Show DEATH OF omer call one of the early residents of tills this county closed his eyes in death tuesday morning nt at his home in willard after an illness of several months luring during which time he suffered untold agony the cause of 0 death was peritonitis deuced by cancer of 0 the rectum mr call was a very interesting character not only tor for his own sterling qualities but tor for the tact fact that he sprang from a very prominent family which was early associated with the founding of these united states the family arrived in plymouth mass INI ass in 1638 3 and settled there tames james call the great great grandfather of omer call fought in the king williams war of 1689 his great grand grandfather rather john call fought under general wolf in the french and indian war in 1739 1759 his grandfather joseph call fought under general washington in the revolutionary war and ills his father cyril call fought in the war of oe 1812 thus it can be seen ahat omer call springs from illustrious illustrious progenitors and his nature was characteristic charat of his birth being fearless in iii the defense de ferise or of what lie he believed to be right omer call billi self was born in ohio january ath as 34 being a twin to homer call who died about a year ago these twins were born in the church of jesus christ day saints their father having been baptized in october 1831 omer had vivid recollections of tile the prophet joseph smith having sat on his knee knea many times and listened to him preach albo in connection with his parents and the rest of 0 the family he passed through the persecutions of missouri and nauvoo having had their property burned in illinois by a mob headed by lawyer stevens who was a member of the W 11 if 31 ol of hancock masonic Ila sonic lodge to which organization mr calls father belonged alto also in th the year 1850 mr call arrived in utah and two years later settled in willard he had two wives sarah ferrin and eleanor jones each of which bore him 11 children and both of whom have proceeded him to the other life four children by bv each four children by bv each alo so prece proceeded eded to 0 the other side sir N L fr call passed thru ill the incidents of pioneer life such as the indian and echo canyon wars the hardships caused by the depredations of the grasshoppers and other trials which the plo pioneers had to meet but thru it all he preserved a sublime confidence that all would be well in the end and never once did he waiver in the faith which he had espoused ile he was the first man in box elder county to own a thie threshing shing machine and built the first grist mill he was a farmer and stock ralser raiser of prominence and one of the leading citizens of willard at the time of his brothers death one year ago these twin brothers were considered the oldest twins in the united states and they were always together in every business bubness venture in life I 1 mr M r call was one of the most active in church circles in the ward where he resided and it can be said of him that the greatest delight he had in life was endeavoring to live his religion he was conscious up ill until the very last and ills his last injunction to his children was live true tr ue and faithful to the gospel funeral services are being hem held in tile the willard tabernacle today |