Show I PEOr PROF JOSEPH G FONES Veteran a iio u die 1110 Current The Tho death burial of ot ono of veteran musicians occurred during the tho present week almost unnoticed by the great fraternity which ho honored and to which ho belonged This Thill ob era has to Joueph Jo eph O G GIones Kones Iones the tho composer of ot a II laige num number her ber ot hymns and SOURS In III the tho early days ho did much to tho stand of ut mu lo In Utah and accomplished an nn Infinite amount of good though lie ho was und unassuming unus In nil all ro Ie Prof Fones was waA nn all lover if of rood food and ami though became a 1 nun man of ot learning and ability His HIli musical talent Is III well known tu tt tile the of the entire Church as a ho he wrote tho music mu lc tu te many of o the hymns of or ortho tho people his most popular may 1111 bo Included Beautiful Hullt Buill Above Tho Workers known to all Sunday school children n the music to Kurth with Her lIel HerTen Ten Thousand Thou Ono of 01 bin hl latest lilt est and best wan wall Thu Final Triumph words by H W V Nals bitt Among his prominent anthems nt nI Counselor find Great Orent und arc Thy Illy Works lO excellent compositions aro frequently sung by hy the Tabernacle and other largo larg choirs throughout the Ohm oh Tha Tho funeral over ewer tho lamented mu musician wag held In tho II ward 1 Chapel on Thursday Thur la und 1111 was pre pru presided sided oer oel by II McMillan c Tha fhe I opening was offered by h BIder H II I 1 and the er or ald tribute to his memory 8 S F I Taylor Jame F 1 Smith H II W C D Harding Bishop Mc Me and Bergen of o Union Benediction was I pronounced by b II 11 T 1 Cowburn The addresses of all worn devoted more or less to Folios I ollos and the progress ho homade made from poverty to and from tho pit of ot the coal mine to the crown which comes to tn all 1111 the tho faithful Ho lIo leaves two children a son and all daughter the former residing In HUB Und land and tin tho latter In Suit Bait Lake J ake at whoso whose home the end came Thu ho deceased ol was u 11 native of ot Ing land lall where ho h was born Juno U 18 1828 Ills His father tather died when he was but six months old und his mother when lie was only live years of o age Much of o ohis his boyhood was spent In III tha coal mines and ery ry poor he ht lud little op for tur tin education H lIe was waR however very er ambitious and studious exceptionally fond ond of ot music and excelled In this he commenced to attention by II his hl ability Ho Howan wan married d to MIMS Sarah I lIza Cox CoxIn In III 1319 and she sho remained his faithful companion until n few ago when he died loved loel and by b all who know I now her Tho rho of o his identification with till the Mormon ormon Church Is IA art one and of ot his experiences of or a u thrilling and perilous diameter Ono day da a 1 heavy block of coal coni tell fell and crushed him to tho ground Apparently every bono In his body was IUS I Tho doctors thought he could not recover some of oC thu tho Elder I to pray pra without Fin Finally I ln ally all one of or them stood ii lP ami 11 com commanded all evil to from frol their presence whereupon he ht almost t heavenly feeling filled the room and he felt Celt almost Instantaneously ou ly healed Boon Buon after this ho joined tho Church Chuich and aliI took chargo of ot Its musical work ut Harrow Barrow In Furne 1 where ho he organized a splendid lt choir which by 1 Its good work soon drew larsa crowds to the tho hall I III II H It was some sOlle after aCter this that mo T I Fones Iones came to Utah went tu Union Halt Bait county which had assisted a sl tM him to In III order that he might direct Its choir which became very under Ills his leadership Later ho he went to Ioan to a II choir hand band being there for tor that purpose He lie therlO for or four years elus then went to many other towns In Utah organizing choirs other musical under the th direction of ot the Church Tho music rendered at his obsequies was of his own composition Ills His re remains reo mains were conveyed to South Cotton Gatton Cottonwood wood cemetery where they thoy In Interred In tho now made grave gra e that awaited R them |