Show M EGBERTS HE IS LAID AT REST BY LOVING FRIENDS tho speakers and pall bearers his life abid labors A brief biographical sketch the funeral over the remains of elder benjamin M roberts were held on sunday afternoon at tha farat ward meeting house elder S S jones offered comforting and consoling remarks and spoke of the excellent character of the deceased he also read a brief biographical of brother roberts life brother roberts was a member of the mormon it waa men like him who solved the problem and made it possible for ua to live in these mountains let us regard the comrades of our departed friend with respect they may not remain with ua many years the sous were admonished to follow in the footsteps ot their father elder joseph dark one of roberts comrades in the mormon ba tallion had known him as an honorable maa and a good man president H H cluff had known brother roberts ever since he farsi came to prove and ho could speak of him in none but words of the highest respect brother roberts would come forth on the of the first resurrection wearing a crown of glory words were addressed to the bereaved family bishop johnson made a few remarks in conclusion it was tha last time we would bee him brother roberts in this life let it not be the baat lime in eternity tiie choir sans and benediction was pronounced by president dabid john A large number of clea followed the romaina 10 their last resting place the pall bearers wera E M peck william farrer R T thomas joseph clark george boyd and joseph shio ley all of old utah veterans anil acme of them comrades is the mormon bat altion biographical benjamin morgan roberts waa born january 15 1827 at lyons chester brunty pennsylvania when three years of ago he was left an orphan hr joined the church of chrict of latter day saints when thirteen years ol 01 ae white un apprentice in tha wheel right trade in 1843 he went 0 nauvoo with ane first dollar lie earned berehe obtained his patriarchal blessing broin father john smith at this time his intimate friend and comi panion was george bod also an orphan the two remained friend until tho death of brother roberts brother boyd waa ona of the pall bearers on july 16 1846 whilo the saints moving west to the hocky mountain he enlisted as a private in the mormon tallion ba and served until july 1847 when he with others wis disbanded at aalt lake city he made a trip to council bluffs returning in 1848 when in company with brother boyd he built in bogde n the first shingle mill of the territory in the of lie to california with the church herd under the direction of beorse D grant tn he was called on a mission to settle fort supply and labor among the indiana here he met mary bul bisck the sister of isaac bullock the president of the migs um and in 1856 he married her in 1857 the mission was abandoned and he returned to utah and settled at provo here he has made hla home ever since he has been a mem berof the city council and has faithfully fulfilled meyeral missions he was the father of ten children five bons eons and five daughters eight of whom are living lie was the grandfather of 22 children |