| Show BISHOP FUNERAL the funeral services over tabe mains of the late bishop ben bennion won were held sept 11 at 64 ast ft north jordan ward meeting the building buil dins being crawled to loftt yaa most capacity elder i burst conducted the serviced icee 0 r joseph harker bishop R K aburton TB burton urton elder H W naisbitt p president deat angus M cannon and r ve aident ent geqrge Q cannon were i C st aho he speakers aspea kers the remarks remark 8 were r on an the exemplary life of the lep leed ed and his courage and integ ivet y tassy for the right words of comfort p i r and instruction forthe for the bereaved were spoken jip and at the close of the ser about fifty vehicles followed ia the remains of bishop bennion to the F cemetery in salt take lake city he leaves a large circle of relatives and p frends fy fa ends do to mourn mou rn his departure bishop Benn BenDi ions life has been one f continued usefulness he can ijjas classed among the pioneers of atah it having arrived in the great salt lake valley in the fall of 1817 buee i since I Uee that time he has been well known know 0 among the people as an ac alv worker for the general good awod his good judgment and untiring f energy will be especially missed by f t fae b 0 people PW P e of north jordan ward 0 v ar which w h he h has presided for 1 nearly aly 26 23 jars pars fie was a sou son of john bennion L and elizabeth roberts and was 1 born in the parish of Hawer deu deD county of flint north wales dec U 1818 in ija 1840 he saw the first latter day saint missionaries el dere john taylor tay lor and joseph field fe 5 S in n ft chapel in liverpool where or bennion at that time carried ga am business as a baker he was lr i baptized september 30 1842 hav g ing made the necessary arrange 1 naeata to gather to the saints head i au arterB in in america he sailed from Ever pool together with a few r aminte march 30 1845 on board the ship p parthenon landed in new or no may and continued up mississippi river biver to nauvoo 6 ah m wh where ere he arrived may the fo following Rowing spring may 3 he was forced to vacate his 10 because of the c atone no together with a small com of saints he crossed the kairit SAPP ripp 1 biver I iver at fo fort madison a ison an and a topped a at t garden grove iowa wb ere he raised ral a cropland crop and remained th fol following owing win winter h ava earby in the spring of 1847 he proceeded to the main camp of the sainte on the missouri river biver and atee having made a trip to missouri f ri alfter provisions he crossed the T in bishop E hunters corni y arriving in salt lake city in i chaber october 1847 with captain jos homers fifty early to in 1849 he located himself mid and family on the west side of the river jordan and thus became one of the first settlers in that section of 1 the country in february 1850 he went to provo in G D grants company of minute men and participated MCI ted in the battle with the indians under big elk february ath and ath the winter of 1855 56 he spent in rush bush valley together with luke S johnson and others in 1857 he be participated in the echo bobo canyon anyon expedition and on sept seia 27 1863 lie he was appointed to d e over the north branch of tee e west wes jordan ward which pasion he occupied until the branch jaw jane 17 1877 wo was s organized as a rd when he be was ordained bishop he ee waed acted for years as justice of the peace and was one of the beadi leading ng men of salt lake county he served several terms as selectman his career in that respect having terminated last month bishop bennion was seized with his last illness a disorder of the kidneys on sunday night august he had a strong constitution and his sufferings were intense he was relieved by death oa the evening of monday september ath and i in u his departure the people mourn the death of a wise counselor and faithful friend |
