| Show VII L a OF WM P I Veteran of or 87 Closes Long anti Eventful Career Special Correspondence Summit Co June JO Tho community mom im the loss of one cite of Its most active and ant prominent In the death of Patriarch Wm P I Irown who vimo died on the thi aged S jears 1 I month und and 7 days William Parker Drown was born May C t 1816 nt at Nottingham Eng land anti and was urea baptized Into the Church of Christ of Saints July 4 ISM 1552 nailed galled from rota Liverpool land April 4 ISM for America anti and came iIa la New Orleans to St Louis Loui Mo where he lived fur nine years crosse t time the plains in Capt apt company In 1363 arriving In Utah now Ito Sept 3 Time The name lIo was s as given nt at time the suggestion of Father Drown Elder has lived Intro here since that time lie mitts or n cm High Priest March 4 1377 and In the following July was s ret t apart as n member of the limb Council In time Summit stake of Zion by Apostle Loren Luren Lorenzo zo Si Snow and on elm Nov C 0 ISO he was sins or tamed n a Patriarch by Apostle Al John Henry Smith lies has K l children 03 grand grandchildren children anti and 13 great grandchildren Ho lie died as he had lived a devoted Lot Lat Saint bearing n a powerful testimony loony mony on lilt his d ing bed of Ito tho divinity of the Prophet Joseph Smiths Hd was ever an active anti energetic worker In church duties beginning im mi immediately mediately after his baptism and contin continuing to the end taking also great Inter out oct In the material welfare of the com eom |
