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Show FRANCIS PRINCE ENDS LONG CAREER New Harmony Pioneer Passed Away Monday Night; Funeral Fun-eral Wednesday Afternoon Francis Prince, prominent in the life of New Harmony for over half a century, passed away at his home there Monday night at 10 o'clock from the infirmities of old age. He was 89 years of age on July 31, this year. He had been in rather poor health for the past 20 years, but his ailment did not take a serious turn until Jast December, since which time he has been bedfast. Throughout his long residence at New Harmony he had been promi-mently promi-mently associated with all affairs pertaining to the life of the community. com-munity. He was a member of the bishopric for 12 years, and served as Sunday school superintendent for many years. He also held the office' of-fice' of constable and justice of the peace. He engaged principally in cattle raising and farming. Francis Prince was born at Cambridge, Cam-bridge, England, July 31, 1840, a son of George and Sarah Bowman Prince. The family came to Utah in 1859 and settled at Kaysville. They came to Dixie in 1862, locating locat-ing at Middleton and removed to New Harmony in 1863. On December 26, 1865 he was married mar-ried to Miss Ann Elizabeth Imlay, and five children were born to the union, James, deceased, Eliza Kel-sey Kel-sey and George F. Prince of New Harmony, Jos. W., of St. George and John W. of Price. He is also survived sur-vived by his widow, 82 years of age. His mother died 50 years ago and his father 30 years ago. Funeral services were held Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon at New Harmony, and were attended by a number of relatives and acquaintances from St. George. The speakers were Albert Mathis, former Bishop Alex Pace, La Grand Pace, R. J. Williams, D. H. Morris and President Palmer of the Paro-wan Paro-wan stake. Musical numbers were given as follows: two numbers by the Cedar City quartet, cornet solo, Earl J. Bleak, vocal solo, Jos. W. McAllister McAllis-ter and two vocal solos by Dilworth Snow. |