Show ONE BY kiich each year as it bolls lolls around tahei aiom our n last some one of the little band which helped to establish thlu commonwealth the ranks of the pioneers ale slowly being thinned and soon that hardy band will have all it passed into the other life la in the death of mary alary A hubbard II at wit laid last week one more of 0 the little littie company was taken mary alary ann bosworth hubbard was born aug 12 1816 in sheffield berkshire co mass she was therefore 92 years 3 1 months and 17 days of ate ag when death called her she wai the youngest ot of three children and her father died when mary was but two years old at the age ot of ninia years she was compelled to leave home for the purpose of earning money with which to pay tor for her schooling and her home was none non too pleasant anyway from the fact that marys mother married again the step father treating she and the other children with cruelty at the early age of sixteen mary ann became the wife of C IV hubbard and was the mother ot of 12 children if 11 grand children and 52 5 t great grond grand children she v was as baptized into tile the church of jesus jeskis christ of latter day saints in january 1833 in company with her husband baell she passed thru the eions of the saints in Misso missouri missoura and illinois ani and was driven from N nauvoo after the ilu martyrdom of the prophet probha joseph smith in she and her husband came acro across the plains in heber C kirn kim balls company settling in ogden where the family lived three bears ears after which they moved to north willow creek at the approach of iJohn John stones army the hubbards hubbardd Hub bards went south with the rest of the saints returning to choir hame when the trouble was over and thera she lived the balance ot of her life irk in 1853 1353 mary ann hubbard II baj chosen president of the willard vl illard relief society filling that position with honor until released some years ago on account falling failing health she wig was a 1 true type of womanhood sell self sa devoted to her family and friends kindness personified and on an ii to toan tt doai elrud truly i cin call it be b e said of her that the world i is better for her having lived ii it in jast a few years all to hg 1 p ins ing mehiba yf hat nahe bai QS pioneers will have h ave passed PI Asel beyond the vall vail and the following generation are ara now reaping tile blessings blessing s aroa f rom their hard labors lets ill appreciate their efforts ad devotion by being thankful for the blessings we enjoy and living worthy lives |