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Show OIIITl'AKY. Juiin iM.'TltlS, son of Johane.: and Domtiiia Mathis, was born nt. WVid-ickon, WVid-ickon, Zurich. Switzerland, Soptotiiber 10, IS32. He joined the Latter-day Saints Church in his native land, and came to Utah in IS.": with the first ompany f faints 10 leave Switzci land. Was married in Salt Lake City to ITar-bara ITar-bara I'.ryner March 20, lSdti. t 'an.e to St. George in ISi'il, where he has since resided Bro. Mathis had three wives, two surviving; they had twelve children, five of whom and f.'.vcnty grand children arc living. Deceased was first, taken ill with catarrh of the stomach about a year ago, since which time he has been .ptite broken down in health. This trouble finally caused his death, which occurred occurr-ed at New Harmony, where he y;;s visiting, vis-iting, on the 20th of July. Tho body was brought to this city for interment. ' He had always been a very hard worker, work-er, and did considerable work in hpln- i ing to build the St, George Temple. Funeral services were held in the Tabernacle here Monday. The speakers, speak-ers, Elders D. D. . McArthur, George Jarvis, James G. Bleak, James Andrus and Thomas P. Cottam made-appropriate remarks. Bro. Mathis died as he had lived a faithful Latter-day Saint. A son, Wallace, is on his way home from the Swiss mission, where he has been for over two years. Mary Adklphia Bellows Larson, daughter of James and Judith Bellows, was born in JclTerson county Illinois, August 17 1S32. Was. man:i::-d at Council Toint, Towa to I ars Larson by Flder William Snow in September 1S48. Had ten children, seven of whom are living. She came to Salt Lake City with her husband in 1S50, and to St. George in January LSfifi, being called with her husband on a mission to help settle this part of Utah by l'residont Brigham Young. Deceased was taken ill suddeulv last Saturday with a paralytic stroke, from the effects of which she died on the 1st inst. Funeral services were held in the Tabernacle Wednesday at which appropriate remarks were made by Elders James G. Bleak, Arthur Miles, A. Y. Milne, John Sullivan, William Atkin, David H. Cannon and James Andrus. Deceased had quite an interesting in-teresting early history, as she with her father went through tho troubles and persecutions of the Saints at Nan voo and other places in the early days of the Church's history. She died a faithful faith-ful Latter-day Saint. Joseph Hammond, son of John and Louisa Parker Hammond, w as born at Malone, Frahklin Co., New-York, June 14, 1822. Was married to his first wife at Nauvoo, 111., by Elder Joseph Kellar April 10, 1843. . Arrived in Utah Sept. 20, 1S4S with President Brigham Young-settling Young-settling first at Salt Lake City. He and his family were called upon a mission to settle Dixie in 1801, and were pioneers pio-neers of St. George, arriving here in December of that year. He brought the first threshing machine to Dixie, and did much in the early development of this place. Bro. Hammond had been a sufferer for nearly six years with cancer, cancer can-cer of the liver causing his death at 2:15 o'clock Friday mominir. the 4th ! inst. lie leaves two wires, seven I : children. thirty-five grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. 1 Bro. Hammond knew the Prophet I Joseph Smith well, and suffered with j the other Saints the persecutions and! trials at Nauvoo and elsewhere in earlv ! days. He did considerable Temple! work, and died a faithful Latter-day ' Saint. Funeral services will be held : in the Tabernacle tomorrow. j |
