Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1906-08-28 | Page 2 | E. L. Parry Dies in Manti

E l L PARRY DIES IN MANTI MANIt Came Caine to Utah Over Ox Team Route Boute in ill 1853 Installed Treasure Trea ure Box in Temple V Special to The Herald Manti Aug 27 Edward ward L Parry Parr SS 55 years old on August Jo 5 died Sunday morn morning mornIng morning ing at 11 Mr Parry Parr was born in St George Den Wales August 25 1818 He be became became became came a convert to the Mormon faith later in life liCe and came to Utah by ox team route in 1853 landing in Salt Lake City By trade the deceased dec ased was a mason and was engaged first to work on the Salt Lake temple helping to put in the large treas treasure treasure ure ura box together with other work necessary n ces sary at that time In 1562 the month of June he lie was called to go so to St George to assist a in building the temple there as aB well as a number of pC other buildings such as the tabernacle courthouse and St George hall In the spring of 1877 he came to Manti ManU where he was appointed master mason of the tho Manti temple spending many years in Its erection Mr Parry Parr was the senior member of Parry Sons masons and monumental stonecutters which firm are known throughout the thc state for the excellent quality of rock furnished throughout this and other states Ho was first firt married in his native land and in 1857 1851 was married again in Salt SnIt Lake City Cit Three sons and two daughters are resi residents residents residents dents of this city Two daughters in Em Emery Emery ery cry county Mrs Warren arren S Peacock and Mrs Sylvester S lvester Cox were at the tho bedside of or their father at the time of his death Funeral services will be bo held at the Tab Tabernacle Tuesday afternoon at 2