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Show PIONEER BUILDER DIES AT WASHINGTON Washington, March 23. William Weaver was born April 7, 1S42, at Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Eng-land. He went on many trips with his father who was captain of a large freighter when only ten years old. His father and mother embraced the gospel of the Church of, Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came to America in 18 55. They remained two years in Iowa working and saving sav-ing their means to be able to cross the plains and come to Utah. They arrived in Utah in 1957 and settled in Ogden. He served as water-master for the Ogden canal and was sexton of Ogden cemetery for many years. He married Katherine Beck and to them four children were born, three of whom are still living. He also married Constance Johnson. In IS 69 he was called to Dixie and settled set-tled in Middleton, where he married Delora Earl, of this union one daugh-er daugh-er was born who is now Mrs. Orman Wilkins of Roosevelt. Bro. Weaver was a fine mason. He built what is now the Dixie hotel, this being hi6 first contract work in Dixie. He also worked on the St. George temple a great deal of his time. About this time his wife Delora died and he, taking his little two-year old daughter daught-er with him commenced freighting from the irorth. He remained fov some time in Huntington, here he married Sarah Ellen Warden and came to Washington; to them were born three children the mother dying July 24, 1890, when the youngest ebilrl was thirteen months old. In the fall he planted onion seeds and from them on until his death he raised rais-ed onions, and onion sets for market In 1892, he married Margaret V. Olson of Pine Creek and of this union there were six children, five of whom are still living, Mrs. Joseph Judd, Melvin, Frank and Hattie of Washington, and James of Jarbridge, Nev. He leaves a wife, eleven children, child-ren, 41 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. He died March 15, 1925, at his home in Washington. Funeral Services Funeral services were held March 20. The choir sang "Tho' Deepening Deepen-ing Trials Throng Your Way." Opening prayer was offered by Elder Win, Tobler. Singing "Shall We Meet Beyond the River." Elder Randolph Ran-dolph Andrus. A. A. Ruby and Bishov Arthur Paxman all testified to the honorable and upright life of Bro. Weaver and spoke words of consolation, consola-tion, comfort and encouragement to the bereaved family. The choir sang "I Need Thee Every Hour." Benediction Bene-diction by Elder Oliver Belnap. Interment In-terment was made in the city cemetery ceme-tery the grave being dedicated bv Elder William Tobler. |