Show PRESIDENT WINDER DEAD first counselor to president of mormon church cuccu succumbs abs to pneumonia salt lake city john R winder first counselor to president joseph F smith of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints died at k sunday night although the end came suddenly sud deny and unexpectedly the venerable man of the age of 89 years was in full possession of his faculties his wife and son john R winder jr were at his bedside when ho he p peacefully away while mr winder had been suffering er from a lingering attack of acute pneumonia for more than two months his physical strength and wonderful mentality menta lity several times threw off the malady it recurred however and despite his patient suffering and courage the disease became the master and the man who for more than halt half a century has been so eminently prominent in the up building of tho the mormon church and salt lake city succumbed president winder was born at bid denden kent Din england gland on december 11 1821 he entered the mormon church in 1848 coming coining across the plains to utah in 1853 the lie life of president winder was one of strenuous activity and replete with stirring deeds and events bishop winder was married four times and is survived by his latest wife marle marie burnham winder he was the father of twenty three chil dron dren |