| Show DEATH OF MARY ANN EMPEY THE death of a venerable lady mother mary ann empey who went quietly to sleep february the deceased was one of the oldest mem bers of the church having with her husband been baptized in canada in 1888 1838 only three years subsequent to it being organized in this dispensation she migrated to th nauvoo about the sime same time that the prophet joseph josep smith did and lived for some time in a portion of his house she passed through all the trying scenes connected with the persecutions of the saints in those times and participated in the expulsion her husband elder william empey was one of the band of pioneers who came to this valley in 1847 having the deceased at winter quarters in charge of the family in the performance of this duty under circumstances cum stances of the most trying character she always manifested that womanly heroism which has during her cheque red life won the esteem and admiration of all her acquaintances mother empey was also in the cal sense of the term a pioneer of this region having come into this valley with wi th her children in 1848 one i year after the arrival of the advance company her duties were arduous requiring unusual energy ani prudence which she ever displayed carting caring for and training her children frequently in the absence of her husband the late elder william empey on missions he having been one of the gospel messengers to great britain and one of the pioneer company who first settled carowan parowan Pa rowau rowan iron COUT county Ity with him the deceased many years ago removed to st george and helped to establish and build up that region which was before the he advent of the saints saint exceedingly barren and forbidding mother empey has always exhibited strong faith in god and the church of which she was a devoted and consistent member her death was painless having simply gone gently to sleep while her heroic spirit departed to join her husband and others who bad preceded her to the paradise of god to await the resurrection r of the bodies bodice of the just when her redemption with theirs will be made complete she is in one sense not dead as she lives in her children among whom are brother nelson empey sister H P richards sister john dark clark and sister W C morris of this city |
