Show pioneer called casper bri ner died at his home in this city friday april 10 after a long illness with dropsy and complications casper bryner w is born at zurich switzerland august 11 1 1 1834 he embraced the gospel taught by the latter da saints in coming to later with the first company of swiss converts he crossed the plains with an 0 team anang in salt lake city in the fall of 1855 his parents and brother follow ed him to utah casper bryner was married to slag aalona gubler at alie endowment house salt lake city in april he was called on a mission to the dixie country in 1858 to grow cotton at huberville He berville and went on this in joseph hormes company returning from this he was called on with others to settle the dixie country and armed at the place st george now with the first corn pam of pioneers in the fill of 1861 in december he was married to susanna at the endowment houe salt lake city and thia wife him he fulfilled a mission to switzerland in 1880 1881 and was for many years a member of the high council of the st george stake he is survived a au wife nine children G sons and daughters thirty nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren the sony ai e harmon and david of puce utah casper A of salt lake citi and joseph hyrum A and carl G of st george the daughters are mrs josephinc empei mrs annie sandberg and amro mary Cini ion tho latter of stone idaho casper bryner was a lovaland industrious dust rious citizens cit izena demoted husband a kind parent a firm friend and of great integrity in ail ins dealings funeral services were held in the tabernacle sunday afternoon the building being beautifully decorated with a profusion of flowers the were liderm geo F jarvis daid H cannon Sc huvler eveiett and john E pace intel ment was made in the city cemetery |