| Show RICHARD DUERDEN DIES unexpectedly pioneer resident and merchant of woods cross dies at his home monday aged aed eighty three richard duerden a pioneer merchant died very y at his home at woods cross at p pm in monday his health was as good as it had been except that tha t lie he had a little cold but I 1 he and none of the family thought t it at all serious even a few minutes before the end came after cretu returning ninar from meeting sunday before last he complained of not feeling r so well as usual but soon aielt better again he went to bed the thursday before his bis demise but never suffered ered any pain all of a sudden he appeared to be fainting and in a few minutes he had passed away the ded deceased eased was born in lancashire ca shire england 0 and would have been 83 years old on the of this month he married sarah ann starkey I 1 in the town of his birth w who he together with several children emigrated rated to utahan 1868 the last t year that ox teams crossed the I 1 I 1 plains on arriving here the family located in bountiful al where here v they have resided since about 1875 he engaged in the a mercantile business and has run a ever since since be em embrace bracel A the gospel in his bis native land t 1 be has atlays been an active worker in the hurch church add for thirty two years has been a member of the high uncil of the davis dais stake in 1888 he went to ea england 0 ednd spending 0 about three there visiting relatives his neighbor samuel smedley aud and thomas bri briggs 0 as made the trip to england with him he is survived by his wife a brother and sister in england 0 and the follo following 0 children nephi and william duerden mrs elijah and mrs jens K nelson of bountiful edmunson duerden of hatch idaho richard duerden and mrs vernon pelt felt of sat salt like lake they also aleo lost several children he has twenty six grand rand children and six great grand children funeral services were held inthe in the south bountiful meeting 6 i use fuse this afternoon at 1 J oe no speakers were elders henry moss samuel smedley W H Hairr haight ht john R barnes bis iop H U C smith pres J H grant apostle francis M lyman and james howard the latter presided at the services the selections rendered by the choir were sung t with a great deal of feeling n 7 the he floral offerings 0 were numerous and very beautiful treat the attendance was very large V the stale stake presidency and all of the high council except three were Tre cresent sent |
