Show aged pioneer called hurricane jan 16 1915 sirs eleanor jepson a pioneer to utah died at hurricane jan 9 eleanor nightingale jopson via born on the ath of july 1816 at bolton lancashire england she joined alie church of jesus christ of latter day saints in 1840 shortly after joining the church alie was married to james jepson together with her husband alio left england for america in 1842 in the ship sidney jhc thc landed orleans but owing to cold weather they were unable to ret up the mississippi nver until alie following spring they endured all the hardships of tilt early days were there at the martyrdom of the prophet joseph her husband started with the firt company of pioneers for alie west but he was ent back and tt ad sent on a mission for four a ears in at louis to look after the englich at the end of which time lie acquired some oven and a fhagon and started for utah arriving in salt lake alley in 1852 where they took pirt in the hardships and privations of that country for ten years and then the called to dixie arm ing at virgin in december 1862 while they were living at virgin her husband died in 1881 he was the mother of SIK children ave of whom preceded her to the other side there 11 also ab grandchildren and aj great grand children still living sho was a faithful litter day and a hard worker in tho ward where she lived slie always bore a strong testimony to the truthfulness of the gospel and of the divine mission of joaeph smith funeral services were bield at burnaine Hur naine jan 11 after which the remains were taken to virgin and buried beside her hubband |