| Show ELI ELIZABETH H BARLOW passed pass a ava away avay sunday dire dec 25 came t to utah utne with wibb ox icam funer I 1 vices our aged and ami bt loved mother and grandmother elizabeth haven barlow departed if this liis life at aier ter home sunday morning nl at aa hnidec in ni Dec of old age she was born in holliston mass dec 28 1811 she had a great agrest desire for an education and was ivas willing to do most anything to obtain it by economy and perseverance she succeeded in attending the bradford and amherst seminaries in after years she often wished she could again artand school and it was a common thing for her to inquire of her grandchildren how they were getting along with their schools site she taught 13 for several years both before and after marriage which calling she was much devoted to at one time the prophets Prophet 9 and ami patriarchs children were her pupils patriarch john smiths spelling f furnished urn an amusing 0 incident of which she used to tell from her youth she was religiously inclined in lined while attending 17 one of the gem seminaries she in connection with several other young lady school mates matea used to meet at regularly appointed times and sing 0 talk and pray in regard to jesus she was waa chosen their leader was also a sunday school teacher and a very active and much respected member if af the 0 which her father was tile tho deacon after rigidly hinves investigating ti gating tho the claims claim of the elders she became identified with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in anber her native town in the fall of 1837 being baptized by willard richards was strongly opposed by her father who afterwards ads joined the church the next fall she bid her relatives reh tives and friends goodby good by and in connection with her little niece of eight years started for far west mis a distance of 1500 miles to join the main body of the saints removed from there to quincy illinois where she met for the first time israel barlow whom she after wards married on the of feb 1840 from here she moved to nauvoo where she in connection with her husband labored in the nauvoo temple after being driven by a mob from their home and property which they afterwards sold tor a song they started for the rocky with an AD ox team in brigham youngs company on in connection with her father john haven and four sisters while crossing the plains she gave birth to a son arriving in salt lake C city ty in the fall of forty eight where they lived for two years and then ro re moved to bountiful with the first settlers where she has ever since ro ra sided with the exception of two years white while her husband was on a mission to europe A few months after his departure she gave birth to a pair of twin boys during the move south in 58 08 site aie drove a team to payson and back she was present at the organic it a tion mar 17 1812 of the first relief society in the church was president af pf of the first one organized in bountiful bountis ill which position she held for over fifteen years site she has assisted liberally in the building of temples ind and providing for the wants of the poor and it lias itis is always taken a great interest in the missionary labors of her husband hus bana sons and grandsons grand Boni soni end and in a tho spread of the hie po go ii I 1 tn lit ore ocar ral al Kot liing boida her ter more thon for one to ill l lit in arid spend an evening I 1 ora or a ik 1 III ins in talking on the gobbel sho she hall had eight children six sons and two daughters daught 0 six or nf whom survived her 7 forty nine children and nineteen great grawl granil children she was i to the list last anti anil her latter moments were spent it ii thanking ng the loi d that the gospel had been brou brought glit to her and in exhorting her children to faithfulness she passed away happy and contented and so peacefully that we could scarcely tell when she was gone gone she died as slie she hall had lived a consistent and faithful latter day saint the funeral services were held in the east bountiful tabernacle tues bues noon dec 27 the stand and coffin were nicely aab appropriately decorated for tile occasion her six grandsons acted as pall bearers bishop call said the funeral was held beldi in east bountiful because she had become accustomed to taking an active part in the ward before they were divided because most of her rel atiles lived there bishop grant also concellor Cons ellor hyrum grant giant spoke of her noble coble character and undeviating integrity to the work 0 of f god apostle franklin D richards occupied most of the time in telling in regard to sister barlows ancestors said that his grandmother pro abet brigham M youngs 0 mot herik sister barlows mother were own sister for that reason lie had always called i her cousin elizabeth spoke of his being called on a mission when nin teen and that he went to uncle john havens place in nauvoo and found him hoeing t corn in his garden he be asked his uncle for a blessing the latter stuck his hoa boo in the ground and placed his hands on the formers head as he knolt knelt down and there bestowed a blessing on him that had not all been fulfilled yet spoke of her always being 0 an active worker in ill the cause of truth and earnestly exhorted her children and grandchildren to go on with the work for the dead which bro israel and she had commenced adding if they did neither their parents nor god would forget them grandson israel |
