Show ROBERT SHIELDS A PIONEER OF TOOELE PASSES AWAY robert shields died at like vi view ew thoele tooele county D 6 1915 ile he was the son of john shield and irian pr im I 1 rose cuningham II 11 hi was born at renfrew scotland match march 16 1831 H cross tile the sea with his parents in 1849 and cross crossed d the plains with ox team in 1852 locating loca fing in tooele thoele in sept of that vear var v ar here lie he mattied his first wife mary ann jeukins jenki ns madved to what was then called pine canyon about 1864 where he did resided until his death he was a farmer by occupation and one of the first 0 to o make a success in raising dry farm wheat all his lif lie he was of a most cheerful and happy disposition and his ds dc light was in having ever every bodar happy around him he was uncle rob to folly nine children and wis was the father of 19 sons and daughters 82 grand children and 33 great grand children 12 of his children survive survive him john J of tooele thoele city robert J of lincoln alexander J of lincoln joseph J of pleasant salt lake co jane tuttle tuille of oakley idaho mary ann grange of nation marion idaho mrs esther smith of salt laks lak city caroline fennel of oakley idaho sarah kirk lincoln mrs harriet warr kamas utah the funeral services were held in the lake view meeting house thurs day dec 9 1915 and was the largest attended funeral ever held in the ward the services were presided over by bishops councilor david M adamson the opening prayer was by W W sagers the speakers were bishop john G shields elder john A bevan and stake c rit C alvin orme all of whom had good and faithful words to say about their departed brother and friend the closing prayer was by elder H B haynes dunar we ake services the ward choir under the leadership of R B sagers rendered some very beautiful and appropriate hymns the interment was in the tooele thoele cemetery the grae was dedicated by president C R me mc bride there were 55 direct descendent sot the shields fa family m ay iy present at the fun funeral funival ital f john A bevan |