| Show OBSEQUIES funeral SerT services ices of elder davit shorten and james barker the the funeral services over the remains mains of E elder ider david shorten were held in the mound fort meetinghouse june 1882 the services ices were opened by singing and prayer a I 1 by elder miles hiles 11 II jones tr bishop i zio el i NN winslow T ainslow farr addressed the meeting hig his remarks were suitable to the tile occasion he lic spoke of the tile high estimation in which the deceased was held by his friends wa who 10 were numerous nun crous Eld elder erJames jamaca taylor delivered a powerful discourse on oil the resurrection and and exaltation of the righteous bishop david moore addressed the meeting in ii an instructive manner consoling the mourners and confirming the remarks of the p previous r ev ious speakers after the benediction the remains were deposited in the grave at the cemetery deceased david shorten was born at Faken Fa kenham bam norfolk england march 1st ast 1814 he ile was baptized into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints b by y elder james brookes Brook cs in london june I 1 1842 lie ile presided over several brandies branches of the church in the capital of england for a number of years iio came to utah in july 1879 and has resided at mound fort from that time until liis his death on saturday june the fa funeral rites over the remains of elder james barker who died of heart disease on the icah at mound F fort ort were told at the same place the meetinghouse was filled to its utmost capacity on the occasion after sin singing 9 in C by tile choir elder joseph parry offered ered up a prayer to the Thron cof grace on behalf of tile mourners the meeting 6 was was then addressed by E elder ider lorin farr bishop david moore and counselor james taylor the cortege which was ve very lengthy was then formed and fo followed tile remains to their last rest james ameo barker was born at anger za norfolk england june 1820 lie ile emigrated to the united states in the spring of 1830 he ile was baptized into tho the church in march 1844 by elder benjamin brown he ile sojourned ed in towa until 1849 when lie crossed the plains reaching salt lake valley on the of bf october of the same year in 1850 lie came to mound fort where lie has continued to reside until his demise elder barker was ont of the earliest settlers in weber county like his father before him ho lie made himself a host lost of friends by his kindness his fidelity and integ rity to the truth he ire has led the hungry in times of scarcity which prevailed 0 so o extensively in these parts during the winter and spring of 1855 and d 1856 he has been gathered to his fathers his remains will repose so in peace and his virtues will live in the memories of many who will call liim him blessed elder barker leaves a wife and five ebil children drell two sons and three daughters besides bes idesa a largo large circle of friends to mourn his departure |
