Deseret Evening News | 1908-06-02 | Page 3 | Death of Adam Speirs

DEATH Of ADAM After 1 li 11 If if 11 ell CItizen l n I t iii nc t Ch tin After Atter HI aiu illness of I a year and a 11 halt half the last throe three months ot which lute lie he was bedridden Admit former bishop othe of lie ward ivard tiled shortly i 7 thIs thin morning Death occurred lt tiC tho famIly residence east Fifth South Ind and WM wan b by b by drop dropsy a sy F Fi w Hal Salt Lakers were ivele better Ihal Adum tn In Ito tho community lie He halt had bel been n a of oC tho thi ell city 1811 nu an even 60 years M anti durns during 11 all cit that tinte resided within a 11 cr short o of his home where he tiled ll wal was lit ecclesiastical and ond In civil IC lIfe tIle two In such uch a lanner manlier M 0 to gulli the confidence and esteem of at al all classes ot of citizens ills His vas a JudIcIal mInd o of the and ond WiS mot 1 Impartial kind Ind and hal had ho to the bat bar Ind and to the Ito bench ho he would h have 1 shone hone wih lustre In either In ca capacity In paC Instead lie Ie contented humbler walks ot of mi life though h lie WUl extensIvely known nHI aunt was considered ono one or of Salt lakos Mi h For lau years em I known nut gaining title d as tt of 11 thu pollee COlt court tOI for successive Il lb was also In an and Justice of oC the tho pen frol train the I First unit mu ward When hon lie of If the Salt It Lake Ike temple entitle laid Apri April 6 1853 1113 Adal Adam a teacher WIl uvas the youngest Ir of thc to take part In t He iian 1 ut counselor to 10 of th this Tenth ward tO for several years ar and was WILI lt set as bIshop June 20 0 1177 n a h lie hold until Aug AugI 21 I IOl 1101 when hue he was al Ie leased and os made n a hilgh counselor or of the Liberty stake About hout live u a halt built years I ago O BI h hP wife He is uj P b by six Mrs Irs Gilbert A t Allam Co C GOI Geouge e A Giber Ite anc and Edgar Spelts TIme The Thelme and place of at wIl b he un an later