Show 0 F BARRUS A grantsville GRANTS VILLE PIONEER CALLED IN DEATH B P F barrus of grantsville Grants villo ville passed away last monday morning aug at 2 a in af ter nn in illness of several weeks benjamin F barrus was a pioneer of grantsville Grants ville having arrived here in 1853 he was the oldest son of emery barrus and hulda nickerson barrus was born in the state of new york may 1838 his parents moved to nauvoo ill III in 1840 they endured the hardship and trials of the early day saints and finally crossed the plains arriving here in 1853 in september 1861 he married lovina A steele who with kith the following named children survive him emery barrus bardua orlando barrus albert alberi barrus of the star valley stake presidency mrs angelia cline and mrs luella millward all of fairview wyoming and aldo barrus of sugar city five children have proceeded brother barrus to the spirit would he is sur vied by three brothers and two sisters ris his posterity numbers 76 including 55 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren in 1862 he was called to cross the plains to the missouri river to help bring up the poorer saints he performed a mission lio to tile the eastern states in 1872 and 1873 he was the oldest ward teacher in grantsville Grants ville in point of service in 1890 he was set apart as a patriarch by elders F M ly man and M F cowley funeral services over the re mains h 13 barrus arruE were i bere rere rela in the gr a nt vl ill S second e con ward chapel wednesday aug 31 at 2 p m bishop john W anderson presiding at the service 0 the following being the speakers joshua R dark clark A K anderson james L thomas Thoma williams W E dr B W black and bishop J W anderson the following hymns were sung eung come come ye saints do what is right when first the glorious light of truth and a solo by mrs lizzie barrus ill go where you want me to go the opening prayer was offer ed by A V millward and the benediction was pronounced by R T brown interment was at the grants ville city cemetery where the grave was dedicated by R R judd the four sons and chancy barrus a brother and a graf grandson idson were the pallbearers pall bearers |