Show Of 1 mS guEs AT AI lOCAl H Srn At I Wilford Wilfor Woodruff Eldest Son of Former President of L L. L D. D S S. S Church Succumbs Succumbs Suc Suc- tp to Decline at 81 WILFORD WOODRUFF oldest oldest old old- vv est son of the late President President President dent Wilford Woodruff V of the L. L D. D S. S church died early this morning at a local hospital following a general physical decline He lie was 81 years of age Mr Woodruff was a stalwart worker in the affairs of the church until seven years ago When he retired from active service on account of failing health He spent thirty years of his life Ufe as a worker work work- er in the Salt Lake Lale Temple and was highly esteemed for his devoted religious religious religious ious activities SERVED ON MISSION In addition to his his church work worle Mr Woodruff served for many years as superintendent of delivery service of Z C. C M. M I. I He subsequently relinquished relinquished relinquished relin relin- this work to devote all his timeto time timeto to his duties in the Temple Born at Mount Rose la Ia March 22 1810 1840 Mr Woodruff came to Utah with I his parents in 1850 crossing the plains by ox team He lie manifested a deep Interest in interest interest in- in terest in religious work from boyhood and after receiving his early education in the first schools of the new settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment and at the hands of his father he was called when a young man to fill filla a mission to Great Greal Britain lIe He served in the British mission field from froth 1863 to TEMPLE WORKER Returning to Utah he was married and resumed his active church work In the Endowment Endowment- house and later Inthe in inthe inthe the Temple He was for a long period first counselor in the presidency of the high priesthood of Salt Lake stake In addition to his wife Mrs Maria Marla L. L Woodruff and seventeen grandchildren dren he is survived by the following sons and daughters Wilford S. S Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff Mrs George Albert Smith Bishop Elias S. S Woodruff Leo E. E Woodruff Mrs Harry Hanson Mrs Hal W. W I Smith and Ezra Eara M. M Woodruff i Arrangements for the funeral have I not yet been completed td I |