Show DIED WHITE in Harrisville Ward we her county utah july 1885 of liver and kidney disease thomas J white aged ga years anda months The funeral obsequies were held at the west scho ol house on sunday july landwere and were con duct edby bishop P G taylor mincing Sin cing mourn not the dead who peaceful lay prayer was offered by elder peter later and the choir sang farewell all earthly hon ors addresses were delivered by bishop P G taylor counselor W C rawson elders D B ra ason joseph taylor W JL arkins N L shurtliff and peter later their re of a consolatory nature and showed the noble monuments deceased had erected to his character he was noted for his his religion reli eion and for his promptness in all necessary duties the services closed with flinging oh my father thou that dw elest in the high and glorious place benediction by elder taylor the remains were interred in the ogden cemetery thomas J white was barnin dori son hereford county england jan 1823 he joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in may 1847 and arrived in utah in 1851 he was married in salt lake city april alth 1854 to clarissa reed by bishop edward hunter and was again married in 1801 to lorena daughter of levi murdock ho was the father of 14 child renand 25 grandchildren ho labored for some time as a mason upon the temple in salt lake city and moved to harrisville Harris villo at an early day in connection with martin II 11 harris be performed the first labor of an ecclesiastical teacher of the ward then a district of weber county ward which position he held to the day of his death in he acted as a trustee upon the house that was built to be used conjointly for meeting and school purposes this building cost and was at the time considered quite a task he was also a zealous worker in the sabbath school ho was dis franchised by the operation of the edmunds act commissioners ners but regained his franchise by the the U S su court decision ho passed quietly away in the sleep of death without a struggle to await the resurrection of the just he leaves a wife and 12 children the youngest being one year old and a host of descendants ants and friends to mourn his loss COM |