Show veteran laid to rest ellaba averett of glendale died in this place wednesday october after a protracted illness super induced by old age and the hardships to which he had bees subjected in consequence of being numbered with the saints theirld thearin early days he was born in tennessee in the year 1810 he joined the church and shared in its pe perse roe cautions cut ions he volunteered as one of the mormon battalion served in the sime and ws was honorably disc die charged in california and returned to his bis family in iowa from there he emigrated with his family to utah and lived in salt bait lake city until 1862 when he was called to dixey he settled in washington where he be lived until he be was called to work on the provo factory from there he returned to the Sou southland tiland worked two years on the st george temple hf he then moved to heber city where lie buried his wife after which he be moved to kane county aud and resided there with his eh children ildren until his bia death the funeral services icis were held in the meeting house bouse bishop R J cutler and james leithead were the speakers thase brethren having had bad a long acquaintance with brother averett abt rett knew him when he used to play in the martial band in nauvoo bore testimony to his unwavering ring faith in the gospel and the implicit confidence and love he had for the prophet Josep josephas bas also for president young that thai lie he would have been willing to lay jay down his life for them bad it been required peace to his remains respectfully JAMES W WATSON GLENDALE kane co oct 24 1890 |