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Show Lelii's First Male Ghild Laid Away Henry .H. Itojle, Horn .June 2, IBM, Died Seplemlier L'.l, 1111.1. Funeral sorvlces for II. M. Roylc, Sr., wero hold Monday, In the Tabernacle which wan filled with his many friends and relatives, uusemblcd to pay their sincere respects to IiIh memory. Joseph Jos-eph Anderson of the First Ward Bishopric, Bis-hopric, conducted tho services, and tho ward choir did the Blnglng. Tho speakers wo, re. Joseph KIrkham, W. S. Hvnns, James KIrkham, A. J. Kvans and Kdward Southwlck. Mrs. M. S. I.ott sang a solo and Mrs. I). W. Gray land Vlrl Clark a duct. M. II. Hush-man Hush-man gnvo tho Invocation nnd John Woodhouso tlio benediction, Joseph Anderson read the following biographical biograph-ical sketch: Henry Moroni Royle, son of Henry mid Ann C. Capslc Iloyle, was born June 22, 1851 in l.ebl, and held tho distinction of being tho first whlto child born In I.chl. Ills parent? camo from Knglnnd. Thoy wero married In St. Louis nnd crossed the plnlni with ox tennis in 1S48, locating In Salt Lake City. In tho fall of 18H0, tho Roy les,' with four other families, moved to Lehi nnd settled at Snow Springs. Tho father staked off tho first farmB In I.chl, nnd died when his Ron Henry M. wan 1 1-2 years of age, leaving also n widow nnd dnughtcr, Mrs. Sarah A. Olmstead. Tin; sou helped support his mother on the furm until he was l!l yearB old when ho went to Huby Vnlley, Nevada Ne-vada and earned enough money to return re-turn and pay for the patent on his father's homestead. On his trip bo nnd J. J. Thomas enmo near loalng their lives by bnvlng their horses stampeded stamped-ed In n blizzard on tho grent American desert. Ho was mnrrlcd to Harriet Abigal Zimmerman, January 7, 1872. They wero blessed with 10 children, S of whom with their mother proceeded him to tlio grnve. Ho was always Industrious nnd followed fol-lowed vocations Incidental to early Utah Ufa working successfully as n rniichor, logging nnd doing Raw mill work, shearing sheep, etc. Ho worked na feeder on tho threshing mnchluo for 22 years without missing a Benson, nnd wns one of four to bring tho first steam thresher to Leiil. Ho was nn export Irrlgntlonlst nnd was one ol tlio first to develop the system o' Irrigating with flowing wells and small reservoirs now gouornlly In use He was n lover of good dancing nnr clfuin society and was an expert on the dancing floor, hardly over missing a party In his earlier life. He win an expert rlflo shot and held (h county championship for the 200 nn' mnrk In 1892. Tho Inst tlmo ho went doer bunting ho got his deer 400 ynrdt owny. He lived tho life of a consistent Latter Day Saint nnd held nearly nil tho degrees of priesthood from Deacon to High Priest. Ho died Saturday Septombor 25th, from tho effects of enncer, and In full faith of n glorious resurrection. In 1894 ho married Mary Fossct, who with their son Alvln, Ih now lUiug In Idntio. Tho other children who survive are II. M. Iloyle, Jr Mrs. llyrtufl Webb, Mrs. James Stoddart, Freejnnn Iloyle and Mrs. Myrtle Mc-Kwnn. Mc-Kwnn. Six of bis enrly day companions acted act-ed as pall bearers. Muny beautiful flowers wero brought by sympnthlilz-lug sympnthlilz-lug friends to tho funernl. |