiences. He made a trip to Sweetwater to bring supplies sup-plies left by a handcart company; ho went to Echo canyon as n guard against Johnston's army; he went to tho Salmon Itivor In Idaho to help the Bottlois piotect themselves ngainBt tho Indians; he wbb In tho exodus south In the sumo year. In 18C0 ho moved his family to Franklin Frank-lin Idaho being ono of the staunch nnd stalwart founders of the town, the flist permanent whlto settlement settle-ment in the state. During the next forty-flvo years ho was a strong factor fac-tor in the development of the community com-munity in both civil und ecclesiastical ecclesiasti-cal affairs. He aided In tho distribution distri-bution of tho land,. Uie digging ot ditches und all matters incident to the organization of tho town. Ho was ono of the first three pieslding ciders and served some time as a school trustee. He was a successful merchant und a successful farmer. He built the first saw mill and helped help-ed to start the first woolen mills. o In 18GC ho married Chailotte II. Smart and the next year lie married hor sister Maria, both woithy daughters daugh-ters of a very prominent family. Ho was the father of thirty-two children thirteen sons and nineteen daughters, daugh-ters, twenty-seven of whom with his wife Charlotto survivo him. His posterity numbers mote than three hundred nnd they ate among the leaders of tho communities where they reside. Ho kuew no fear other than the fear of God nnd i'xo was loyal always al-ways to his friends nnd to his family, During thoso trying years between 188S and 1890 he became intimately acquainted with such men ns Josopli : F. Smith. Hrlgham Young Jr., W. W 1 Burton nnd John It. Barnes nnd other oth-er men of God, nil ol whom held ' Samuel ft, Parkinson In tho highest ' osteom for his love and Integrity to tho truth, |