Show former Dixi eite called on feb 6 robert W reeve of hinckley passed peacefully fully from this life to the next afeei years suffering lie was born may at norwich england Eng lind and was baptized a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints when nine years of age he to rutih with his in 1853 his mother and brother died on the ahins and later his went to california lam to face the bucs of life alone lie settled in salt lake ilsey and liter was one of the men selected as scouts on the approach ap of general albert sidney John stones irmy in 1861 he roamed emma burgee and the same year the young couple vent to the dixie country in answer to a requirement qui rement for biking their home in whit aia known as duncans retreat near virgin city and becoming pioneers in that uninviting country he wis always on hind to answer the calls to guard and protect alie settlers from the depredations of the rod mm after several eara ho saw his home and little firm wished iway by the turbulent water of alio rio virgin and at last from sheer necessity he was i B r y obliged to seek a homo elsewhere in 1892 he came to then a new place and again he started a new homo with his family their capital consisting almost entirely of faith in the countey and energy and ambition in his dixie home he had filled many positions of trust and naturally stepped into places of responsibility in hia ne home for miny bears he wi the local agent for the despret xetta in hinckley position he kept even totally blind for by an accident he lost one eye in 1903 and eventually the other one went blind through si lie died in full faith of alie gospel and is survived by his wife three OM and oliree daughters one son had preceded him to the great beyond deseret news |