| Show PIONEER OF 1850 TAKEN BY DEATH DEAT H from clines correspondent mrs louisa hougton thomas died Febu 0 2 at the home of hor her daughter mrs john moyes at roos ova ovelt it of old age and general de 1111 ulily ty mrs thomas was born march 15 at nauvoo 1 illinois and accepted the he gospel in her early life she was a true latter day saint in every sense being faithful kind and generous always believing bol loving in tho the golden rule do unto them as you would have thorn them do unto you sho she witnessed the burning of tho the nauvoo temple when ten yeara ye ira old she came to utah and in lit her early girlhood married madson thomas eleven children were born to them eight of whom are living mrs ben den argile frank thomas norward thomas spanish fork mrs mis joseph timothy mrs john moyes edgar TI lom roosevelt mm aira john cook a and nd george thomas vernal there are sixty four grand children and a number of groat great grand children mr and arh many trials and hardships during the black hawk indian war troubles mr thomas was a veteran of the black hawk war he ile had many friends among the indians indiana and labored many years as us a missionary among tho the uto tribes ho ile preceded his wife in death about eighteen years mr and mrs thomas were residents of the ashley valley tor for about forty ford years the remains of mrs thomas were brought here for burial funeral services were held in the clines ward meeting house sunday Febu ath at 1 under the auspices 1 of tho the clines ward bishopric bishop at at batty presiding prayer was offered by john eaton the tile speakers were patriarch nelson merkley Mer kloy bishop M M batty and first counslor john B eaton all spoke of tho tile beautiful and faithful life of the tile departed hymns were sung sting by tho the relief society choir chair and the girls chorus two golos solos were rendered by miss ailse florence gregory and william pearce nelson merkley offered the benediction A largo large cortege of friends and relatives fol followed loed tho the remains to its last resting place in the clines ward cemetery the grave was dedicated by john hair jr |
