| Show ashley pioneer lid laid a to rest res william henry oaks ane one at 0 the early homo home makers of utah wax laid to rest march 28 18 1923 ile was van born at council bluffs low july 17 1849 and came tame to utah with hia his hiram and Sarab oaks in tho the year 1862 they bottled settled at what la in now known us its Amo american rican pork and hired lived there until the summer of 1854 when they mored moved to a farm sear near prove provo city they lived were about two years and then traveled up the provo er or thirty miles and located about three amilea 11 west of the sits ite of heber A few years later they MOT moved ed to a homestead at mouth of daniels canyon they were needed many mamy times to drive back the indiana indians who gave the early settlers a great deal of trouble tho the indiana indians often drove ho the stock both horses and cattle away when they were not locked up mr oak oaks took an active part in the blacic black hawk war and was drawing a pension aa at the timo time of at his besth tor for services rendered during those troublesome times he ile was married la in the salt lake endowment house la in the fall of 1871 to mary session sessions and three children vera were born to them two boys and a girl his wife died in I 1 and the ch children Aldren all rill proceeded mr oaks in death he waa was of or a plon eaTing disposition and spent a great deal of his life in the mountains thare probably Is not a man in n tho the west who has his killed more bear than hy hir did avd it was in all done before the days of t the bo modern brooch loading r rifle I 1 camo into use during tho the summer ot of 1890 he his father and two brother brothers martin mattin and john bouret a diw o alvr mill and moved it from heber city to county and let fet it la in what is now called oaks park on taylor mountain he waa was in the lumber business tor for about ten years then followed up farming tor for an in extended continued on an page 8 column six ashley asley valley iahey pioneer laid to rest continued from pago page ono one column 3 but tho the last few years yeam of hia his han I 1 U hedluno aud st Q cava a cuva work rk 9 with hia his nop lIew ed L oaks ho lie ur urca ed tobacco tho the greater part of his lire life but somo some six years ago he became convinced it was doing him an injury so stopped using it a at t 0 n ca ho ile stated in his last illgen he had never had bad a doctor called to aid him before tho the funeral sorI services vIces wore were bold hold at the vir maesar ward house wednesday arch 28 at under the direction of bishop sylvamus Sylva aus collett the pall bearers were mr oaks nephews who followed the hearte hearse on foot from the residence to tho me ward house which was beautifully decorated by kind and sympathetic bands the choir sang somewhere the bun sun Is shining and my father knows 11 bishop nel son offered the opening prayer james hacking spoke telling of his acquaintance and pleasant association with aba tb diseased dt di ceased oh my father was sung by thomas bingham dingham accompanied by viola mcconkle McCon klo mrs elizabeth Jonel and roy carroll this being the hymn of the departed ceorge W perry gave a sketch of mr oaks life lire patriarch nelson Y Aler merkley kley spoke of his knowledge of ta the 0 sterling integrity of mr oaks also on the ibe beauties of the gospel and resurrection the closing hymn was nearer my god to thee the benediction lene diction was pronounced by thomas bingham the floral offerings fe ings were very beautiful and well arranged by marq sarah rudge and aids it added so much to the eplen did things that were said and done nothing Not blag waa left undone that could show respect for this veteran and pioneer interment was w ia made in the maeser cemetery with wells ashby dedicating the grave |
