| Show OBITUARY NOTES FLORENCE EMILY HIGBEE the funeral of slater sister florence emily higbee took place from the thirteenth ward meeting house at 1 pm on sunday afternoon last sister higbee was well known to all the elders who visited london england in recent years as being an indefatigable worker in the cause of the gospel last march she in conjunction with her parents undertook to cross the atlantic and settle down in utah were they were welcomed by many old friends who had preceded them A month ago sister higbee contracted the deadly typhoid fever she bore her illness with christian tian fortitude despite the best medical care she passed peacefully away on tF friday september 23 at tine the age of twenty five years and ten months the who spoke in glowing terms regarding her many virtues included apostle brigham young elders W stoneman john owen albert morris and H A tuckett I 1 the casket was escorted to the grave by elders henry dinwoodey E winder P F M nicholls Ni choUs A J sears albert morris and W stone faai as pall bearers together with numerous surrounding f friends of th inestimable woman millennial star please copy JOHN C GRAY john C gray one of the early settlers of this valley passed away yesterday morning at 1015 por for the past six weeks he had been confined to his bed with a complication of ailments which combined camb ined with his extreme age finally resulted in his death he w wasp born at salem mass may 24 1820 and came of sturdy new england stock famous alike for sterling honesty hon eaty and strict integrity his conversion to the mormon faith occurred in 1843 a 4 year which saw many proselytizes by reason of the efforts of erastus snow at this time he left lef t his native town and journeyed to nauvoo where for f or several years he toll followed owed the fortunes of the prophet joseph smith after the exodus from illinois he lived in st louis coming from that place to salt lake city arriving here oct 16 1849 1449 A carpenter by trade he took a prominent part in the early development of the city fori for many years he was counselor to bishop lytel of the eleventh ward later he served the city in the capacity of city sexton and building inspector utah owes much to men of his stamp no hardships was too difficult for his iron iran fraone frame to withstand nor did he be ever swerve a hairs breadth froan the path of duty he filed died as he had lived a faithful latter day saint and he passes from filom this life only to receive his well eamel reward in the world beyond may hie he rest in peace coin cam HULDA BARNES KIMBALL lV dIden millard county sept 20 1898 the mortal spirit of aunt hulda barnes kimbau kimball sile silently stole away at 4 today aunt hulda as she was called caged was born in berkshire county mass an and would have been 92 years old on octobers Oct october 1 1898 she had six brothers and two sisters hulda barnes joined the church in pennsylvania and aad went to kirtland ohio where she lived at the home of the prophet joseph smith she came to nauvo kauvo in 1843 and was there sealed to heber C kimball she arrived in salt lake city in 1853 and for many years was employed as a school teacher there and at farmington and other places for several years she has been very deaf but her I 1 eyesight was so good that she could tear a letter open in the postoffice post office and without glasses A freshly written let tier ter is now in her room which she intended too to mall mail today her memory was good and she enjoyed a little pleasantry A short time since ab kimball chlud to shake hands with herand upon writing down his name she took anstr grip and sald said Is this you albert well then you axe are the boy my school and I 1 was going to vav a smaller one stepped up and said here rick lick me instead of the S boy aunt hulda has resided 0 dil bre 9 for a number of years alid has beten care for by the harmon family of I 1 years she has received um lit from the east which her previous peaceful mind and ame j feared the of death she axe a hearty dinner today and fla started to go to the post postoffice office brolyer Br olter harmon told her she need not go ye himself would go it if required she aga tga her room after taking a dja drink of water and sat near the doo dootz anaa n n ordinary small chair A cup OT of water was waa on a stand at her elbow and she ae appeared to be enjoying her usual cogitations and aad fifteen minutes ar she had replied to ansel as he parsed a little girl descove discovered red that she waa dead and ther they f found aunt hulda sitting upright in an armless chair ee cane was in her left lef t hand and a sprig of a plumb tree in her right hand had ceased to wave the flies files away ama later her head was bowed as in a arll dreamful doze the joy and fear from aunt hulda huida had gone like a painless thought and the remains still sat there until the bishop and others called in and prep prepared axed a more convenient place of repose A BIRD |
