Show DEATH OF A PIONEER AT about tout four on the afternoon of satin day january at jtb the spirit of sister clara decker young lokits took its departure from its earthly tenement about one week previous she experienced an aa attack of heart trouble which was nut not however regarded as a seri olds until three days before her demise when her illness assumed a diang dangerous erous character much of the time during the last forty eight hours she was unes clous when in possession of her faculties however she insisted that she wee was not dangerously ill and besought those around her not to 16 be aJ alarmed armed this was eminently characteristic of sister young by speaking of other her last funess she dt displayed splayed traits which she manifested through life among which were a courage and fortitude that were proof against fear deceased was born july 22 1828 in an freedom Oata Cata county KL Y and wag vm the daughter of isaac and harriet decker in 1883 the family removed to Poi pottage tage Couil county ty ohio where in the following year they pra embraced braced the gospel in the danily demov removed 4 to kirtland and prom from that time until vie the church found refuge in the they remained with it in its ite trl trials and in february 1838 1888 sister clara accod danied the family pf af joseph the seer see r to aliquo and just oue one year later she rera removed oved from that state with the saints into to winchester scot illinois from thence he fen went to 0 W iw and d 1 in 18 4 she took up her resi residence denoe in nan naki these changes in her place of s residence were made for the purpose of remaining with the sainto bouts 1 in 1843 she became the ww wife of apostle Brig brigham bArn young and when be qs the leader of his exiled people took up the he line of march westward at the head of the small sm band of pioneers she remained at his bis side aide and accompanied him to the end of Ws bis wearisome wear Mome and wonderful journey the circumstance of her being the wife of one of the greatest spirits among the sons of men would alone be sufficient imperishable honor to herbut imer her devotion religion and husband impelled her to earn anomer signal sig tand glorious distinction tine tion that of being ope one of the first three women to tread the soil of the mountain home of the saints she was one of that trio of heroines who on the afternoon of july 24 1847 camped with the band of pioneers on the present ate of this cay which has been her home almost continuously ever since she was the mother of five children two sons SOBS and three daughters all ab of the latter survive hr but both her SOUR sons are depa dead by 0 very large IA number including those who were not related to her as well weh as those who were she was affectionately known as aunt clara clam sho she was of a very modest and retiring disposition but bat the record of her life contains volumes of evidence goj going ng to show her devotion to principle her husband sad and to her children she will yette numbered among the most honored women of her generation the funeral services were held at her late residence 29 s first gast street beginning at noon today the services opened wh wm tile the hymn my god to 0 thee sung aung by a quartette consisting of mrs gra eiith E C knowlton mrs m chate young george D sud and J I 1 D spencer bishop P Q y P whitney and presidents seymour B young arnd and dawe D addre acs calculated tp to cot console and edw those ase present the services with a benediction by fider elder robert bobert PA track seymour bippus BIp pug offered ibbe dedicatory prayer at the gave i |