Show OBITUARY JOHN STODDARD died john stoddard died nt at his residence in logon 0 on saturday evening ing at aug 18 1891 after a 1 long 0 and severe i illness ahie 0 of urinary troubles bro stoddard was the son ocono of ailo jilo stoddard and janet kerr born at pension Pens toli II addington shire scot june esth 1836 06 and when out but a lad of 12 beair old with his fathers family emigrated to the U S and resided re aided in the vicinity of st louis until the spring 0 of 1851 when they came to utah in the fall of 1851 they nero called to go to cedar city iron coto labor in of tile the iron industry he be asi shed his dro bro david in erecting the first log house built in that city soon after this lie he was baptised baptized sed a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in the full fall of 1858 lie ile moved to beaver city and remained there only a 1 I short time when in the spring of lie he cattle came to wellsville WelL iville after his arrival at the latter place lie became identified with the elders quorum and remained so until ordained a seventy in the year 1864 in the year vear he wa was s called on it a mission to tile the Britt brutish islands and preformed it with zeal and honor bonor to tile the cau causa e he represented ile he also went upon a mission to 13 england ar in the year 1380 returning g comein home in 1887 during his residence in ogden oden c to winch which place he moved in the year 1881 in consequence of his lumber business in which lie he was vas en engaged aed r a requiring his presence and supervision he was ordained a high ifie I I 1 priest and set apart as 2nd and councellor or to bishop winslow farr fan of the 3rd ard ward of that city his lumber bu business alies s 1 necessitated I liis his moving 0 to ore oreon oregon C on in lo 10 c citing biting eventually at baker city at which point quite a number of saints are located forming a I 1 small branch numbering 0 about 70 lie he was under the hands of prest F D I 1 richards set apart presiding polder elder of that branch which office lie he held at his demise for several past lie he was a great sufferer bocc occasioned by the malady that eventually carried him off having spent 11 hundreds of dollars for ined medicines iciness and in medical edical aid but to no purpose pur poe bro bio bi o stoddard in all the walks of I 1 life i fe w was as a I 1 brave and coura courageous 0 bous man mail upright in all respects respect a I 1 friend to the poor and the laboring Z man a genuine latter day saint methodical and accurate ii in all his operations and in all tile the wards in ill which lie he has lived until incapacitated through M gli sickness lie was in the fore front of pi ogress championing every project or enterprise having 0 for its object the advancement of the community in which lie he lived and withal a model husband and father and wl while tile lie he lived lie he not only worked in behalf of the livin living but while on his mission to his native land lie obtained tho the record of a laige number of his bis lead dead ancestors aal relations ile he leaves a large posterity behind hit liim li to mourn his loss being the father of 51 children and grand rand father to 29 grand children 4 40 6 of jf whom survive him the funeral services were held in the ath ward ine meeting eting hou hau houe e on tile dinst which was conducted conduct od under the supervision of DI I 1 p T X smith the brass bands of velis ville were as 1 a I mark of bi high bih 7 h esteem in which the in members embers thereof held him lie being once a member of it in the early sixty and contributed much toward it tile tho speakers bp NV 11 II maughan who by special request of tile the deceased wa was the first speaker followed by prest orson smith bp T X smith and apostle moses thatcher all of whom spoke a and ni te testified stilled of the goodness and integrity of bro stoddard after which the cortege moved solemnly tu to the cemetery and his mortal roin remains ains were ere lai laid d anav by dedication and benediction of bp 11 W 11 II Af maughan aughan to await the resurrection of the just |