Show HOOPER VI LAID TO n ST Impressive Funeral Services over vor 01 ol MM Mrs Martha Knight Special Correspondence Hooper Weber Co Nov W 25 1001 1501 One of ot tho the largest and most moat Impressive funerals that has ever eer been held at I this place took place Sunday Novem November ber r 24 2 In iii I tho U Hooper per meeting ll e I I S at t 12 l it 0 OLti titU ui VI tun t I Knight widow of ot Knight Dish Bili Dishop op W V W V presided at the ser ner services vices vleO which were by the tho choir choll singing Sister thou mild and anI lovely i prayer by Elder Cox Car continued by the choir singing All Is Well Vell Elder Hyrum Belnap a grandson of ot the th deceased give gave a 11 sketch of her life lire which was In part purt as nil follows Bister Ister KnIght was born In Chester Washing Washington ton toll County New York March 17 11 18 of or goodly parents being a n daughter of or Daniel and Abigail who taught ht her correct principles anti en endeavored to see soO that sho she obtained a f fair tall education She was WIlS married July 6 0 l 26 to Vinson Knight l and lIve Iho children were born to them In 1134 15 4 the site with her husband joined the Church of at Jesus Christ of Saints and IUlI endured the early persecutions of or the tho Church from the tho beginning In Ohio at nt which place lUo Jiro Knight was In the Presiding Bishopric with N Ie IC Whitney and H n Cahoon This Is tho tb which issued the proclamation to tho the Church September r rH If it 1837 1831 to build up Zion and prepare a n place of ot refuge for tor tho Sister Knight and family moved to Jackson county count Missouri and continued with will wi th the Saints up UI to the tito time tImo they arrived d dIlt at Nauvoo Bishop Knight with the others bought the tite of or Nauvoo and In February 1841 ho to was WM chosen presiding bishop of the tho Church Doc Dee trine Inns and Covenants see sec which position he Ito hell held until unlit his death July 31 1843 after which Sister Knight was married to the tho Prophet Joseph Smith and after alter tho the death donth of ot the he Prophet she sho married d lieber Heber C In mo IShO moho site ho came conme to Utah and settled fettled in Ogden O den City where she resided until 1509 when sh sill she moved to Hooper where she nho o fI elded most of ot tile the remainder of ot her life lito and up Uti until hor deaths death Sho She Will was n R worker In time the St George temple for tor I about ten ant n a of lit Society of ot the tho Church Krom Irom the tho time of at Her joining tho Ito Church hurch Up to her blur death who sho was a n faithful Latter lay day Saint Mir MI Wealthy D n snug Jesus lil hi railing ahlIng The rue other speakers erl woe Ider Charles Parker Sister Jeanetto Child lettuce James It K Sister Bitter r Parker Sister Phoebe und emil Ole OI Olson Closing Cloning hymn was stia When first tho ho glorious light of ot truth lruth thou lion was WILli pronounced t by Bishops Coun Counselor A 0 e Christenson loll cn Tho The funeral was waR very vety largely attend attended ed eu anti and many beautiful floral designs I ivere laid on tho the casket A largo large J fun Cun funeral eral cini cortege nearly a it half mile utile long followed Coli ow cd tho the remains to ICI tho till Ogden City Pity hoto they Ihry wore tore laid haiti to rest lest In lii the family burial ground The grave ravo was dedicated by h Elder Ole Olo Olson |