Show 0 OBIT B X arx TT 41 EX a Y i SHIELDS died in lake view while on a visit to his sobs john aJohn shields benr in his year of old age the deceased was waa born april 3rd ard 1806 at renfrew Renfrew shire scotland and was married to primrose cunningham august 1827 by whom he left a large family of children and grandchildren lie he was baptized i on the ath of july 1841 by elder thomas boap was ordained an kider elder at glasgow january let 1842 t and presided over the branch at renfrew removed to GI glasgow in 1844 aad and presided over the glas vew gow w raach branch in IM 1848 emigrated in 1849 left new orleans on the of april dapril on the steamer mameluke Ma Ha maluke tor for st louis on the voyage cholera broke out among the passengers passenger sv and raged fearfully and about sixty died but through the blessing of god as he says himself and family were preserved remained at st louis tour four days and embarked again in the steamer for council bluffs the cholera tiel following eight or ten more died lu in consequence of the force of the current the boat could not go farther than savannah landing where they were very lucere unceremoniously put ashore to shift for thew them selves after remaining in the states until 1853 1852 lie he came with his family in captain cay tain howells howells company to utah and has remained in tooele thoele city ever since me lie was ordained president of the forty third quorum of seventies on april 1 20 10 1857 rother brother shield has led a very active and useful life botn bota in the ward as choir leader branch clerk and secretary of the sunday school since 1854 the meeting house was crowded with friends and acquaintances and his bis remains were followed to the ce cemetery me with a large cortege of vehicles acox COM howarth it is with deep sorrow we record the death at nephi of our beloved brother benjamin howarth who died jan 5 1897 of consumption after a painful illness of one years suffering aged 66 years 7 months and five days brother howarth died a faithful latter day saint of 45 years experience he received the gospel and was w as baptized by elder john banks who then presided resided in the manchester branch old eagland england in 1841 he emigrated to utah in 1865 and came to nephi about 1870 he has been a very active and useful member of the nephi branch ever reada to assist in the discharge of duty daty as an elder and lias has acted as counselor to the president ot of the elders quorum for many years and until the last year of his All affliction fiction he leaves a faithful and lovin loving wife ellen howarth to mourn his loss also y 0 three sons and two daughters corn com 9 |