Show HOY HEAVY HARD OF beaver ward boxelder Box elder co jan 7 1898 the saints and citizens of our little ward rard and surrounding country wit liessem here today a most painful and unusual occurrence that of a triple tu funeral for upwards of two months the family of brother and slater sister charles and elizabeth fannie baa ha been afflicted with typhoid fever notwithstanding all that loving hands bould do to stay the angel of death it ste stapled pled in monday evening jan 3rd ard and snatched as it were in almost perfect health from their arms their infant daughter ester aged 1 year 4 months and IS 18 days the mother after weeks of patient watching and nursing of her loved ones was waa herself stricken down with this disease and on the following morning jan ath after a week or more of suffering rendered obedience to gods decree and toll followed owed her sweet little angel to the spirit world fredrick william their son a bright little fellow aged 8 years and 10 months was the first to suffer from an attack of the disease and after receiving the loving care and nd attention of parents arid others for more than two months on the evening of jan ath breathed his last and his noble young spirit took its flight to join those of his de dear mother and sister who had preceded 1 him to the great beyond I 1 today services were held in our ward meeting house when appropriate remarks I 1 were made and the spirit of god made manifest in a marked degree it was indeed a touching sight to see six oft near relatives of the deceased bear the casket containing the remains of our beloved sister and her infant child to their last resting place followed closely by four little boys bearing those of their departed brother and playmate the mother was a most exemplary latter day saint a devoted wife and loving parent and she has gone to sure reward we deeply sympathize with her husband in his sore bereavement who to is left without a helpmeet to care for his remaining three small children without his valiant spirit no doubt he would feel to murmur JAMES BOWCUTT |