Show william webb dead willaim webb a highly esteemed citizen of st george died at his home tuesday morning ath of cancer of the deceased wis wu born at Little ington Cambridge shire england april 25 1843 he joined the church of jesus christ of litter day saints in england in may 1866 was married shortly after to arow dellow and left for utah arriving at st george in november 1866 1860 his wife took ill on the journey died and was buried at scipio utah ho ile was birned mimed to amelia jarvis in the endowment house salt lake city september 21 1869 and of this union were twelve children ten of whom six sons and four daughters survive him his big inife ife predeceased pre deceased him in the journey across the ocean from his ninive country the shin in which he be sailed the american congress nearly ran ashore on the banks of newfoundland 1 during a dense fog which lasted four days at the time of his death william webb was a member of the high priests quorum he lived at price five miles from st george under the united order during its existence while there he be was counselor to the bishop superintendent of the bunday school and chorister during the eight months that he was afflicted with the malady which caused his death he bg bore his big sufferings patiently and with fortitude besides his family and relatives he leaves a large circle of friends to mourn their lo loss los s funeral services were held in the tabernacle wednesday afternoon the speakers biere ere elder john E pace D H cannon geo F whitehead P E ff snow and I 1 C macfarlane high tributes were paid tho the deceased decea aed by the speakers and words of consolation were spoken to the bereaved the tabernacle was beautifully decorated for the occasion A large number of relatives and friends followed the remains to their final resting place in the come try |