Show JOHN A druif SKETCH OF A USEFUL UEE uhe E tho last offices of respect to the late patriarch john row Eow berry of tooele thoele who died of heart disease on friday the ath hist were held on tuesday the ath at 2 p in in the meeting house at that place every seat was occupied many relatives lathes le being present in the congregation among the speakers speak eia ela eio were wele bishop T atkins jr R blickle jo jolina ohn ahu ohu liuA ilna A parker T atkin atlin atkin sr D W bryan wm Jeff jefferies erles eries thos iwand lee and bishop moses martin who wilo all spoke of the worth antl anti faithfulness and the good examples exa examples myles given div en them by the teachings and 11 life c of the deceased john was born in england august 14 1847 and embraced the gospel in ile lle herefordshire Hereford shire his native place at the time apostle wilford woodruff by revelation was sent into that region ile me WAS baptized by brother woodruff tf lie ile elul elui emigrated rated with the tile first of the saints that came to nauvoo from england and was in the eions and suffering sufferings of the saints while being driven from that place previous to leaving he received his blessings and endowments in the nauvoo temple tempie which he had labored falt fait faithfully hully to build lie he crossed the plains in 1840 1819 in E T bensons company and in the fall of the same year moved out and made his home along with a few others in what was then a sagebrush sage brush and willow fort and was with the people as the first and only bishop in I 1 county until it was organized j into a stake in 1877 lie he welston a mission to his native 1 land in 1876 returning in 1877 and was ordained and set apart as the president of the high priests quorum of this tills stake and shortly after was ordain ordained cd a patriarch ile he represented tooele thoele county in the legislative assembly for several years and was an active a dac cate for laws and principles that woud would benefit the people all who knew him speak well of him as a fatherly and kind bishop always on hand to bless and aid the poor and as the kind and affectionate father of a large family ills his sickness was but brief and he passed away without pain his faith was steadfast in lil the truth and ho he died in full hope of a glorious resurrection the remains were followed to the tho cemetery by al fil carria carriages es |