Show OBITUARY NOTES RICHARD W GIBBS providence april 6 1898 died at providence cache county march 31 1898 richard W gibbs from a paralytic stroke funeral services were held in the providence meeting house april ard 3rd consoling remarks were made by walter madison hopkin matthews sr george adolph baer also bishop pred fred theurer r deceased was born december r 6 1823 at mill bank larn lam south wales and emigrated to utah in 1869 coming to providence where he has resided up to the time of his death he died in full faith in the gospel WALTER HENRY HUISH payson utah globe april and 2nd 3 walter henry hulsh a highly respected and progressive citizen of payson passed away at his home sunday morning about half past one after an illness of about five weeks he was born in uley Gloucester shire england and came into the world fatherless his father edward hulsh huish I 1 having died several months before walters birth at the early age of six years he began to work w ork by the side of his mother in the woolen factory and em d continued to do so for two years when he was apprenticed at the age of eight to a machinist at the age of thirteen he was employed by an inventor at a salary of ten shillings a week which position he attributed to be the the answering of prayer it is a noteworthy fact that this new employment was upon machinery for the manufacture of solid hedd head pins and it Is to the inventive genius of that thirteen year old A boy that the world owes in part the honor of that wonderful improvement to so useful a domestic article when the machinery was completed it was taken to birmingham to set in operation and with those machines the first solid head pins the word ever saw were made leaving birmingham he went to west Brown and engaged him self to an elgine builder to learn steam engine building it was at this 1 that he first heard the gospel mes mea 1 sage and became a member of the church of jesus christ of latter del day saints by baptism at the hands of elder dark on june 12 1848 he married ano ang smith and was exceptionally fortu fortunate in his choice nine children were the result of this happy union he emil grated to america with his wife and one child in the tall fall of 1849 landing at new orleans he came on to st loula mo where work was obtained in a foundry in 1850 he moved to council bluffs and in the fall of the same year he returned to st louis he emigrated to utah in 1859 and resided fo for r a wran whee in salt lake city the dext next year he ri returned to st louis and and spent the willo ter there during his absence hla his family moved to payson where they have hav since resided here in payson afif aft huish made the first drnach machine IF and the first engine lathe made in utah his same machinery is now at ariam sanpete county utah prom from aa time on his efforts and exertions to build up home industries are known april 10 1880 he lost his be bao loved and devoted wife leaving adz motherless children in 1883 he MW married to christina tarson larson five children being the result of their union oi OAB being dead he died in full faith of tae gospel of christ rejoicing in the ha hope of a glorious resurrection he leaved a wife five sons and five daughters the funeral services were held wednesday afternoon in the ta tabernacle bernable and were largely attended by friends and relatives A large cortege followed the remains to their resting place in the city cemetery |