Show MONTANA FREIGHTER IN BOUNTIFUL William Je Uc n early day freighter I to the mine mines in Montana 1 and per per- permanent permanent manent resident of for mor than a half c century died in Bountiful last Friday April 23 2 at p 1 at the home of bf his mece niece Mrs l Imme Stephens who had nursed and cared for him the past three years at which time he fell his hip caus caus- ing causing him to b become come an invalid in which condition he remained remained up to the his time of his death After the accident his sight sight began to fail him and about July 1925 pe he became totally blind His health was exceptionally good until bout a month before his death when he took a turn growing worse rom that time up to to his death Mr 11 Lee ws born in Kalamazoo Michigan J Jan Jn n 7 1839 so he was in his eighty eight year He was the son of Charles and Julian Davis Lee being one a family of ten children He only ha one brother now Charles Lee who ho resides in Melbourne Australia Two of h hi i brothers Theadore and Jesse came to 0 Utah two or three years before the deceased did After about Theadore three t tars ears ars stay in Utah Thea Thea- dore went east cast to bring merchandise William to the valle on his return trip Wil- Wil Wil liam came t Utah with his brother The first winter he was in Utah he worked as a aj usher in the Salt Lake Theatre In the sr sp ng ing or soon afterward he engaged n freighting from Corinne Utah to the th mines in Montana lie followed this york during the sixties lIe worked f r Alex During th the e years they experienc experienc- experienced ed many ha ships due to blizzards cold and storms On one trip all of their tieh- tieh oxen froze to death the only animal anial they had left was a apony apony pony which ey fed bread and other things from he table for weeks as they th had no hay nor grain to feed it I was so cold that buffalo froze to The loss of their oxen and outfit m nt thousands of dollars O W to them i After he qui quita freighting Mr Ir went back to his hispid old home in Michigan I where he remained a couple of years returning to Ufah about the latter part fIn of 1872 f In 1873 he married Rebecca 1 Stoddard who rl i him in death by about en years His wife was an invalid pf for or nine years He cared for her during all this time Besides the brother in Australia 11 1 Lee is sur ived by several nep- nep nep hews nephews and nieces Funeral servi es were held last Sunda at 3 pi p m in the Second ward chapel Bishop Burns presiding The speakers were B C Holbrook Henr r W Stable Stahle Hayes and Bishop Burns The sing sing- singing ing was furnished by Earl Stacey who sang I Know hat My Understood Charles Not Un- Un Un and Samuelson Oh Death where is Thy Sti opening prayer was as by Wm benediction by Arthur Riley y an and Daniel K Davis dedicated the grave There s a good attendance and beautiful 11 floral ral offerings Inter Inter- Interment Interment ment took in the Bountiful cemetery |