Show FRANCIS M LYMAN OEM DEAD prominent ap apostle ostle of the lat ter day saints church taken by grina grim reaper herald republican FRANCIS M LYMAN president of the quorum of the twelve apostles of the mormon church and next in rank in the church to the next presidency died saturday at an one e clock at his home I 1 1014 third avenue following an acute cuti illness of only two t dy days his Is death was due to pneumonia which he contracted last sanday while in the performance of church dutie sin in box elder counts where he went to attend stake conferences feren foren ferencek ces while driving overland from brigham city he caught cold which brought on the fatal attack nothing daunted by his disposition however apostle lyman contin ed at his work u until 6 wednesday but ht when the attack became a BO serious that he was forced to lake to his bed reports from his home yesterday w were em I 1 that h at he was seemingly imar improved v ad but last at tight night he had a sinking spell and at tl 11 he be lapsed into incie nesa no in which state he passed away apostle lyman was one of the most conspicuous char characters actors of the mormon churgo church to which bich he devoted almost his entire career he was known throughout the state the united states and the foreign countries for his hia activities in church work he was also a participant in the building up and the development of utah born in illinois in 1810 he accompanied the first of the pioneers that came maceross the plains in 1848 to make their home in utah at the age ol of 8 years he drove an ox team over the plains when he was waa hardly able to lift the yoke that went around the neeka necks of the oxen ilia his life in utah has bail been that of the pioneer builder who rose roae superior to the trials and hardships of the early days he was at a community builder and an influential figure in business and civic life as well at the time of his death he was a director in the Z C M I 1 the zions ziona saying saving bank and trust company the consolidated wagon machine co the deseret national bank the utah idaho sugar company the home fire insurance company heber 3 grant co and a number of other corporations which have aided in the up building of the state in business affairs he was known as a roan man progressive yet at conservative he worked to establish new industries in the state but at the same time desired that he be industries and the state should develop on lines which would not be effected by modern as surrounded by only a few members bers of hm his immediate family death came his death was a shock while his condition in view of his years was considered serious it was not believed to be critical the cold he caught while traveling seven miles across country sunday he nursed on hia big return home and attended to his duties in the bishops building on an monday tuesday and wednesday that night however he found himself real ill and had to be ac compan ned led home ty prof i J mcclellan orain of the tabernacle he went to bed and thursday was reported much improved at the deathbed were prof richard richand R lyman of the university of utah mrs D D houtz and mrs P W dunyon he is survived by his hia widow mrs mra rhoda lyman and the following sons bona and daughters mrs C R mcbride of tooele F M lyman J jr r mrs D D houtz prof richard R alman mrs E G gowans john lyman mrs P W dunyon mis mia george A partridge and mrs mr E H anderson anderaon mrs clara calhamer Cal hater ly mao lan his second wife died in 1891 mr lyman was chosen president of if the council of the twelve apostles of if the moral mormon church on an july 7 1901 90 following the death of ifeng brigham lam young jr he was waa also a member of the board of oath the deseret sunday school union and of the general board of the young mens mu improvement association in 1901 he was sent seat to europe as the president of the european mission of the mormon church and con linued in that position until 1904 when he be was waa honorably released he also dedicated a number of meeting houses for the mormon church in copenhagen and and labored for the churchin church in russia and palestine mr li 13 man took a great interest no in the de development loument of irrigation and it was largely through h a efforts that a great part of the hin lands de of the state were brought under caiti As a missionary among the indians of the state during the early days day of the mormon church he was instrumental in developing land aan which was at the time thought to be unproductive he knew III a parts parta of the state well havin having geither either been bee by the church to make investigations or going upon his own initiative in order to learn the condi cond eions which the settlers going to the different parts of the state might have to meet when mr lyman first came to utah he established his residence with his parents at farmington in davis county but later went to mil ard county where he was waa one tf of the pioneers that established the town of fillmore mr lyman was known as aa a state elate builder from the time he came to utah driving an ox team until the later idler days of his life |