Show OBITUARY NOTES WILLIAX WILLIAM IRWIN elder william irwin died at the residence of B H M hodges lake town rich county utah on friday morning july 1895 at and was war buried on saturday at 5 pm he ceritto went to meadowville meadow ville on sunday july an aa a substitute tor for home mis mi flonary R H M hodges bodges with elder J W sat er thwaite after preaching quite a lengthy diw ourse in which he bore strong testimony of the gospel goepel and of his experience in the Church the people noticed a peculiarity of speech toward the close of his remarks he seemed to fo feal a quite uncomfortable on his homeward trip and when he got to town oaid aid he would prefer to walk and did walk up to the mill his bin place of residence and business busi neus when when he be arrived there he be was waa noticed to stagger around and a neighbor went to see if anything was the matter he seemed to think it was jut just fatigue and would feel all right when en he would got get rested in the evening as the supper was ready mrs hodges hedges went to inform him and found him prostrate on the floor stricken wibb pond paralysis I 1 prom from then his speech irs gradually dually T left it him and be finally finalle a suo bor a ma I 1 wow 40 that it WANT would be irs up to 16 terminate this mortal life except absolutely suddenly any easier than he did the deceased was born in devonport i england he had bad been a member of the church of jesus christ of jatter Latt erday day saints nearly filly two years idle he presided for soma years over the ahe Devon devonport pott and also over the bristol branches odthe of the church and emigrated in 1884 to 10 lake town where he be ha ban since resided he took great delight in visiting the people in their homes administering to the sick and particularly in preaching the doctrines of the church and it appears to be quite a gratifying coincidence that practically his last words and work on earth were preaching and testifying of the truth of the gospel he died in the harness so to speak and at the ad danced age of 78 yeats years 5 months and 17 davs da vs funeral service was held at the ward meeting house at which added to the usual musical exercises remarks giving a synopsis of the life and labors ot of the deceased elder we made by edon E den joseph irwin H M hodges adges wm gor dw don joshua eldredge and george 1 H I webb at the grave the hymn 60 0 my father 91 was sung and the prayer praye of dedication was offered by elder H M X hodges blessed Bles oed are the dead who die in the lord JOSEPH IRWIN anly 31 81 1895 millennial star please copy |