Show f pros J W hess dead the funeral services over the remains of pres john W hess hes who departed this life dec were held in the farmington mechin meeting house last saturday at 11 a in the f funeral u was one of the largest za ever held in farmington the speakers akeis were bishop Sc crist pros pres jos S dark clark apostle john henry smith simeon bamberger patriarch john S smith in ith and apost apostle le Taylor tay lor judge and seymour B young 0 wore were also in the stand there were a number of very beautiful floral offer offerings inq pros hess was v as born in franklin co penn an aug c 24 1824 anakin making him over s seventy nine years old in 1832 his parents moved to oldo where lie ho was baptized into tile church of jesus christ of latter day saints in 1834 two years later he moved to ray co ali missouri where ho he remained until the saints wore were expelled es polled from caldwell when lie he moved to illinois settling 15 in hancock co where lie ho married emily bigler biglar nov 2 1815 18 15 april 3 1816 1846 18 16 lie he crossed the mississippi river to com come e west in ili july following in lio lie and hi his S wa wife if 0 started for california with the lie mormon battalion his wife bentas went as la undress after being dise discharged barged and returning he left his wife in salt lake city an and d went east after his fathers family reaching I 1 iowa in nov 1 1848 he found that his father had been dead over two years in 1849 he took his fathers family to utah arriving in salt lake city july shortly after moved to farmington M where he be lias has resided I 1 since he was bishop of farmington for twenty seven years when he be served the late pros pres william R smith of the davis stake atako as counselor for several years and after his demise suc succeeded ceede hi him in as president of the baake which office lie he held up to the time of his death he filled a mission amon among the indians also visited his native nai ive state ho he served two terms in the legislature attended a mechin meeting of the trans mississippi congress at omaha and was colonel t of the militia or of davis county for many years he leaves five wives and sixty yno five children two wives bavi having 11 preceded him to the great beyond |