| Show OBITUARY NOTES MARGARET P F EVANS OGDEN OITT CITY utah oct 22 1896 our oar veterans ranks here are being fast thinned out rapidly the old land marks are being removed veteran after veteran who have borne the burthen and heat of the day who have labored faithfully for the truth and lor for god are P passing ain g away and their places are being filled by a new generation on the ath instant sister margaret P evans an octogenarian passed peacefully away to the realms of paradise ahe kahe w WB the daughter of thomas powell welland Po 0 44 margaret rowell she bhe was born at merthyr tydfil breckon shire south wales july 2nd and 1813 1818 in her bar youth she was thoughtful and seriously inclined and always evinced great reverence for deity and so she grew to womanhood in march 1836 she was married to thomas evans by whom she had a large family of children on may 1850 she was baptized into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and after uniting her faith energies and good works for a number ot of years to promote the great cause of salvation in her native land she emigrated to zion she sailed nailed from liverpool in the he month of may 1869 1859 and after a very brief stay in the eastern part of the united states continued her journey overland and arrived with her family in salt lake city in tile the fall of the same year the family came direct to ogden where they have resided ever since they have labored in common with the I 1 other citizens to build up and bring the junction city to its present prominent position for many years past sister evans has endured much affliction but she bore it all with great patience and fortitude she did not murmur or complain she was willing to abide the lords time for her bar release her labors ot of love did not cease cases at midday mid day of her time but continued until the closing hours of her long and useful life sister margaret evans was gentle by nature she was a woman of retiring disposition but bat the many noble and generous attrib attributes ittes of her head and heart her devotion to the truth her liberality her willingness at all times to assist in promoting the work of redemption for the living and the dead to administer to the afflicted and to relieve their sufferings have endeared her to all who knew her she never tired of the services of her lord and master october ended her active and honorable career in mortality she died in full faith and assurance of a resurrection to eternal life the funeral services were held october berleth alth A very large assembly participated those who took active part on the occasion were bishop M T brown elders D H ensign joseph hall Hal joseph ljoseph parry S W shurtliff 0 F middleton lorin parr farr william jackson backson and bishop david mckay the speakers had been acquainted with the deceased for many years and all bore strong testimony to her many good qualities as an a woman and her integrity to her religious convictions she was indeed a true latter day saint A large cortege followed her remains to the ogden cemetery where they were laid to rest real sister evans had six sons and seven daughters one of whom margaret is married to bishop david mckay of huntsville she also has forty grand children and twenty six great grand childred ildred oh she was 83 years of age on july 2nd and last JOEEPH HALL JOHN GARDNER oct 23 1896 john gardner was the oldest son con of alexander gardner and ann knox gardner he was born in glasgow scotland july 22 1833 he died at his home in richfield on the dinst from the effects of a bad cold accompanied by dysentery at the age of nineteen he first heard the gospel which he embraced with whole sincerity and was always true to its principles which were ever deaz deai to him in 1853 he be came to utah at twenty years of age five years later he married miss julia pratt daughter of the late fader elder parley P pratt by whom he had fourteen children four of whom are dead he was an honest upright zealous hardworking man he owned a large farm northeast of richfield he endured all the hardships incident to aneer lile life during the grasshopper the indian adian and the buchanan Buo hanan war he carried the effects of numerous accidents any one of which might have caused his bis death had not the lord spared his life to do his work he did much temple work for his dead ancestors ancestor he held successively all the grades of the priesthood up to that of high priest he passed peacefully and quietly into rest to await the ahe reward of his noble deeds A large cortege of sorrowing friends followed his remains to the cemetery his loss lose to is deeply mourned OOM com |
